This Is The Life You Have Tab by Living Colour

This Is The Life You Have tab by Living Colour

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THIS IS THE LIFE YOU HAVE       -       Living Colour

Intro:  [C# -   e|-----------------/
                B|-----------------/
                G|-----------------/
                D|------4s3--------/
                A|2s4h6-----h4s6-2-/
                E|-----------------/     - C# -

G#5     C#5       B5/C#
e|----------------------------------/----------------------------------/
B|----------------------------------/----------------------------------/
G|--------6----------4---6---4--6--4/6-4-6-x-6----------4---6---4--6--4/
D|6---6---6------6---4---6---4--6--4/6-4-6-x-6------6---4---6---4--6--4/
A|6---6---4------6---4---4---4--4--4/4-4-4-x-4------6---4---4---4--4--4/
E|4---4----------4------------------/---------------4------------------/
         In   another life    You might have been a genius

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F#5    B5     G5      D5
e|----------------------------------/-----------------------------/
B|----------------------------------/-----------------------------/
G|6-4-6-x-6----------4---6---4--6--4/--------4---4-----------7---7/
D|6-4-6-x-6------6---4---6---4--6--4/4---4---4---4---5---5---7---7/
A|4-4-4-x-4------6---4---4---4--4--4/4---4---2---2---5---5---5---5/
E|---------------4------------------/2---2-----------3---3--------/
         In another life  You     might have been a star

G#5     C#5       B5/C#
e|----------------------------------/----------------------------------/
B|----------------------------------/----------------------------------/
G|--------6----------4---6---4--6--4/6-4-6-x-6----------4---6---4--6--4/
D|6---6---6------6---4---6---4--6--4/6-4-6-x-6------6---4---6---4--6--4/
A|6---6---4------6---4---4---4--4--4/4-4-4-x-4------6---4---4---4--4--4/
E|4---4----------4------------------/---------------4------------------/
         In   another life    Your face might have been perfect

F#5    B5     G5      D5
e|----------------------------------/-----------------------------/
B|----------------------------------/-----------------------------/
G|6-4-6-x-6----------4---6---4--6--4/--------4---4-----------7---7/
D|6-4-6-x-6------6---4---6---4--6--4/4---4---4---4---5---5---7---7/
A|4-4-4-x-4------6---4---4---4--4--4/4---4---2---2---5---5---5---5/
E|---------------4------------------/2---2-----------3---3--------/
         In another life  You'd   drive a better car

C#  C#m   C#sus4 C#    A           G#m
e|----------------4---/--------------------------/
B|6---7---6---7--(6)--/--------------------------/
G|6---6---6---6--(6)--/-----------6-----------4--/
D|6---6---6---6--(6)--/--------7-----------6-----/
A|4---4---4---4--(4)--/-----7-----------6--------/
E|--------------------/--5-----------4-----------/
  In another life        All your jokes are funny

C#  C#m   C#sus4 C#    A           G#m
e|----------------4---/--------------------------/
B|6---7---6---7--(6)--/--------------------------/
G|6---6---6---6--(6)--/-----------6-----------4--/
D|6---6---6---6--(6)--/--------7-----------6-----/
A|4---4---4---4--(4)--/-----7-----------6--------/
E|--------------------/--5-----------4-----------/
  In another life   Your heart is free from fear

C#  C#m   C#sus4 C#    A           G#m
e|----------------4---/--------------------------/
B|6---7---6---7--(6)--/--------------------------/
G|6---6---6---6--(6)--/-----------6-----------4--/
D|6---6---6---6--(6)--/--------7-----------6-----/
A|4---4---4---4--(4)--/-----7-----------6--------/
E|--------------------/--5-----------4-----------/
  In another life    You make a lot of money

C#  C#m   C#sus4 C#    A           G#m
e|----------------4---/--------------------------/
B|6---7---6---7--(6)--/--------------------------/
G|6---6---6---6--(6)--/-----------6-----------4--/
D|6---6---6---6--(6)--/--------7-----------6-----/
A|4---4---4---4--(4)--/-----7-----------6--------/
E|--------------------/--5-----------4-----------/
  In this other life   Everything is clear

G#5     C#5       B5/C#
e|----------------------------------/----------------------------------/
B|----------------------------------/----------------------------------/
G|--------6----------4---6---4--6--4/6-4-6-x-6----------4---6---4--6--4/
D|6---6---6------6---4---6---4--6--4/6-4-6-x-6------6---4---6---4--6--4/
A|6---6---4------6---4---4---4--4--4/4-4-4-x-4------6---4---4---4--4--4/
E|4---4----------4------------------/---------------4------------------/
         In   another life    You're always the hero

