Ooh Ahh (My Life Be Like) chords by Grits, TobyMac (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Bm
A
D
F#m7
Bmadd9

Intro 1
Bm 
A 
D 
F#m7 
My life be like  (B minor) ooh ah,  (A major) yeah,  (D major) ooh  (F sharp minor7) ooh
Bm 
A 
My life be like  (B minor) ooh ah,  (A major) ooh ah, yeah,
D 
F#m7 
 (D major) ooh  (F sharp minor7) ooh
Bm 
A 
D 
F#m7 
 (B minor) Ooh ah,  (A major) yeah,  (D major) ooh  (F sharp minor7) ooh
Bm 
A 
My life be like  (B minor) ooh ah,  (A major) ooh ah, yeah,
D 
F#m7 
 (D major) ooh  (F sharp minor7) ooh    (My life be...)

Chorus 1
Bm 
A 
It's  (B minor) times like these that  (A major) make me say
D 
F#m7 
 (D major) Lord if you see me please  (F sharp minor7) come   my way
Bm 
A 
 (B minor) Leavin' bread crumbs for  (A major) when I stray
D 
F#m7 
Re (D major) ly on sacrifice and the  (F sharp minor7) price  you pay
Bm 
A 
D 
 (B minor) Feel me like a fingertip  (A major) (f-fingertip, f-  (D major) finger...)
F#m7 
Sometimes I  (F sharp minor7) fall,  I slip
Bm 
A 
My  (B minor) heart felt desire be  (A major) more like you
D 
Trying  (D major) not to quench your fire
F#m7 
with the  (F sharp minor7) things I do

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Verse 1
Bm 
A 
I'm on an  (B minor) island by my lonesome stranded  (A major) 
D 
Low key and stayin'  (D major) candid,
F#m7 
reflect on all the  (F sharp minor7) things I try my hand at
Bm 
 (B minor) Search for the equations
A 
to per (A major) suasions I'm used to
D 
Finding  (D major) comfort in the zones
F#m7 
of closet  (F sharp minor7) bones  I get loose to
Bm 
A  (B minor) mountainous fontaine,
A 
 (A major) spinnin' and monsoonin'
D 
F#m7 
Grin (D major) nin' it's high octane, ex (F sharp minor7) plosive how I came
Bm 
A 
 (B minor) Rollin' down hills 'cause life's a  (A major) hassle
D 
Encircled by my  (D major) folly
F#m7 
like a moat surround a  (F sharp minor7) castle
Bm 
Stay afloat catch a  (B minor) second wind,
A 
thin is the  (A major) air I breathe
D 
Teary  (D major) eyed nose runnin',
F#m7 
wipe the  (F sharp minor7) snot   on my sleeve
Bm 
A 
I'm  (B minor) callin' on the savior, to be  (A major) all that I need
D 
Please for (D major) give me,
F#m7 
my behavior had me  (F sharp minor7) lost   at light speed

Chorus 2
Bm 
A 
It's  (B minor) times like these that  (A major) make me say
D 
F#m7 
 (D major) Lord if you see me please  (F sharp minor7) come   my way
Bm 
A 
 (B minor) Leavin' bread crumbs for  (A major) when I stray
D 
F#m7 
Re (D major) ly on sacrifice and the  (F sharp minor7) price  you pay
Bm 
A 
D 
 (B minor) Feel me like a fingertip  (A major) (f-fingertip, f-  (D major) finger...)
F#m7 
Sometimes I  (F sharp minor7) fall,  I slip
Bm 
A 
My  (B minor) heart felt desire be  (A major) more like you
D 
Trying  (D major) not to quench your fire
F#m7 
with the  (F sharp minor7) things I do

