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Life Is Wonderful by Jason Mraz
Life Is Wonderful
Verse
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------(3)-----(3)-----(3)-----(3)|
g|--------------------------------------4-------4-------4-------4-|
d|-----4-------4-------4-------4--------4-------4-------4-------4-|
a|-----4-------4-------4-------4-----2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2----|
e|--2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------(6)-----(6)-----(6)-----(6)------------------------------|
g|--------7-------7-------7-------7-------(6)-----(6)---(1)-------|
d|--------7-------7-------7-------7--------7-------7-----2--------|
a|--2--5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-----7-------7-----2--------|
e|--------------------------------------5-----5-5-----0-----------|
Chorus/Outro
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------(3)-----(3)----------------------2-------2--|
g|----------------------4-------4-------1-------1-------2-------2--|
d|-----4--------4-------4-------4-------2-------2-------2-------2--|
a|-----4--------4----2-----2-2----------2-------2--0-0-----0-0-----|
e|--2-----2-2------2---------------0-0-----0-0---------------------|
End On
(let it ring)
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|--4--|
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G#m C#m E Em B F# F#/a#
(F#m) (Bm) (D) (Dm) (A) (E) (E/g#)
e---2-----2----2---1----0---0------0----
B---2-----3----3---3----2---0------0----
G---2-----4----2---2----2---1------1----
D---4-----4----0---0----2---2------2----
A---4-----2-------------0---2-----------
E---2-----------------------0------4----
The Picking Pattern:
This is just the pattern in the 1st verse just as a little inspiration.
G#m G#m C#m C#m
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-----2-----|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----3-------3---|-----3-----3-----|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----4-------4---|-----4-----4-----|
|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-----4-----4-4---|-----4-----4-----|
|-----4-----4-4---|-----4-----4-4-0-|-2---2-0-2---2-0-|-2---2-0-2-2-2-4-|
|-2---2-0-2---2-0-|-2---2-0-2---2---|-----------------|-----------------|
E Em B F#
|-----2-------2---|-----1-------1---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|-----------------|
|-----2-----2-2---|-----2-----2-2---|-----2-------2-0-|-1---------------|
|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-----2-----2-2-0-|-2---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-2---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
1st & 2nd Verse:
| G#m | G#m | C#m | C#m |
| E | Em | B | F# |
Chorus:
| G#m | C#m | F# | B F#/a# |
| G#m | C#m | F# | F# |
Interlude:
| G#m | G#m | G#m | G#m |
3rd & 4th Verse:
| G#m | G#m | C#m | C#m |
| E | E | B | F# |
Chorus
2x Interlude
Verse (similar to 1st verse)
Final Chorus:
||: G#m | C#m | F# | B F#/a# :||
| G#m | C#m | F# | F# |
Outro:
||: G#m | G#m | G#m | G#m :|| repeat till fade out
It takes a crane to build a crane
It takes two floors to make a story
It takes an egg to make a hen
It takes a hen to make an egg
There is no end to what I'm saying
It takes a thought to make a word
And it takes some words to make an action
It takes some work to make it work
It takes some good to make it hurt
It takes some bad for satisfaction
Ah-la-la-la-la-la-la life is wonderful
Ah-la-la-la-la-la-la life goes full circle
Ah-la-la-la-la life is wonderful
Ah-la-la-la-la
It takes a night to make it dawn
And it takes a day to make you yawn brother
And it takes some old to make you young
It takes some cold to know the sun
It takes the one to have the other
And it takes no time to fall in love
But it takes you years to know what love is
It takes some fears to make you trust
It takes those tears to make it rust
It takes the dust to have it polished
Ah-la-la-la-la-la life is wonderful
Ah-la-la-la-la-la life goes full circle
Ah-la-la-la-la-la life is wonderful
Ah-la-la-la-la
It is wonderful
It takes some silence to make sound
It takes a loss before you found it
And it takes a road to go nowhere
It takes a toll to make you care
It takes a hole to make a mountain
Ah-la-la-la-la-la-la life is wonderful
Ah-la-la-la-la-la life goes full circle
Ha-la-la-la-la-la life is wonderful
Ha-la-la-la-la-la life is meaningful
Ha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la life is wonderful
Ah-la-la-la-la-la
It is so meaningful
It is so wonderful
It is meaningful
It is wonderful
It is meaningful
It goes full circle
Wonderful
Meaningful
Full circle
Wonderful
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version 2
When Jason Mraz play this live its without a capo but
i noticed on the record when he plays it, it sounds
higher so you might want to put a capo on the 2nd fret
if your playing along with the song from the record
Verse
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------(3)-----(3)-----(3)-----(3)|
g|--------------------------------------4-------4-------4-------4-|
d|-----4-------4-------4-------4--------4-------4-------4-------4-|
a|-----4-------4-------4-------4-----2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2----|
e|--2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------(6)-----(6)-----(6)-----(6)------------------------------|
g|--------7-------7-------7-------7-------(6)-----(6)---(1)-------|
d|--------7-------7-------7-------7--------7-------7-----2--------|
a|--2--5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-----7-------7-----2--------|
e|--------------------------------------5-----5-5-----0-----------|
Chorus/Outro
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------(3)-----(3)----------------------2-------2--|
g|----------------------4-------4-------1-------1-------2-------2--|
d|-----4--------4-------4-------4-------2-------2-------2-------2--|
a|-----4--------4----2-----2-2----------2-------2--0-0-----0-0-----|
e|--2-----2-2------2---------------0-0-----0-0---------------------|
End On
(let it ring)
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|--4--|
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version 3
<- - -
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E |-------------------------------------------------------------| |
B |-------------------------------------------------------------| |
G |-------------------------------------------------------------| |
D |-------------------------------4---------4--------4--------4-| |
A |-------------------------------4---------4--------4--------4-| |
E |----------------------------2------0--2-----0--2-----0--2----| |
'It takes a crane to build a crane' 'It takes two floors...
