The Life Ukulele chords by Kenny Chesney

Chords with lyrics

Chords Used: E:,Asus2:, Bsus2:

Strumming: A bit of a slap is used throughout most of the song, such that:
Ed,Eu,slap,Ed,Eu,Ed,Asus2d,Asus2u,slap,Asus2d,Asus2u,Asus2d,Bsus2d,Bsus2u,slap,
Bsus2d,Bsus2u,Bsus2u

Strum:d=down,u=up

Intro:
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|--------2----|
A|--2-2h4------|
E|-------------|

E:,E:,E:,E:,E:,Asus2:,Asus2:,Asus2:,Asus2:,Asus2:,Bsus2:,Bsus2:,Bsus2:,
Bsus2:,Bsus2:,E:,E:,E:

(Verse I)

E:
It was early one mornin’

Asus2:
Playa del Carmen

Bsus2:          E:
That’s when I first met Jose

E:
He had a 12 foot Schooner

Asus2:
A 3 foot cooler

Bsus2:         E:
Full of the catch of the day

E:
And he was wrinkled from grinnin’

Asus2:
From all of the sun he had been in

    Bsus2:        E:
He was barefoot, cerveza in hand

E:            Asus2:
He said “Gracias senor”, when I paid him too much for

Bsus2:        E:
All of the Snapper he had

Asus2:               E:
Now I told him my friend it ain’t nothin’

    Bsus2:         E:
In the best broken Spanish I knew

     Asus2:
I said I make a good livin’

   E:
Back home where I’m from

  Bsus2:    (NC)
He smiled and said Amigo me too

(Chorus)
     E:     Asus2:
He said I fish and I play my guitar

Bsus2:           E:
I laugh at the bar with my friends

E:
I go home to my wife

Asus2:
I pray every night

Bsus2:
I can do it all over again


Instrumental:
E:,E:,E:,E:,E:,Asus2:,Asus2:,Asus2:,Asus2:,Asus2:,Bsus2:,Bsus2:,Bsus2:,
Bsus2:,Bsus2:,E:,E:,E:


(Verse II)

E:
Somewhere over Texas

Asus2:
I thought of my Lexus

Bsus2:           E:
And all the stuff I work so hard for

E:
And all the things that I’ve gathered

Asus2:
From climbing that ladder

Bsus2:         E:
Didn’t make much sense anymore

Asus2:                E:
They say my nest egg ain’t ready to hatch yet

Bsus2:             E:
They keep holding my feet to the fire

Asus2:
They call it paying the price

    E:
So that one day in life

   Bsus2:  (NC)
I’ll have what I need to retire


(Chorus)

     E:     Asus2:
And just fish, and play my guitar,

Bsus2:          E:
Laugh at the bar with my friends,

E:
Go home to my wife

Asus2:
And pray every night,

Bsus2:        E:
I can do it all over again


(Bridge)

    Fm:             E:          Asus2: E:
And to think that I thought for a while there that I had it made

     Fm:            E:  Asus2:
When the truth is I’m really just dying

       Bsus2:
To live like Jose


(Chorus)
Single Downward Strums

(NC)   E:
And just fish

Asus2:
Play my guitar

Bsus2:         E:
Laugh at the bar with my friends

E:
Go home to my wife

Asus2:
Pray every night

Bsus2:       E:
I can do it all over again


Instrumental:
E:,E:,E:,E:,E:,Asus2:,Asus2:,Asus2:,Asus2:,Asus2:,Bsus2:,Bsus2:,Bsus2:,
Bsus2:,Bsus2:,E:,E:,E: until end.


Wouldn’t that be the life?

Wouldn’t that be the life?