Capo
4
Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
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Key: F#
πΈ Intro:
G Bm7 D A
πΈ Verse 1:
G
What if I missed
Bm7
The 42 bus
D A
What if you left in the taxi with two of your friends who were drunk
G
See I often think
Bm7
About the margins of luck
D A
The seconds and inches you've got between losing and love
πΈ Chorus:
Em7 D G
Life's just sliding doors
πΈ Verse 2:
G Bm7
What if our first fight had pulled us apart
D A
I'd never have learned how to patch up the holes in your heart
G
What if your soul
Bm7
Wasn't so kind
D A
You'd have never forgiven the way I'm away all the time
πΈ Chorus:
Em7 D G
Life's just sliding doors
Em7 D/F# G
Life's just sliding doors
πΈ Bridge:
D A G
Only oceans lead to somewhere new
D A G
The smallest moments took me right to you
πΈ Verse 3:
G
What if our hearts
Bm
Were never in sync
D A
Will we have still found a way to be falling in love in the end
G Bm
What if I missed that 42 bus
D A
I believe in my heart there would still be a version of us
πΈ Outro:
G D G
But life's just sliding doors
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Published: December 22, 2025
Last Updated: December 22, 2025