|
|
E |------------------------------------| |
B |------------------------------------| |
G |-------4---------4--------4---------| |
D |-------4---------4--------4---------| |
A |-0--2------0--2-----0--2------0-2-4-| |
E |------------------------------------| |
...to make a story' 'It takes an egg... |
|
| 2X
|
E |-----------------------------------| |
B |-----------------------------------| |
G |-----7--------7--------7--------7--| |
D |-----7--------7--------7--------7--| |
A |--5-----0--5-----0--5-----0--5-----| |
E |-----------------------------------| |
...to make a hen' 'It takes a hen to make an egg' |
'There is no end to what... |
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E |-------------------------------------| |
B |-------------------------------------| |
G |------------------------1------------| |
D |--------7--------7------2------------| |
A |--------7--------7------2------------| |
E |--0--5-----0--5------0--0-----0-1-2--| |
........i'm saying' 'It takes a thought to make... |
<- - -
^
| E |------------|
| 2nd time B |---------0--|
- - - - - - - - - - - - G |-------1----|
D |-----2------|
...a word' A |---2--------|
'And it takes some words to make an action' E |-0----------|
'It takes some work to make it work'
'It takes some good to make it hurt'
'It takes some bad for satisfaction'
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------2-----------|
G |--------------------------4--------4-------1--------1------2-----------|
D |-----4--------4-----------4--------4-------2--------1------2-----------|
A |-----4--------4-----0--2-----0--2----------2--------2---0----0-2-0-----|
E |--2-----0--2----------------------------0-----0--0-----------------4-2-|
'La la la la la la la life is wonderful' 'Ah la la la la la la life goes.. ..full circle'
E |--------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------1------1---1--|
G |--------------------------4--------4------2------2---2--|
D |-----4--------4-----------4--------4------2------2---2--|
A |-----4--------4-----0--2-----0--2------0------0------0--|
E |--2-----0--2--------------------------------------------|
'Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful' 'Al la la la la'
Now you play the same way.
It takes a night to make it dawn
And it takes a day to make you yawn brother
And it takes some old to make you young
It takes some cold to know the sun
It takes the one to have the other
And it takes no time to fall in love
But it takes you years to know what love is
It takes some fears to make you trust
It takes those tears to make it rust
It takes the dust to have it polished
Ha la la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la la life goes full circle
Ah la la la la la la life is so full of
Ah la la la la la la life is so rough
Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la la life goes full circle
Ah la la la la la la life is our love
Ah la la la la la
It takes some silence to make sound
It takes a loss before you found it
And it takes a road to go nowhere
It takes a toll to make you care
It takes a hole to make a mountain
Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la la life goes full circle
Ha la la la la la life is wonderful
Ha la la la la la life is meaningful
Ha la la la la la life is wonderful
Ha la la la la la life it is...so... wonderful
It is so meaningful
It is so wonderful
It is meaningful
It is wonderful
It is meaningful
It goes full circle
Wonderful
Meaningful
Full circle
Wonderful
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version 4
Capo 2nd of 3rd fret
Verse
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------4---------4--------4---------|
D |----4---------4--------4--------4---------4---------4--------4---------|
A |----4---------4--------4--------4---0--2------0--2-----0--2------0-2-4-|
E |-2------0--2-----0--2-----0--2-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7--------7--------7--------7-------------------------1------------|
D|-----7--------7--------7--------7---------7--------7------2------------|
A|--5-----0--5-----0--5-----0--5------------7--------7------2------------|
E|------------------------------------0--5-----0--5------0--0-----0---1--|
Chorus/Outro
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------2-----------|
G |--------------------------4--------4-------1--------1------2-----------|
D |-----4--------4-----------4--------4-------2--------1------2-----------|
A |-----4--------4-----0--2-----0--2----------2--------2---0----0-2-0-----|
E |--2-----0--2----------------------------0-----0--0-----------------4-2-|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------0--|
G |--------------------------4--------4------1------1--------1----|
D |-----4--------4-----------4--------4------2------2------2------|
A |-----4--------4-----0--2-----0--2---------2------2----2--------|
E |--2-----0--2---------------------------0-----0-0----0----------|
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version 5
Capo on 2nd fret.
