Life Itself
Bruce Springsteen
RockAdvanced for beginners7 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
Bm
G
D
F#Diagram coming soon
A
Em
F#mDiagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: Bm G D/F# A Bm G D/F# A Bm G D/F# A We met down in the valley, where the wine of love and destruction flowed Bm G D/F# A Bm G D/F# A There in that curve of darkness where flowers of temptation grow Bm G D/F# A Bm G D/F# A I left the rest for the others it was you and nothing else Bm G D/F# A G D/F# A You felt so good to me baby, good as life itself Em F#m G You were life itself, rushing over me Em F#m G Life itself, the wind in black elms Em F#m G Life itself, in your heart and in your eyes G Bm G D/F# A I can't make it without you Bm G D/F# A Bm G D/F# A I knew you were in trouble, anyone could tell Bm G D/F# A Bm G D/F# A You carried your little black book from which all your secrets fell Bm G D/F# A Bm G D/F# A You squandered all your riches, your love, your beauty and your wealth Bm G D/F# A Bm G D/F# A Like you had no further use for, for life itself Em F#m G You were life itself, rushing over me Em F#m G Life itself, the wind in black elms Em F#m G Life itself, in your heart and in your eyes G Bm G D/F# A I can't make it without you Bm G D/F# A Bm G D/F# A Why do the things that we treasure most slip away in time Bm G D/F# A Bm G D/F# A Till to the music we grow deaf and to God's beauty blind Bm G D/F# A Bm G D/F# A Why do the things that connect us slowly pull us apart Bm G D/F# A Bm G D/F# A Till we fall away in our own darkness, stranger to our own hearts Em F#m G You were life itself, rushing over me Em F#m G Life itself, the wind in black elms Em F#m G Life itself, in your heart and in your eyes G Bm G D/F# A I can't make it without you Em So here's one for the road F#m G Here's one to your health Em F#m G And to life itself, rushing over me Em F#m G Life itself, the wind in black elms Em F#m G Life itself, in your heart and in your eyes G Bm G D/F# A I can't make it without you
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Chord set
Bm · G · D · F# · A · Em · F#m
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.