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Life's A Gas chords by T. Rex (Official Version)

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G
D
C
C/B
Am
D7

Verse 1
G 
G 
I could have loved you, girl, like a planet
D 
I could have chained your heart to a star
C 
C/B 
Am 
D7 
But it    really doesn't matter at all
C 
C/B 
Am 
D7 
No, it    really doesn't matter at all
G 
Life's a gas

Verse 2
G 
I could have built a house on the ocean
D 
I could have placed our love in the sky
C 
C/B 
Am 
D7 
But it    really doesn't matter at all
C 
C/B 
Am 
D7 
No, it    really doesn't matter at all
G 
Life's a gas

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Verse 3

G

I could have turned you into a priestess

D

I could have burned your fate in the sand

C

C/B

Am

D7

But it really doesn't matter at all

C

C/B

Am

D7

No, it really doesn't matter at all

G

Life's a gas

C

C/B

Am

D7

But it really doesn't matter at all

C

C/B

Am

D7

No, it really doesn't matter at all

G

Life's a gas

Solo 1

I hope it's gonna last

G

G

G

D

C

C/B

But it

Verse 4

Am

D7

really doesn't matter at all

C

C/B

Am

D7

No, it really doesn't matter at all

G

Life's a gas

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G
D
C
C/B
Am
D7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: G majorBPM: 63

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

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
C/B: x-2-2-0-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2

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This is the definitive original version of Life's A Gas by T. Rex, 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 G major. It suits players who want to learn Life's A Gas the way T. Rex intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Life's A Gas

T. Rex

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