Electric Light Orchestra - Living Thing

“living thing” ( capo : 3rd . fret )

____intro :

A A7 Gm6 A Gm D E
A Aadd9 A E

____verse : 1

A
sailin’ away on the crest of a wave
F#m
it’s like ma___gic
F
oh___ , rollin’ and ridin’ ,
Dm
slippin’ & sliding , it’s ma___gic
C#m Bm
and you_____ , and your sweet desi_____re ,
C#m Bm C#m D E
you took me______ , oh__ , higher and high__er ba__by ,

____chorus :

A F#m D
it’s a li___vin’ thing ,
Bm7 caug A
it’s a ter___rible thing__to__lose
A F#m D
it’s a gi___ven thing
Bm7 caug A
what a ter___rible thing__to__lose

____2nd intro :

A7 Gm6 A Gm E
A Aadd9 A E

____verse : 2

A
making believe this is what you’ve conceived
F#m
from your wor___st day , ( i’m takin a dive )
F
oh___ , moving in line when you look back in time
Dm
to the fir___st day , ( i’m taken , i’m taken )
C#m Bm
and you_____ , and your sweet desi_____re ,
C#m Bm C#m D E
you took me______ , oh__ , higher and high__er ba__by ,

____chorus :

A F#m D
it’s a li___vin’ thing ,
Bm7 caug A
it’s a ter___rible thing__to__lose
A F#m D
it’s a gi___ven thing
Bm7 caug A
what a ter___rible thing__to__lose

____bridge :

Gm D E A Aadd9 A E
i’m takin a dive off the stage , hey!

____verse : 3

A
takin’ a dive ’cause you can’t halt the slide
F#m
floating__down__stream , ( i’m takin a dive )
F
ah__ , so let her go , don’t start spoiling the show
Dm
it’s a bad___dream , ( i’m takin’ , i’m takin’ )
C#m Bm
and you_____ , and your sweet desi_____re ,
C#m Bm C#m D E
you took me______ , oh__ , higher and high__er ba__by ,

____chorus :

A F#m D
it’s a li___vin’ thing ,
Bm7 caug A
it’s a ter___rible thing__to__lose
A F#m D
it’s a gi___ven thing
Bm7 caug A
what a ter___rible thing__to__lose ( repeat chorus )

____coda :

Gm D E
i’m takin a dive off the stage
* A Aadd9 A E * ( repeat * – * ) A