Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries
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A D9 Cdim A7M F#m
Life is just a bowl of cherries
A Edim Bm7 E7/9
Don't make it serious, life's too mysterious
D Cdim A C#m5-/7
You work, you save, you worry so
D9 E7/13 Bm5-/7 F#m Cdim E7
But ya can't take your dough when you go, go, go
A D9 Cdim A7M F#m
Keep repeating "It's the berries
D F#7 Bm Bm7/E
The strongest oak must fall"
D9 Cdim A7M F#7
The sweet things in life to you were just loaned
D9 Cdim E7 C#m5-/7 B7 E7
So how can you lose what you've never owned
A D9 Cdim F#7
Life is just a bowl of cherries
B7 Cdim E7/9 Bm5-/7 A Edim E7
So live and laugh at it all
A D9 Cdim A7M F#m
Life is just a bowl of cherries, that's right
A Edim Bm7 E7/9
Just don't make it serious, life is too mysterious
D Cdim B7 A F#7
You work and you save, and, baby, you worry so
C#m5-/7 D9 Bm5-/7 Cdim E7 F#m Cdim E7
But you can't take nothin' with you when you go, go, go
Fdim A D9 Cdim A7M F#m
So keep repeating "It's the berries
Gdim F#7 Bm Bm7/E
The strongest oak must fall"
Bm5-/7 D9 Bm5-/7 Cdim AM7 F#7
Now, the sweet things in life to you were just loaned
D9 Cdim E7 C#m5-/7 B7 E7
So how can you lose what you've never owned
Cdim A D9 Cdim F#7
Oh, life is just a bowl of cherries
Fdim B7 Cdim B7
So live while you're livin'
D Cdim E7/9 E7 Cdim A D9 Dm6 dim A6
And laugh, baby, laugh at it ll
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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