Song: The Life Album: Lucky Old Sun Tuning: Standard CAPO: I EAsBsus2 Chords Used: ,, Strumming: A bit of a slap is used throughout most of the song, such that: Ed,Eu,slap,Ed,Eu,Ed,Asus2d,Asus2u,slap,Asus2d,Asus2u,Asus2d,Bsus2d,Bsus2u,slap, Bsus2d,Bsus2u,Bsus2u Strum:d=down,u=up Intro: e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|--------2----| A|--2-2h4------| E|-------------| EEEEEAAAAABBBsus2 ,,,,,,,,,,,,, BBEEE2 ,,,, (Verse I) E It was early one mornin Asus2 Playa del Carmen BEus2 Thats when I first met Jose E He had a 12 foot Schooner Asus2 A 3 foot cooler BEus2 Full of the catch of the day E And he was wrinkled from grinnin Asus2 From all of the sun he had been in BEus2 He was barefoot, cerveza in hand EAsus2 He said Gracias senor, when I paid him too much for BEus2 All of the Snapper he had AEus2 Now I told him my friend it aint nothin BEus2 In the best broken Spanish I knew Asus2 I said I make a good livin E Back home where Im from Bsus2 (NC) He smiled and said Amigo me too (Chorus) EAsus2 He said I fish and I play my guitar BEus2 I laugh at the bar with my friends E I go home to my wife Asus2 I pray every night Bsus2 I can do it all over again Instrumental: EEEEEAAAAABBBsus2 ,,,,,,,,,,,,, BBEEE2 ,,,, (Verse II) E Somewhere over Texas Asus2 I thought of my Lexus BEus2 And all the stuff I work so hard for E And all the things that Ive gathered Asus2 From climbing that ladder BEus2 Didnt make much sense anymore AEus2 They say my nest egg aint ready to hatch yet BEus2 They keep holding my feet to the fire Asus2 They call it paying the price E So that one day in life Bsus2 (NC) Ill have what I need to retire (Chorus) EAsus2 And just fish, and play my guitar, BEus2 Laugh at the bar with my friends, E Go home to my wife Asus2 And pray every night, BEus2 I can do it all over again (Bridge) FEAEus2 And to think that I thought for a while there that I had it made FEAsus2 When the truth is Im really just dying Bsus2 To live like Jose (Chorus) Single Downward Strums E (NC) And just fish Asus2 Play my guitar BEus2 Laugh at the bar with my friends E Go home to my wife Asus2 Pray every night BEus2 I can do it all over again Instrumental: EEEEEAAAAABBBsus2 ,,,,,,,,,,,,, BBEEE2 ,,,, until end. Wouldnt that be the life? Wouldnt that be the life?