Life Of The Party
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Intro: Cadd9 G Em D (x2)
[Verso 1]
Cadd9 G
Swore I was gonna tell em the truth
Em D
That was til everybody started asking bout you
Cadd9 G
And I didn’t know what to say
Em D
Came up with some lame excuse
Why you were gone
Cadd9 G
Said you were gonna come later on
Em D
Painted a smile on my face
Cadd9 D
Like everything was okay
[Refrão]
Cadd9 G
I was hanging around, rockin' the crowd
Em D
Everybody singing along to my songs
Cadd9 G
Taking my shots, throwing them back
Em D
Acting like you ain’t gone
Cadd9 G
But I don’t want em to know I’m all alone
Em D
And I ain’t got nobody
Cadd9 G
I don’t want em to see I'm dying inside
Em D
So I guess I’ll be the life
Cadd9 G
Life of the party
Em D
[Verso 2]
Cadd9 G
And then one of your friends
Em D
Came up and gave me a hug and asked me how we've been
Cadd9 G
I smiled and said we're better than we've ever been
well I don’t know why
Em
I had to lie
D
Guess I didn’t wanna tell her that you said goodbye
C D
I couldn’t even look her in the eye
So I kept on
[Refrão]
Cadd9 G
Hanging around, rockin' the crowd
Em D
Everybody singing along to my songs
Cadd9 G
Taking my shots, throwing them back
Em D
Acting like you ain’t gone
Cadd9 G
But I don’t want em to know I’m all alone
Em D
And I ain’t got nobody
Cadd9 G
I don’t want em to see I'm dying inside
Em D
So I guess I’ll be the life
Cadd9 G
Life of the party
Em D
[Ponte]
Cadd9 G
Everybody thinkin I’m feelin good
Cadd9 G Em
Everybody thinkin Im havin a real good time
D Cadd9 G
Don’t know the truth about you and I
[Refrão]
Cadd9 G
So Im hangin around, rockin' the crowd
Em D
Everybody singing along to my songs
Cadd9 G
Taking my shots, throwing them back
Em D
Acting like you ain’t gone
Cadd9 G
But I don’t want em to know I’m all alone
Em D
And I ain’t got nobody
Cadd9 G
I don’t want em to see I'm dying inside
Em D
So I guess I’ll be the life
Cadd9 G
Life of the party
Em D
Outro
C G
Swear I was gonna tell em the truth
Em D
But I didn’t know what to say
How to play Life Of The Party
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Cadd9. 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.