Laura Veirs - Life Is Good Blues

beautiful song from the incredible lauras july flame album .

the chords are easy but this one is very best suited to alternate picking for the
bass notes on the Em , Am7 and C chords .

i’ve put the picking patterns at the foot of the tab!

ok . it’s in standard tuning , capo 3rd fret .

chords relative to capod position
i . E . Am7 is actually A Cm7 , G is actually A# and so on!

intro
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Em

verse 1
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Em
life is good when you dance all night

Am7 C Am7 C
and the world trans – mits electric power

Em
messages you send to mars

Am7 C Am7 C
came from a crown of flowers

chorus 1
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G F Am7 C
have you danced A – way the hours?

G F Am7 C
have you danced A – way the hours?

verse 2
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Em
life is good when the band is smokin’ hot

Am7 C Am7 C
the drummer drums ’cause it’s the last chance that he got

Em
boats light up the river in a string of flame

Am7 C Am7 C
life is good

chorus 2
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G F Am7 C
when you know he feels the same thing

G F Am7 C
when you know he feels the same thing

inst
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Em Am7 C Am7 C
Em Am7 C Am7 C

verse 3
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Em
go in soft like the dawn

Am7
and tender green like the shoots of spring

C Am7 C
un – furling on the lawn

Em
over dale over dale

Am7
over sea swell over sea swell

C Am7 C
never play the devil’s pawn

chorus 3 / out
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G F Am7 C
cause you know he’d do the same thing

G F Am7 C
yeah you know he’d do the same thing

G F Am7 C
yeah you know he’d do the same thing

G F Am7 C
yeah you know he’d do the same thing

Em Am7 C

E – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
B – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – 1 – – – 1 – – – 1 – – – 1
G – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0
D 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 2 – –
A – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – –
E – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

nb the G and F chords are strummed simply!!!

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

i hope i’ve done it justice!

kevin o’brien
watford
england
january 2012

watfordkev@gmail . com