Life Goes On
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C G
Build me up don't get me down
Dm
Weather the storm
F
Well, life goes on
C G
Feelings ebb and flow by hour
Dm
You're up in the clouds
F
And than you sink like a stone
F
So do you feed yourself with pills
C
To deaden your ills
F
Or are you only one love short
Am
Of happiness
F
And in a picture on the wall
C
No glimmer of yourself at all
Dm
You've left yourself
F
Far away
C G
Build me up, don't mop my brow
Dm
Weather the storm? No
F
Because life goes on
C G
Missed my only hope right now
Dm
To soar like a bird
F
And not to sink like a stone
F
So do you feed yourself with pills
C
Oh, to deaden your ills
F
Or are you only one love short
Am
Of happiness
F
And in a picture on the wall
C
No glimmer of yourself at all
Dm
You've left yourself
F G
Far away
Solo C G Dm F
C G Dm F
F
Oh,so do you feed yourself with pills
C
To cure you of your ills
F
Or are you only one love short
Am
Of the happy days to come
F
And in a picture on the wall
C
Can't see your face at all
Dm
So untie yourself
F
Because that's all you've got to do
F
And I can grow a pair of wings
C
And I can take up flying
Won't be no crying
F
Up in the air
Am
Looking back down
F
And let me tell you, if I talk about gloom
C
I don't get out of feeling down
Dm
It strips you of yourself
Bb
And it splits you from the self
C
That you know
How to play Life Goes On
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.