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Livin' Thing chords by
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra

1976Pop
5.0 (1)
Intro 1
C
C
Bbm
Bbm

C
C
Bbm
Bbm

F
F
G

C
C
G

Verse 1
C

Sailin' away on the crest of a wave
Am

It's like magic
Ab

Oh, rollin' and ridin' and slippin' and slidin'
Fm

It's magic
Pre-chorus 1
Em
Dm

And you, and your sweet desire
Em
Dm

You took me, oh,
Em
F
G

higher and higher, baby
Chorus 1
C
Am

It's a livin' thing
F
Dm
Gaug
C

It's a terrible thing to lose
Am

It's a given thing
F
Dm
Gaug

What a terrible thing to
Interlude 1
C
C
Bbm
Bbm

(lose)
C
C
Bbm
Bbm
G

C
C
G

Verse 2
C

Making believe this is what you conceived
Am

From your worst day (I'm taking a dive)
Ab

Oh, moving in line then you look back in time
Fm

To the first day (I'm taking, I'm taking)
Pre-chorus 2
Em
Dm

And you, and your sweet desire

(Don't you do it, don't you do it)
Em
Dm

You took me, oh,
Em
F
G

higher and higher, baby
Chorus 2
C
Am

It's a livin' thing
F
Dm
Gaug
C

It's a terrible thing to lose
Am

It's a given thing
F
Dm
Gaug

What a terrible thing to
Interlude 2
C
C

(lose)
Bbm
F
G

(I'm taking a dive on the slide, hey)
C
C
G

Verse 3
C

Takin' a dive 'cause you can't halt the slide
Am

Floating downstream (I'm taking a dive)
Ab

Oh, so let her go, don't start spoiling the show
Fm

It's a bad dream (I'm taking, I'm taking)
Pre-chorus 3
Em
Dm

And you, and your sweet desire

(Don't you do it, don't you do it)
Em
Dm

You took me, oh,
Em
F
G

higher and higher, baby
Chorus 3
C
Am

It's a livin' thing
F
Dm
Gaug
C

It's a terrible thing to lose
Am

It's a given thing
F
Dm
Gaug

What a terrible thing to
Chorus 4
C
Am
F

(lose) It's a livin' thing
Dm
Gaug
C

It's a terrible thing to lose
Am

It's a given thing
[Fade out]

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Chords
  • C

  • Bbm

  • F

  • G

  • Am

  • Ab

    4
  • Fm

  • Em

  • Dm

  • Gaug

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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