This Is What I Live For chords by Blue October (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

C#m
E
B
A
C#m7
Badd4
Aadd9
Badd9
G#m7

Intro 1

Verse 1
C#m 
E 
 (C sharp minor) It's what I live for  (E major) 
B 
Falling on top of my head  (B major) 
Caught in a landslide
A 
C#m 
 (A major) (Tumbling down again)  (C sharp minor) 
E 
Part of me just dies  (E major) 
B 
Peeling me out of my skin  (B major) 
Caught in a landslide
A 
 (A major) (Falling down again)

Chorus 1

This is what I live for

(Falling down again)

Interlude 1

Verse 2
C#m 
E 
 (C sharp minor) I'll never look back  (E major) 
Over my shoulder again
B 
 (B major) It's what I live for
A 
C#m 
 (A major) (Falling down again)  (C sharp minor) 
E 
Part of me just dies  (E major) 
B 
Peeling me out of my skin  (B major) 
Caught in a landslide
A 
 (A major) (Falling down again)

Chorus 2

This is what I live for

(Falling down again)

Interlude 2

Bridge 1
E 
Badd4 
 (E major) I have to find a way  (Badd4) 
Aadd9 
To make sure that you're okay  (Aadd9) 
E 
But no one answers me  (E major) 
Badd4 
I walk around this lonely  (Badd4) city
E 
 (E major) I walk around this lonely city
Badd4 
Aadd9 
 (Badd4) To make sure that you're okay  (Aadd9) 
E 
But no one answers me  (E major) 

Chorus 3
Cause no one hears at all
C#m7 
E 
 (C sharp minor7) This is what I live for  (E major) 
Badd4 
 (Badd4) This is what I live for
Aadd9 
 (Aadd9) (Falling down again)
C#m7 
E 
 (C sharp minor7) This is what I live for  (E major) 
Badd4 
 (Badd4) This is what I live for
Aadd9 
 (Aadd9) (Falling down again)
C#m7 
E 
 (C sharp minor7) I'll never let go  (E major) 
Badd4 
 (Badd4) This is what I live for
Aadd9 
 (Aadd9) (Falling down again)

Outro 1

I'll never look back

Over my shoulder again

It's what I live for

(Falling down again)

2020Alternative

GuitarPianoUkulele

C#m
E
B
A
C#m7
Badd4
Aadd9
Badd9
G#m7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: C# minorBPM: 97

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

C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
C#m7: x-4-6-4-5-x
Badd4: x-2-4-4-4-0
Aadd9: x-0-7-6-0-0
Badd9: x-2-1-x-2-2
G#m7: 4-6-4-4-4-4

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This is the definitive original version of This Is What I Live For by Blue October, 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 C# minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Blue October's performance.