First is the actual name of the chord,
and below in the brackets is the name of the chord without capo:
G#m C#m E Em B F# F#/A#
(F#m) (Bm) (D) (Dm) (A) (E) (E/G#)
e:---2-----2----2----1----0----0------0----:
B:---2-----3----3----3----2----0------0----:
G:---2-----4----2----2----2----1------1----:
D:---4-----4----0----0----2----2------2----:
A:---4-----2--------------0----2------x----:
E:---2-------------------------0------4----:
The Picking Pattern:
This is the pattern in the 1st verse just as a little inspiration.
G#m G#m C#m C#m
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-----2-----|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----3-------3---|-----3-----3-----|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----4-------4---|-----4-----4-----|
|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-----4-----4-4---|-----4-----4-----|
|-----4-----4-4---|-----4-----4-4-0-|-2---2-0-2---2-0-|-2---2-0-2-2-2-4-|
|-2---2-0-2---2-0-|-2---2-0-2---2---|-----------------|-----------------|
E Em B F#
|-----2-------2---|-----1-------1---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|-----------------|
|-----2-----2-2---|-----2-----2-2---|-----2-------2-0-|-1---------------|
|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-----2-----2-2-0-|-2---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-2---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
1st & 2nd Verse:
| G#m | G#m | C#m | C#m |
| E | Em | B | F# |
Chorus:
| G#m | C#m | F# | B F#/A# |
| G#m | C#m | F# | F# |
Interlude:
| G#m | G#m | G#m | G#m |
3rd & 4th Verse:
| G#m | G#m | C#m | C#m |
| E | E | B | F# |
Chorus
2x Interlude
Verse (similar to 1st verse)
Final Chorus:
||: G#m | C#m | F# | B F#/A# :||
| G#m | C#m | F# | F# |
Outro:
||: G#m | G#m | G#m | G#m :|| repeat till fade out
It takes a crane to build a crane
It takes two floors to make a story
It takes an egg to make a hen
It takes a hen to make an egg
There is no end to what I'm saying
It takes a thought to make a word
And it takes some words to make an action
It takes some work to make it work
It takes some good to make it hurt
It takes some bad for satisfaction
Ah-la-la-la-la-la-la life is wonderful
Ah-la-la-la-la-la-la life goes full circle
Ah-la-la-la-la life is wonderful
Ah-la-la-la-la
It takes a night to make it dawn
And it takes a day to make you yawn brother
And it takes some old to make you young
It takes some cold to know the sun
It takes the one to have the other
And it takes no time to fall in love
But it takes you years to know what love is
It takes some fears to make you trust
It takes those tears to make it rust
It takes the dust to have it polished
Ah-la-la-la-la-la life is wonderful
Ah-la-la-la-la-la life goes full circle
Ah-la-la-la-la-la life is wonderful
Ah-la-la-la-la
It is wonderful
It takes some silence to make sound
It takes a loss before you found it
And it takes a road to go nowhere
It takes a toll to make you care
It takes a hole to make a mountain
Ah-la-la-la-la-la-la life is wonderful
Ah-la-la-la-la-la life goes full circle
Ha-la-la-la-la-la life is wonderful
Ha-la-la-la-la-la life is meaningful
Ha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la life is wonderful
Ah-la-la-la-la-la
It is so meaningful
It is so wonderful
It is meaningful
It is wonderful
It is meaningful
It goes full circle
Wonderful
Meaningful
Full circle
Wonderful
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version 6
Chords:
Em Am C G B7 D
e-------------------------------3-------2-------2----------|
b---------------1-------1-------3---------------3----------|
g---------------2-----------------------2-------2----------|
d-------2-------2-------2---------------1------------------|
a-------2---------------3-------2-------2------------------|
e-------------------------------3--------------------------|
Optional variations/additions to those chords:
Em Am C Bm Bm F# F# F#
e-------3------(3)-----(3)------7---------------------------------------|
b-------3-------1(3)----1-------7-------4-----------------------3-------|
g---------------2---------------8-------4-----------------------2-------|
d-------2-------2-------2-------9-------4---------------4---------------|
a-------2---------------3-------9-------2---------------4---------------|
e-------------------------------7---------------2-------2-------2-------|
Chords for the 2nd and 3rd Verses!
