Live Like You Were Dying original guitar chords by
Tim Mcgraw

2004Country785 views

Key: G major•

Intro 1

C

C

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D

D

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C/E

C/E

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D/F#

D/F#

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C

C

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D

D

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C/E

C/E

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D/F#

D/F#

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Verse 1
G G 
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He said "I was in my early forties
Cadd9 Cadd9 
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With a lot      of life before me
Em Em 
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When a moment came
D D 
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Cadd9 Cadd9 
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that stopped me on a dime
G G 
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I spent most of the next days
Cadd9 Cadd9 
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Looking at the x-rays
Em Em 
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D D 
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And talkin' 'bout the options
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And talkin'  'bout sweet time"
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I asked him "When it sank in
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That this might really be the real end
G/D G/D 
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How's it hit   you
Cadd9 Cadd9 
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When you get that kind of news?
Man, what'd you do?"

Chorus 1
G G 
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And he said "I went skydiving
Cadd9 Cadd9 
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I went     Rocky Mountain climbing
Em7 Em7 
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D D 
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I went 2.7   seconds on a
Cadd9 Cadd9 
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bull     named Fumanchu
G G 
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And I loved deeper
B7 B7 
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And I   spoke sweeter
Em7 Em7 
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D D 
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And I     gave forgiveness
Cadd9 Cadd9 
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I'd been deny       ing"
And he said
D D 
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Someday I hope you get the chance
To live like you were

Interlude 1

G

G

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Cadd9

Cadd9

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Em7

Em7

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Cadd9

Cadd9

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(dying)

Verse 2
G G 
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He said "I was finally the husband
Cadd9 Cadd9 
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That most of the time I wasn't
Em Em 
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And I became a friend
D D 
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C C 
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a friend would like to have
G G 
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And all of a sudden going fishin'
Cadd9 Cadd9 
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Wasn't such     an imposition
Em Em 
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And I went three times
D D 
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C C 
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that year I lost my dad
Em Em 
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Well I,  I finally read the Good Book, and I
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Took a good, long, hard look
G/D G/D 
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Cadd9 Cadd9 
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At what I'd do    if I could do it all again
And then

Chorus 2
G G 
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I went skydiving
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I went     Rocky Mountain climbing
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D D 
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I went 2.7   seconds on a
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bull     named Fumanchu
G G 
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And I loved deeper
B7 B7 
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And I   spoke sweeter
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D D 
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And I     gave forgiveness
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I'd been deny       ing"
And he said
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Someday I hope you get the chance
To live like you were

Bridge 1
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B7/Eb B7/Eb 
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(dying) Like tomorrow   was a gift
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And you've got eternity
To think about
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What you'd do       with it
D/C D/C 
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What could you do    with it
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What did I do       with it?

Chorus 3
What would I do with it?
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Skydiving
D D 
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I went Rocky mountain climbing
F#m7 F#m7 2
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E E 
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I went 2.7    seconds
D D 
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on a bull named Fumanchu
A A 
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Man, I loved deeper
C#7 C#7 4
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And I     spoke sweeter
F#m7 F#m7 2
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E E 
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And I      watched an eagle
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E/D E/D 
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as it was flying"
D D 
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And he said
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"Someday I hope you get the chance
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Dsus2 Dsus2 
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To live like you were dying
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To live like you were dying
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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsC D C/E D/F# G...

C
D
C/E
D/F#
G
Cadd9
Em
B7/Eb
G/D
Em7
B7
D/C
A
F#m7
E
C#7
E/D
Dsus2
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Chords

C
D
C/E
D/F#
G
Cadd9
Em
B7/Eb
G/D
Em7
B7
D/C
A
F#m7
E
C#7
E/D
Dsus2
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