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The Good Life

Bert Kaempfert

OtherAdvanced for beginners15 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Am7×○○○
F7Diagram coming soon
G○○○
GdimDiagram coming soon
E7○○○○
D7××○
G7○○○
G6Diagram coming soon
F#m7Diagram coming soon
B7Diagram coming soon
Em○○○○
B5Diagram coming soon
Em7○○○○○
F#7Diagram coming soon
G5Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Intro Am7 F7 G Gdim E7 Am7 D4sus D7/9- G  
 
  G   G7/13-  G      G6         G+7           G6      F#m7   B7 F#m7 B7  
Oh, the      good life, full of fun, seems to be the ideal  
         Em       B5+            Em7     
Yes, the good life   let's you hide   
         Em6        C#m5-/7 F#7 C#m5-/7 F#7  
All the sadness you feel 
           Am7           F7                  G                 B7  
You won't really fall in love, for you can't take the chance  
       Em    B5+        Em7 Em6              Am7      D7/9    Am7 D7  
So be honest with yourself,    don't try to fake romance  
 G                 G5+        G6     G7M           F#m7   B7   F#m7 B7  
It's the good life   to be free and explore the unknown  
      Em            B5+  
Like the heartaches   
          Em7            Em6      C#m5-/7    F#7  C#m5-/7  F#7  
When you learn you must face them alone  
        Am7              F7                G       Gdim     E7  
Please remember, I still love you, and in case you didn't know  
           Am7               D4sus        D7/9-    G  
Well, just wake up, kiss the good life hello

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Chord set

Am7 · F7 · G · Gdim · E7 · D7 · G7 · G6 · F#m7 · B7 · Em · B5 · Em7 · F#7 · G5

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.