Life In One Day chords by Howard Jones

• Capo on 3rd
• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: E

🎸 Intro:

E  A  E  A  E  A  E

🎸 Verse 1:
E            A
The old man said to me
     E                          A
Said don't always take life so seriously
E                   A                    E     A
Play the flute and dance and sing your song
E                  A
Try and enjoy the here and now
    E                           A
The future will take care of itself somehow
    E               A             E     A
The grass is never greener over there
C#m               B        E
Time will wear away the stone
C#m              B     A
Gets the hereditary bone

🎸 Chorus:
E                                   A
Don't try to live your life in one day
E                    A
Don't go speed your time away
E                                   A
Don't try to live your life in one day
E                    A
Don't go speed your time away

🎸 Verse 2:
E            A
The old man said to me
         E                              A
Said you can't change the world single-handedly
E                A             E   A
Raise a glass enjoy the scenery
   E               A
Pretend the water is champagne
    E               A
And fill my glass again and again
E                     A                     E     A
While the wolves are gathering 'round your door
C#m               B        E
Time will wear away the stone
C#m              B     A
Gets the hereditary bone

🎸 Interlude:
E  A  E  A  E  A  E

🎸 Verse 3:
E            A
The old man said to me
     E                          A
Said don't always take life so seriously
E                   A                    E     A
Play the flute and dance and sing your song
E                  A
Try and enjoy the here and now
    E                           A
The future will take care of itself somehow
    E               A             E     A
The grass is never greener over there
C#m               B        E
Time will wear away the stone
C#m              B     A
Gets the hereditary bone

🎸 Chorus:
E                                   A
I tried to live my life in one day
E                    A
Don't go speed your time away
E                    A
I bit off more than I can chew
E             A
Only so much you can do
E                      A
Wolves are gathering around my door
E                  A
Ask them in and invite some more
E                                   A
I tried to live my life in one day

🎸 Outro:
E             A          E            A
Don't try to live your life in one day