Live and Let Die
View chords used in this chart
Intro (Piano arr. for guitar):
G Bm C D D(b9)
e:|-3------------------------------|--0--------------2--------2------|
B:|-3----3----------------3--------|---------------------3----4------|
G:|-4----4-------------22------2-0-|--------1--------------------2---|
D:|-5----5----------4--------------|-----0--0--0-0-------------------|
A:|-5---------5-----2--------------|--3-----2--------0---------------|
E:|-3------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G Bm C D D(b9)
e:|-3---3--------------------------|-------0--------2---------------------|
B:|-3-----------0----------3-------|-------------0--------3----4----------|
G:|-0--------0----------2--2----2--|----0-----0--------2-----2----2--2--0-|
D:|-0----------------4-----4-------|----------------0---------------------|
A:|------------------2-------------|--3-----------------------------------|
E:|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G Bm
e:|-3------3---------------------2----------|
B:|-3------3-------0-----------3---------0--|
G:|-0------0----0-----------2---------2-----|
D:|-0------0-----------4--------------------|
A:|--------------------2--------------------|
E:|-3------3--------------------------------|
C A D
e:|--------0------------------0----|-2-------2------------|
B:|--------1-------1-0-------------|-3-----3--------------|
G:|----0-------0--------2--2-----2-|-2---2----------------|
D:|---------------------2----------|-0-----------0--------|
A:|-3-------------------0----------|----------------------|
E:|--------------------------------|----------------------|
D E F ...End Intro
e:|-0---0--1----0--0--1----|
B:|-3-----------3----------|
G:|-2-----------2----------|
D:|-0-----------0----------|
A:|------------------------|
E:|------------------------|
G Bm C
When you were young and your heart___
C D D(b9)
___was an o___pen book,_____
G Bm C
you used to say live and let live___
C D D(b9)
You know you did, you know you did,
G
___you know you did____
G Bm
But if this ev___er chan__in' world._____
C A
___in which we live in___
A D D E F
makes you___give in and__cry,_____
w/Distortion G5 C5 G(b5) G5v
e:|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B:|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G:|---------------------------5---------6-----------7-----------|
D:|-----------------5---------5---------5-----------5-----------|
A:|-----------------5---x-x---3---x-x---4----x-x----5---x-x-----|
E:|-20\----3p0------3---x-x---3---x-x---3----x-x----3---x-x-----|
G5
_______say, live and let die,____
C5 ... G(b5) ... G5v
G5
________ live and let die.__
C5 ... G(b5) ... G5v
* Twice ................................
e:|-------------------------|----------------|
B:|--------15--(15)\--------|-10-------------|
G:|--12-14-15--(15)\---7--9-|-10-------5-3-0-|
D:|--12-14-15--(15)\---7--9-|-10-------5-3-0-|
A:|-------------------------|----------------|
E:|-------------------------|----------------|
* Twice ................................
e:|-------------------------|----------------|
B:|--------15--(15)\--------|-10-------------|
G:|--12-14-15--(15)\---7--9-|-10----5-----3--|
D:|--12-14-15--(15)\---7--9-|-10----5-----3--|
A:|-------------------------|----------------|
E:|-------------------------|----------------|
* Synth. sound effects..................
** Half time Reggae feel **
C........................... G..................... [P.M.]
e:|-------------------------------|[P.M.]--------------3-3---3--3--|
B:|-5-x-x-x-5-5-x---5---5---x-x-5-|-3-3-x-x-x-x-x-x----3-3---3--3--|
G:|-5-x-x-x-5-5-x---5---5---x-x-5-|-4-4-x-x-x-x-x-x----------------|
D:|-5-x-x-x-5-5-x---5---5---x-x-5-|-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x----------------|
A:|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D.......................... (E5)........... (F5).........
e:|[P.M.]----10-[......P.M......]|---------------------------------|
B:|-7-7--x-x-10--12--10----------|---------------------------------|
G:|-7-7--x-x-----12--10----------|--9----------x--x--10------(10)--|
D:|-7-7--x-x------------12---7-7-|--9----------x--x--10------(10)--|
A:|------------------------------|--7----------x--x---8------( 8)--|
E:|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
** Half time Reggae feel **
C G
What does it mat - ter to ya,_____
G
When you got a job__ to do_____
D D
ya got to do it well.__________
E5 F5
You got to give the oth-er fel-la hell._____
Fill w/harmonizer
e:|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B:|-----------------15---17fb---(17)-|---15p13-12hb----------------|
G:|--14hb-fb-------------------------|-----------------14fb---(14)-|
D:|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A:|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E:|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
e:|-------------------------------|
B:|-------------------------------|
G:|-------------------------------|
D:|--12-------------(12)~~~~~~----|
A:|-------------------------------|
E:|-------------------------------|
G Bm C
Used to say live and let live___
C D D(b9)
You know you did, you know you did,
G
___you know you did.__
G Bm
But if this ev____er chan__in' world._____
C A
___in which we live in___
A D D E F
makes you__give in and__cry,_____
w/Distortion
e:|------------15-17-18~~-------|-------------------------|
B:|-----------------------15-17-|-18~~--------------------|
G:|-----------------------------|---------15fb-(15)--12---|
D:|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
A:|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
E:|-20\--3p0--------------------|-------------------------|
e:|-15-17-18~~-----------|--------------------------------|
B:|------------15-17-18--|--------------------------------|
G:|----------------------|-15fb---15~~--------------------|
D:|----------------------|--------------------------------|
A:|----------------------|--------------------------------|
E:|----------------------|--------------------------------|
e:|-15-17-18~~--------|-----------------------------------|
B:|------------15-17--|-18~~------------------------------|
G:|-------------------|--------15fb--(15)--12-------------|
D:|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
A:|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
E:|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
e:|-15-17-18~~-----------|--18fb---18~~-------------------|
B:|------------15-17-18--|--------------------------------|
G:|----------------------|----------------------The-------|
D:|----------------------|----------------------End.....--|
A:|----------------------|--------------------------------|
E:|----------------------|--------------------------------|
How to play Live and Let Die
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. 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.