The Life You Lead
Barclay James HarvestVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
There's a life that burns
When the night has come
Makes me understand
You're the one I see
And I can't say no
Take me by the hand
Can't believe that you want it to be
Just the game and we're playing the parts
Such a feeling, it won't let me be
Like an arrow that's straight for the heart
'Cause the one you want
Is the one you lose
That's what people say
And the life you lead
Is the one you choose
Help me on the way
E5
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G|9-7-----|7---9---|5---a---|7--99---|
D|7-5-----|7---9---|5---a---|7--99---|
A|--------|5---7---|3---8---|5--77---|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A5
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G|--------|4---5---|--------|--------|
D|5-7-----|4---5---|5--77---|--------|
A|5-7-----|2---3---|5--77---|--------|
E|3-5-----|--------|3--55---|--------|
Tell me why____ you fill up my life this way
Take me high____, together we'll fly away
E5
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|a-8-----|--------|--------|--------|
G|9-7-----|7---9---|5---a---|7--99---|
D|7-5-----|7---9---|5---a---|7--99---|
A|--------|5---7---|3---8---|5--77---|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A5
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G|--------|4---5---|--------|--------|
D|5-7-----|4---5---|5--77---|--------|
A|5-7-----|2---3---|5--77---|--------|
E|3-5-----|--------|3--55---|--------|
Can't believe that you want it to be
Just the game and we're playing the parts
Such a feeling, it won't let me be
Like an arrow that's straight for the heart
'Cause the one you want
Is the one you lose
That's what people say
And the life you lead
Is the one you choose
Help me on the way
The following is sung as a counter melody with the final chorus:
We need someone
Help us along
Too many people can't find a way
We need someone
To carry on
Helping us on the way
'Cause the one you want Is the
We need someone____
one you lose
Help us along___
That's what_____ people say and the
Too many people can't find a way___
life you lead Is the
We need someone
one you choose
To carry on
Help me_______ on the way
Helping us on the way
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Readable chord sheet for The Life You Lead by Barclay James Harvest
There's a [C]life that burns
When the [F]night has [C]come
[F]Makes me [C]under[G]stand
You're the [C]one I see
And I [F]can't say [C]no
[F]Take me [C]by the [G]hand
[F] Can't believe that you want it to be
Just the [C]game and we're playing the [G]parts
[F] Such a feeling, it won't let me be
Like an [C]arrow that's straight for the [G]heart
'Cause the [C]one you want
Is the [F]one you [C]lose
[F]That's what [C]people [G]say
And the [C]life you lead
Is the [F]one you [C]choose
[F]Help me [C]on the [G]way
[G5] [A5] [D5] [E5] [C5] [F5] [D5] [E5]
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|a-8-----|--------|--------|--------|
G|9-7-----|7---9---|5---a---|7--99---|
D|7-5-----|7---9---|5---a---|7--99---|
A|--------|5---7---|3---8---|5--77---|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|
[G5] [A5] [B5] [C5] [G5] [A5]
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G|--------|4---5---|--------|--------|
D|5-7-----|4---5---|5--77---|--------|
A|5-7-----|2---3---|5--77---|--------|
E|3-5-----|--------|3--55---|--------|
[repeat]
Tell me [F]why__[c]__ you fill up my [G]life this way
Take me [F]high__[c]__, together we'll [G]fly away
[G5] [A5] [D5] [E5] [C5] [F5] [D5] [E5]
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|a-8-----|--------|--------|--------|
G|9-7-----|7---9---|5---a---|7--99---|
D|7-5-----|7---9---|5---a---|7--99---|
A|--------|5---7---|3---8---|5--77---|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|
[G5] [A5] [B5] [C5] [G5] [A5]
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G|--------|4---5---|--------|--------|
D|5-7-----|4---5---|5--77---|--------|
A|5-7-----|2---3---|5--77---|--------|
E|3-5-----|--------|3--55---|--------|
[repeat]
[F] Can't believe that you want it to be
Just the [C]game and we're playing the [G]parts
[F] Such a feeling, it won't let me be
Like an [C]arrow that's straight for the [G]heart
'Cause the [C]one you want
Is the [F]one you [C]lose
[F]That's what [C]people [G]say
And the [C]life you lead
Is the [F]one you [C]choose
[F]Help me [C]on the [G]way
The following is sung as a counter melody with the final chorus:
We need someone
Help us along
Too many people can't find a way
We need someone
To carry on
Helping us on the way
'Cause the [C]one you want Is the
We need someone____
[F]one you [C]lose
Help us along___
[F]That's what_____ [C]people [G]say and the
Too many people can't find a way___
[C]life you lead Is the
We need someone
[F]one you [C]choose
To carry on
[F]Help me_______ [C]on the [G]way
Helping us on the way