It's My Life chords by The Animals (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Ebm 
Ab 
Ebm 
Ab 
It's a  (E flat minor) hard  world  (A flat major) to get a break  (E flat minor) in  (A flat major) 
Ebm 
Ab 
Ebm 
Ab 
All the  (E flat minor) good  things  (A flat major) have been  (E flat minor) taken  (A flat major) 
Ebm 
But  (E flat minor) girl  there are ways
Db 
B 
to  (D flat major) make  (B major) certain things pay
Db 
Ebm 
Though  (D flat major) I'm  (E flat minor) dressed in these rags,
Db 
B 
Db 
Eb 
I'll  (D flat major) wear  (B major) sable some  (D flat major) day  (E flat major) 

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Pre-chorus 1

Hear what I say

I'm gonna ride the serpent

No more time spent sweatin' rent

Hear my command

I'm breakin' loose, it ain't no use

Holding me down, stick around

But baby (baby)

Chorus 1
Remember (remember)
Db 
Ebm 
Gb 
Ab 
 (D flat major) It's my life  (E flat minor) and I'll  (G flat major) do  what I  (A flat major) want
Db 
Ebm 
Gb 
Ab 
 (D flat major) It's my  (E flat minor) mind  and I'll  (G flat major) think what I  (A flat major) want
Gb 
Ab 
Gb 
Ab 
 (G flat major) Show me I'm  (A flat major) wrong,  (G flat major) hurt me some (A flat major) time
Gb 
Ab 
But  (G flat major) some day I'll treat you real  (A flat major) fine
Ab 
Ab 
 (A flat major)  (A flat major) 

Interlude 1

Verse 2
Ebm 
Ab 
Ebm 
Ab 
There'll be  (E flat minor) women  (A flat major) and their  (E flat minor) fortunes  (A flat major) 
Ebm 
Ab 
Ebm 
Ab 
Who just  (E flat minor) want  to  (A flat major) mother  (E flat minor) orphans  (A flat major) 
Ebm 
Db 
B 
Are  (E flat minor) you   gonna cry,  (D flat major) when I'm  (B major) squeezin' the rye
Db 
Ebm 
Db 
B 
 (D flat major) Takin'  (E flat minor) all   I can get, no  (D flat major) re (B major) grets
Db 
Eb 
When  (D flat major) I,   (E flat major) 

Pre-chorus 2
Ab 
Gb 
Openly lie  (A flat major)  (G flat major) 
Ab 
And leave only mon (A flat major) ey
Gb 
Ab 
 (G flat major) Believe me honey,  (A flat major) that money
Gb 
 (G flat major) Can you believe, I ain't no saint
Ab 
No complaints  (A flat major) 
Gb 
 (G flat major) So girl go out
Ab 
Hand it out  (A flat major) 
And baby (baby)

Chorus 2
Remember (remember)
Db 
Ebm 
Gb 
Ab 
 (D flat major) It's my life  (E flat minor) and I'll  (G flat major) do  what I  (A flat major) want
Db 
Ebm 
Gb 
Ab 
 (D flat major) It's my  (E flat minor) mind  and I'll  (G flat major) think what I  (A flat major) want
Gb 
Ab 
Gb 
Ab 
 (G flat major) Show me I'm  (A flat major) wrong,  (G flat major) hurt me some (A flat major) time
Gb 
Ab 
But  (G flat major) some day I'll treat you real  (A flat major) fine
Ab 
Ab 
 (A flat major)  (A flat major) 

Chorus 3
Db 
Ebm 
Gb 
Ab 
 (D flat major) It's my life  (E flat minor) and I'll  (G flat major) do  what I  (A flat major) want
Db 
Ebm 
Gb 
Ab 
 (D flat major) It's my  (E flat minor) mind  and I'll  (G flat major) think what I  (A flat major) want
Db 
Ebm 
Gb 
Ab 
 (D flat major) It's my life  (E flat minor) and I'll  (G flat major) do  what I  (A flat major) want
Db 
Ebm 
Gb 
Ab 
 (D flat major) It's my  (E flat minor) mind  and I'll  (G flat major) think what I  (A flat major) want
[Repeat and fade]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: Eb minorBPM: 125

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Ebm: x-6-8-8-7-x
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2

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This is the definitive original version of It's My Life by The Animals, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Eb minor. It suits players who want to learn It's My Life the way The Animals intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.