*** Note the hammer-ons... He does repeatedly for the Em and Am chords in both the
verse and chorus (mostly in the verse). You can figure out the strumming on your own
- experiment...
Em Am or Am or Am
e------------------------------------------|
b---------------0h1-----1-------0h1--------|
g---------------2-------0h2-----0h2--------|
d-------0h2-----2-------0h2-----0h2--------|
a-------0h2--------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------|
Song:
VERSE 1 (Plucking, finger-picking, and light strumming)
Em
It takes a crane to build a crane
Am
It takes two floors to make a story
C
It takes an egg to make a hen
C
It takes a hen to make an egg
G Bm
There is no end to what I'm saying
Em
It takes a thought to make a word
Am
And it takes some word to make an action
C
And It takes some work to make it work
C
It takes some good to make it hurt
G Bm
It takes some bad for satisfaction
CHORUS (Plucking, finger-picking, and light strumming)
Em Am
La la la la la la la life is wonderful
D G (F# - optional transition into the Em chord)
Ah la la la la la la life goes full circle
Em Am
Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
D
Al la la la la
VERSE 2 (Strumming)
Em
It takes a night to make it dawn
Am
And it takes a day to make you yawn brother
C
It takes some old to make you young
C
It takes some cold to know the sun
G B
It takes the one to have the other
(-----This is where the drums would come in------)
Em
And It takes no time to fall in love
Am
But it takes you years to know what love is
C
And It takes some fears to make you trust
C
It takes those tears to make it rust
G B
It takes the dust to have it polished
CHORUS 2
Em Am
Ha la la la la la la life is wonderful
D G (F# - optional)
Ah la la la la la la life goes full circle
Em Am
Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
D Em (keep playing this chord until next verse)
Ah la la la la la la life is so...
BRIDGE
Just keep playing variations of that Em chord (that you just ended on - from Chorus 2)
VERSE 3
Em
It takes some silence to make sound
Am
And It takes a loss before you found it
C
And It takes a road to go nowhere
C
It takes a toll to make you care
G B
It takes a hole to make a mountain
CHORUS 3
Em Am
Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
D G (F# - optional)
Ah la la la la la la life goes full circle
Em Am
Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
D G (F# - optional)
Ah la la la la la la love is meaningful
Em Am
Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
D D
Ah la la la la la la...
Em
It is so wonderful
Em (like the Bridge - just keep playing this chord until the end)
It is so meaningful
Em
It is so wonderful
Em
It is meaningful
Em
It is wonderful
Em
And meaningful
Em
It goes full circle
Em
Wonderful
Em
Meaningful
Em
Full Circle
Em
Wonderful
...
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version 7
Capo on 2
Standard tuning
Chords are relative to the capo
Verse F#m Bm
e| ----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|O--------------------------------------3-------3-------3-------3-|
g| -----2-------2-------2-------2--------4-------4-------4-------4-|
d| -----4-------4-------4-------4--------4-------4-------4-------4-|
a|0-----4-------4-------4-------4-----2-----0-2-----0-2-----0-2----|
e| --2-----0-2-----0-2-----0-2-----2-------------------------------|
D Dm A E x1 X2
e|---------------------------------------------------------- |---------|
b|--------7-------7-------6-------6-------------------------0|----0----|
g|--------7-------7-------7-------7--------6-------6-----1-- |-----1---|
d|--------7-------7-------7-------7--------7-------7-----2-- |---2--2--|
a|--2--5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-----7-------7-----2--0|--2----2-|
e|--------------------------------------5-----5-5-----0----- |-0-------|
Chorus/Outro F#m Bm E A
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------3-------3-----------------------2-------2--|
g|-----2--------2-------4-------4-------1-------1-------2-------2--|
d|-----4--------4-------4-------4-------2-------2-------2-------2--|
a|-----4--------4----2-----0-2-----2----2-------2----0-----0-0----0|
e|--2-----0-2------2-----------------0-----0-0-----0---------------|
F#m Bm E
e|---------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------3-------3--------------------|
g|-----2--------2-------4-------4-------1-------1----|
d|-----4--------4-------4-------4-------2-------2----|
a|-----4--------4----2-----0-2-----2----2-------2----|
e|--2-----0-2------2-----------------0-----0-0-----0-|
End On
-let it ring-
|--2--|
|--2--|
|--2--|
|--4--|
|--4--|
|--2--|
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