The Life Pursuit chords by Belle And Sebastian

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: G+G

Intro:

G+G    D MajorD    E minorEm    C majorC
D MajorD         E minorEm
G* G* G* G+G


Verse 1:

C majorC
 What do you do when hope is all but gone?
           G+G
You need a brother to lean - o-o-o-o-on
     E MajorE
But your brother's gone
           A minorAm         Am* Am/G*
Your sister's in the wrong part of town
FF             C majorC
 I took a walk to remember ecstasy
FF              DmDm   G+G
 It's not today, not even yesterday

Verse 2:

C majorC
 Songs of praise all very well
                       G+G
Their voices swell, they tug at sadness like love - tugging at your sleeve
   E MajorE
Is it worth the pain
         A minorAm     Am* Am/G*
To walk into the void again?
FF                  C majorC
 In your darkest hour he is the tiniest light
       FF
Light that's found beyond
    C majorC
Your present situation
     FF
And it's wide and it's broad
    C*
Beyond all estimation

Verse 3:

C majorC
Is your belly fat, is your man a twat?
                   G+G
Do in-growing hairs provide you with strange fascination?
       E MajorE                A minorAm     Am* Am/G*
The highlight of your day is plucking all the roots away
FF              C majorC
 You took a walk to remember ecstasy
FF             DmDm     G+G
 It's not today, not even yesterday

Instrumental:

C majorC    G+G    A minorAm    FF
G+G

Bridge:

FF                  C majorC
 In your darkest hour he is the tiniest light
  BB
The smallest of sparks
    DmDm
He's a tinderbox
    C majorC
He's a flaming torch
      DmDm
Pinch your self quite hard
   C majorC
In a place that hurts
   DmDm
If it doesn't work
     C majorC
Ask your friend to comply
      DmDm
And if they hit the spot
    C majorC
You can let yourself cry
       FF                   E MajorE
And when the teardrops stop
I will take you for a drive
                 A minorAm       G#G#  C majorC
I'll explain all I know about the spiritual side
      FF
Life that's found beyond
   C majorC
Your present situation
     FF
And it's wide and it's broad
C majorC
Beyond all estimation
      FF
Life that's found beyond
   C majorC
Your present situation
     FF
And it's wide and it's broad
        C majorC
So, state your destination

Outro:

      FF
Life that's found beyond
   C majorC
Your present situation
     FF
And it's wide and it's broad
C majorC
Beyond all estimation
      FF
Life that's found beyond
   C majorC
Your present situation
     FF
And it's wide and it's broad
C*
Beyond all estimation

Dm7Dm7    A#9A#9    Gm7Gm7    D#7D#7    Cm7Cm7    Cadd9Cadd9
G#G#
A#A#

🏷Legend:
A#9A#9 x13111
D#7D#7 x68686
* alays strum once