F#5    B5     G5      D5
e|----------------------------------/-----------------------------/
B|----------------------------------/-----------------------------/
G|6-4-6-x-6----------4---6---4--6--4/--------4---4-----------7---7/
D|6-4-6-x-6------6---4---6---4--6--4/4---4---4---4---5---5---7---7/
A|4-4-4-x-4------6---4---4---4--4--4/4---4---2---2---5---5---5---5/
E|---------------4------------------/2---2-----------3---3--------/
         In another life  You     always win the game

G#5     C#5       B5/C#
e|----------------------------------/----------------------------------/
B|----------------------------------/----------------------------------/
G|--------6----------4---6---4--6--4/6-4-6-x-6----------4---6---4--6--4/
D|6---6---6------6---4---6---4--6--4/6-4-6-x-6------6---4---6---4--6--4/
A|6---6---4------6---4---4---4--4--4/4-4-4-x-4------6---4---4---4--4--4/
E|4---4----------4------------------/---------------4------------------/
         In   another life    No one ever cheats you

F#5    B5     G5      D5
e|----------------------------------/-----------------------------/
B|----------------------------------/-----------------------------/
G|6-4-6-x-6----------4---6---4--6--4/--------4---4-----------7---7/
D|6-4-6-x-6------6---4---6---4--6--4/4---4---4---4---5---5---7---7/
A|4-4-4-x-4------6---4---4---4--4--4/4---4---2---2---5---5---5---5/
E|---------------4------------------/2---2-----------3---3--------/
         In another life  You     never have to change

C#  C#m   C#sus4 C#    A           G#m
e|----------------4---/--------------------------/
B|6---7---6---7--(6)--/--------------------------/
G|6---6---6---6--(6)--/-----------6-----------4--/
D|6---6---6---6--(6)--/--------7-----------6-----/
A|4---4---4---4--(4)--/-----7-----------6--------/
E|--------------------/--5-----------4-----------/
  In another life   Your friends never desert you

C#  C#m   C#sus4 C#    A           G#m
e|----------------4---/--------------------------/
B|6---7---6---7--(6)--/--------------------------/
G|6---6---6---6--(6)--/-----------6-----------4--/
D|6---6---6---6--(6)--/--------7-----------6-----/
A|4---4---4---4--(4)--/-----7-----------6--------/
E|--------------------/--5-----------4-----------/
   In another life   You never have to cry

C#  C#m   C#sus4 C#    A           G#m
e|----------------4---/--------------------------/
B|6---7---6---7--(6)--/--------------------------/
G|6---6---6---6--(6)--/-----------6-----------4--/
D|6---6---6---6--(6)--/--------7-----------6-----/
A|4---4---4---4--(4)--/-----7-----------6--------/
E|--------------------/--5-----------4-----------/
   In another life  No one ever hurts you

C#  C#m   C#sus4 C#    A           G#m
e|----------------4---/--------------------------/
B|6---7---6---7--(6)--/--------------------------/
G|6---6---6---6--(6)--/-----------6-----------4--/
D|6---6---6---6--(6)--/--------7-----------6-----/
A|4---4---4---4--(4)--/-----7-----------6--------/
E|--------------------/--5-----------4-----------/
   In this other life Your loved-ones never die

Chorus:
e|--------------------------/
B|------------------------3-/
G|---7----7--7---6--------2-/
D|---7----7--7---6----3---4-/
A|---5----5--5---4----3---2-/
E|--------------------1---2-/
 But this is the life you have

e|--------------------------/
B|------------------------3-/
G|---7----7--7---6--------2-/
D|---7----7--7---6----3---4-/
A|---5----5--5---4----3---2-/
E|--------------------1---2-/
     This is the life you have

e|--------------------------/----------------------|
B|------------------------3-/----------------------|
G|---7----7--7---6--------2-/----------------------|
D|---7----7--7---6----3---4-/----------------------|
A|---5----5--5---4----3---2-/----------------------|
E|--------------------1---2-/----------------------|
     This is the life you have   This is the life/

Break: (main riff)
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------4---4-----------------------4--|
D|---------------3-4s6---6-------------------3-4-6-4--|
A|------2---2-4----------------------2---2-4-------2--|
E|1s2-4---4--------------------1s2-4---4--------------|

G#5     C#5       B5/C#
e|----------------------------------/----------------------------------/
B|----------------------------------/----------------------------------/
G|--------6----------4---6---4--6--4/6-4-6-x-6----------4---6---4--6--4/
D|6---6---6------6---4---6---4--6--4/6-4-6-x-6------6---4---6---4--6--4/
A|6---6---4------6---4---4---4--4--4/4-4-4-x-4------6---4---4---4--4--4/
E|4---4----------4------------------/---------------4------------------/
         In   another life    You're always the victim

