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Intro "How Lucky Am I?""" chords by
Janis Ian
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Key: Ab major
Verse 1
G
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I find myself realizing as I get older
G
G

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C
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just how lucky I've been in my life.
G
G

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Because if you stop and think about it,

to do what I do,
B
B
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it's pretty amazing to be born
G
G

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with the talent in the first

place.

But to take that talent

and have it pop up

in the right family,

in the right country,

in the right era

for that talent to flourish,

that's all just luck.

That's pretty amazing.

And the luckiest part of it to me

is that I wanted to do

this since I was three
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because it always seemed

to me
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like people who got to be on stage

got to make magic.

They got to really be alchemists.

They got to turn lead

into gold every night.

They got to stand up there

and take everybody's hopes and dreams

and fears and disappointments.

Just pull them right out of the air


and turn them into something

that you can see,

that you can hear,

that you can read.

And that's alchemy to me,

that's being a magician,

that's the best part

of the job.

The way I figure it,

if we are doing our jobs right,
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Eb
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then when times get hard,
G
G

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and God knows the times
C
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are a little strange right now.

You know when times get so hard

that you forget

that you had a dream in the first

place

and we're the

ones who get to step forward
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G
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an d say here are your dreams back,

I've tried to keep them safe

for you.

And for those of us who

get to do that

this is an immense privilege.

So I thank you all for the privilege.

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Chords
  • G

  • C

  • B

    2
  • Eb

    6

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Intro "How Lucky Am I?""" by Janis Ian is Ab major.

The primary chords used in Intro "How Lucky Am I?""" are Ab, Db, C, Fb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Ab, Db, C, Fb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Intro "How Lucky Am I?""" is approximately 32 beats per minute.

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