Verse 2
Bm 
A 
The  (B minor) fear of never falling in love  (A major) 
D 
And the tears after  (D major) losing the feelings
F#m7 
of what you  (F sharp minor7) thought love was
Bm 
A 
Like the  (B minor) dirt still up under the rug  (A major) 
D 
(My life be like) bad  (D major) characteristics
F#m7 
co (F sharp minor7) vered  in Christ's blood
Bm 
The  (B minor) joy of new birth
A 
and the pain  (A major) of growing up
D 
F#m7 
The  (D major) bliss between giving my all  (F sharp minor7) and giving up
Bm 
A 
The highs  (B minor) and lows, paths and  (A major) roads I chose
D 
F#m7 
In the cold  (D major) I froze trying to  (F sharp minor7) ease   my woes
Bm 
A 
In this world  (B minor) of sin, clothes to  (A major) thin to fend
D 
F#m7 
So to God  (D major) I send words of  (F sharp minor7) help   to win
Bm 
In grum (B minor) blings so deep,
A 
letters could  (A major) never express
D 
So the  (D major) sound of, ooh aah,
F#m7 
beneath my  (F sharp minor7) breath projects

Chorus 3
Bm 
A 
It's  (B minor) times like these that  (A major) make me say
D 
F#m7 
 (D major) Lord if you see me please  (F sharp minor7) come   my way
Bm 
A 
 (B minor) Leavin' bread crumbs for  (A major) when I stray
D 
F#m7 
Re (D major) ly on sacrifice and the  (F sharp minor7) price  you pay
Bm 
A 
D 
 (B minor) Feel me like a fingertip  (A major) (f-fingertip, f-  (D major) finger...)
F#m7 
Sometimes I  (F sharp minor7) fall,  I slip
Bm 
A 
My  (B minor) heart felt desire be  (A major) more like you
D 
Trying  (D major) not to quench your fire
F#m7 
with the  (F sharp minor7) things I do
(Don't be bad)

Verse 3
Bm 
A 
My life be like,  (B minor) ooh ah ooh,  (A major) dum dum diti
D 
F#m7 
 (D major) Here comes that boy from the  (F sharp minor7) capital city
Bm 
A 
 (B minor) Last up on the  (A major) Grits new ditty
D 
F#m7 
 (D major) But eight bars of the  (F sharp minor7) truth  will do, eh
Bm 
A 
 (B minor) I believe there's a  (A major) bride that's stunning
D 
F#m7 
 (D major) And, I believe in the  (F sharp minor7) kingdom coming
Bm 
A 
 (B minor) I believe if you  (A major) seek the truth
D 
You don't  (D major) need to look far
F#m7 
'cause it's  (F sharp minor7) gonna  find you

Bridge 1

So why oh why do I trip and stumble

And ooh ah, as commitment crumbles

I can't believe that I'm here again

(My life be...)

Chorus 4
Bm 
A 
It's  (B minor) times like these that  (A major) make me say
D 
F#m7 
 (D major) Lord if you see me please  (F sharp minor7) come   my way
Bm 
A 
 (B minor) Leavin' bread crumbs for  (A major) when I stray
D 
F#m7 
Re (D major) ly on sacrifice and the  (F sharp minor7) price  you pay
Bm 
A 
D 
 (B minor) Feel me like a fingertip  (A major) (f-fingertip, f-  (D major) finger...)
F#m7 
Sometimes I  (F sharp minor7) fall,  I slip
Bm 
A 
My  (B minor) heart felt desire be  (A major) more like you
D 
Trying  (D major) not to quench your fire
F#m7 
with the  (F sharp minor7) things I do

Chorus 5
Bm 
A 
It's  (B minor) times like these that  (A major) make me say
D 
F#m7 
 (D major) Lord if you see me please  (F sharp minor7) come   my way
Bm 
A 
 (B minor) Leavin' bread crumbs for  (A major) when I stray
D 
F#m7 
Re (D major) ly on sacrifice and the  (F sharp minor7) price  you pay
Bm 
A 
D 
 (B minor) Feel me like a fingertip  (A major) (f-fingertip, f-  (D major) finger...)
F#m7 
Sometimes I  (F sharp minor7) fall,  I slip
Bm 
A 
My  (B minor) heart felt desire be  (A major) more like you
D 
Trying  (D major) not to quench your fire
F#m7 
with the  (F sharp minor7) things I do

Outro 1

F-Fingertip, f-fingertip

F-Fingertip, f-finger... (My life be like)

[Repeat]

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Bm
A
D
F#m7
Bmadd9

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: B minorBPM: 100

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

Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
F#m7: 2-4-2-2-2-2
Bmadd9: x-x-9-7-7-9

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This is the definitive original version of Ooh Ahh (My Life Be Like) by Grits, TobyMac, 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 B minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Grits, TobyMac's performance.