F#5    B5     G5      D5
e|----------------------------------/-----------------------------/
B|----------------------------------/-----------------------------/
G|6-4-6-x-6----------4---6---4--6--4/--------4---4-----------7---7/
D|6-4-6-x-6------6---4---6---4--6--4/4---4---4---4---5---5---7---7/
A|4-4-4-x-4------6---4---4---4--4--4/4---4---2---2---5---5---5---5/
E|---------------4------------------/2---2-----------3---3--------/
         In another life  You're always the thief

G#5     C#5       B5/C#
e|----------------------------------/----------------------------------/
B|----------------------------------/----------------------------------/
G|--------6----------4---6---4--6--4/6-4-6-x-6----------4---6---4--6--4/
D|6---6---6------6---4---6---4--6--4/6-4-6-x-6------6---4---6---4--6--4/
A|6---6---4------6---4---4---4--4--4/4-4-4-x-4------6---4---4---4--4--4/
E|4---4----------4------------------/---------------4------------------/
         In   another life    You are always lonely

F#5    B5     G5      D5
e|----------------------------------/-----------------------------/
B|----------------------------------/-----------------------------/
G|6-4-6-x-6----------4---6---4--6--4/--------4---4-----------7---7/
D|6-4-6-x-6------6---4---6---4--6--4/4---4---4---4---5---5---7---7/
A|4-4-4-x-4------6---4---4---4--4--4/4---4---2---2---5---5---5---5/
E|---------------4------------------/2---2-----------3---3--------/
         In this other life There is no relief

C#  C#m   C#sus4 C#    A           G#m
e|----------------4---/--------------------------/
B|6---7---6---7--(6)--/--------------------------/
G|6---6---6---6--(6)--/-----------6-----------4--/
D|6---6---6---6--(6)--/--------7-----------6-----/
A|4---4---4---4--(4)--/-----7-----------6--------/
E|--------------------/--5-----------4-----------/
   In your real life   Treat it like it's special

C#  C#m   C#sus4 C#    A           G#m
e|----------------4---/--------------------------/
B|6---7---6---7--(6)--/--------------------------/
G|6---6---6---6--(6)--/-----------6-----------4--/
D|6---6---6---6--(6)--/--------7-----------6-----/
A|4---4---4---4--(4)--/-----7-----------6--------/
E|--------------------/--5-----------4-----------/
   In your real life   Try to be more kind

C#  C#m   C#sus4 C#    A           G#m
e|----------------4---/--------------------------/
B|6---7---6---7--(6)--/--------------------------/
G|6---6---6---6--(6)--/-----------6-----------4--/
D|6---6---6---6--(6)--/--------7-----------6-----/
A|4---4---4---4--(4)--/-----7-----------6--------/
E|--------------------/--5-----------4-----------/
   In your real life   Think of those that love you

C#  C#m   C#sus4 C#    A           G#m
e|----------------4---/--------------------------/
B|6---7---6---7--(6)--/--------------------------/
G|6---6---6---6--(6)--/-----------6-----------4--/
D|6---6---6---6--(6)--/--------7-----------6-----/
A|4---4---4---4--(4)--/-----7-----------6--------/
E|--------------------/--5-----------4-----------/
   In this real life   Try to be less blind

Outro:
e|-----------------------5----4----/
B|-6---7---6---7---------5----4----/
G|-6---6---6---6---------6----4----/
D|-6---6---6---6---------7----6----/
A|-4---4---4---4---------7----6----/
E|-----------------2--4--5----4----/
  This is the life you have

e|-----------------------5----4----/
B|-6---7---6---7---------5----4----/
G|-6---6---6---6---------6----4----/
D|-6---6---6---6---------7----6----/
A|-4---4---4---4---------7----6----/
E|-----------------2--4--5----4----/
  This     is      the life you have

e|-----------------------5----4----/
B|-6---7---6---7---------5----4----/
G|-6---6---6---6---------6----4----/
D|-6---6---6---6---------7----6----/
A|-4---4---4---4---------7----6----/
E|-----------------2--4--5----4----/
  This     is      the   life you have

e|-----------------------5----4----/
B|-6---7---6---7---------5----4----/
G|-6---6---6---6---------6----4----/
D|-6---6---6---6---------7----6----/
A|-4---4---4---4---------7----6----/
E|-----------------2--4--5----4----/
  This              is the life you

e|---------7---7---|
B|-6---6---7---7---|
G|-6---6---6---6---|     ends in multiple sounds
D|-6---6---6---6---|     with a base in a C# chord
A|-4---4---4---4---|
E|-----------------|
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