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What Is Life' Olivia Newton-John From the 1972 Album: "Olivia" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Kyle M Email: [email protected] This is a cover version of George Harrison's original - and as is usually the case with Olivia, her version is far superior! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acoustic Gtr. Capo 5th Fret (Plays Chords Throughout) Chords Used: Chord names and shapes are given relative to capo, chord names in brackets () are the chords actually sounding. D MajorD (G+G): xx0232 A augmentedA (D MajorD): x02220 G+G (C majorC): 320033 C majorC (FF): x32010 or x35553 BB (E MajorE): x24442 or 799877 Em**(A minorAm): xx2453 **Use this fingering to sound exactly like the record** FF (Bb majorBb): 133211 Time Sig.: 4/4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acous.Gtr. (Capo 5th fret) (Listen to record for the strumming pattern) (G+G) (D MajorD) (C majorC) (D MajorD) (G+G) (D MajorD) (C majorC) (D MajorD) (FF) D MajorD / / A augmentedA / / G+G / / G+G A augmentedA D MajorD / / A augmentedA / / G+G / / G+G A augmentedA C majorC / / / e|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------| BB|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------| G+G|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------| D MajorD|-5-4-2-----4-2|--------------|-5-4-2-----4-2|------------2p0|-3----2-----| A augmentedA|-------5------|-5-3--3-3/5-5-|-------5------|-5-3--3-3/5----|------------| E MajorE|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------| | | | Elec. Gtr. 2 | | | e|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------| BB|---------7----|-8------------|---------7----|-8-------------|-6----8/10--| G+G|---5---7------|--------------|---5---7------|------5-----7/9|------------| D MajorD|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------5------|------------| A augmentedA|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------| E MajorE|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------| (D MajorD) A augmentedA / / e|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------| BB|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------| G+G|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|--5-5-5-------|----------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | e|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------| BB|--(10)--------|----------------------------------------------------------| G+G|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------| Verse 1: "What I feel I can't say but my (G+G) (G+G) (D MajorD) (D MajorD) D MajorD / / / D MajorD / / / A augmentedA / / / A augmentedA / / / e|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------| BB|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------| G+G|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------| D MajorD|------|--5---5--------|-5---5-2p0-----|-0---0--------|-0---0-----0-1-----| A augmentedA|------|--------5---5--|-----------0-2-|-------0---0--|-------0-2---------| E MajorE|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------| love is there for you any time of day___. But if (E MajorE) (A minorAm) (Bb majorBb) (FF) BB / / / Em**/ / / FF / / / C majorC / / / e|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|-------------------| BB|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|-------------------| G+G|-------------0-|-2---2---0-0-2-|-3--2--0--|----------|-------------------| D MajorD|-2---2---2-2---|-------2-------|----------|-3--2--0--|-------------------| A augmentedA|-------2-------|---------------|----------|----------|-------------------| E MajorE|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|-------------------| it's not love that you need then I'll (G+G) (G+G) (D MajorD) (D MajorD) D MajorD / / / D MajorD / / / A augmentedA / / / A augmentedA / / / e|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------| BB|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------| G+G|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------| D MajorD|------|--5---5--------|-5---5-2p0-----|-0---0--------|-0---0-----0-1-----| A augmentedA|------|--------5---5--|-----------0-2-|-------0---0--|-------0-2---------| E MajorE|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------| try my best to make everything succeed. And tell me (E MajorE) (A minorAm) (Bb majorBb) (FF) BB / / / Em**/ / / FF / / / C majorC / / / e|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|-------------------| BB|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|-------------------| G+G|-------------0-|-2---2---0-0-2-|-3--2--0--|----------|-------------------| D MajorD|-2---2-----2---|-------2-------|----------|-3--2--0--|-------------------| A augmentedA|-------2-2-----|---------------|----------|----------|-------------------| E MajorE|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|-------------------| Chorus 1: what__ is my life without your love? And tell me who___ am I (G+G) (D MajorD) (C majorC) (C majorC) (D MajorD) (G+G) (D MajorD) (C majorC) (C majorC)(D MajorD) (G+G) (D MajorD) D MajorD / / A augmentedA / / G+G / / G+G A augmentedA D MajorD / / A augmentedA / / G+G / / G+G A augmentedA D MajorD / / A augmentedA / / e|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| BB|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| G+G|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| D MajorD|-5-4-2----4-2|--------------|-5-4-2----4-2|------------2p0|-5-4-2----4-2| A augmentedA|-------5-----|-5-3--3-3/5-5-|-------5-----|-5-3--3-3/5----|-------5-----| E MajorE|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| without you by my side___? (C majorC) (C majorC) (D MajorD) (G+G) (D MajorD) (C majorC) (C majorC)(D MajorD) (FF) (FF) (D MajorD) G+G / / G+G A augmentedA D MajorD / / A augmentedA / / G+G / / G+G A augmentedA C majorC / / / C majorC / A augmentedA e|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------| BB|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------| G+G|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------| D MajorD|--------------|-5-4-2-----4-2|------------2p0|-3--3--3-3|--3--2--0------| A augmentedA|-5-3--3-3/5-5-|-------5------|-5-3--3-3/5----|----------|---------------| E MajorE|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------|
Chorus 1: what__ is my life without your love? And tell me who___ am I (G+G) (D MajorD) (C majorC) (C majorC) (D MajorD) (G+G) (D MajorD) (C majorC) (C majorC)(D MajorD) (G+G) (D MajorD) D MajorD / / A augmentedA / / G+G / / G+G A augmentedA D MajorD / / A augmentedA / / G+G / / G+G A augmentedA D MajorD / / A augmentedA / / e|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| BB|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| G+G|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| D MajorD|-5-4-2----4-2|--------------|-5-4-2----4-2|------------2p0|-5-4-2----4-2| A augmentedA|-------5-----|-5-3--3-3/5-5-|-------5-----|-5-3--3-3/5----|-------5-----| E MajorE|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| without you by my side___? (C majorC) (C majorC) (D MajorD) (G+G) (D MajorD) (C majorC) (C majorC)(D MajorD) (FF) (FF) (D MajorD) G+G / / G+G A augmentedA D MajorD / / A augmentedA / / G+G / / G+G A augmentedA C majorC / / / C majorC / A augmentedA e|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------| BB|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------| G+G|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------| D MajorD|--------------|-5-4-2-----4-2|------------2p0|-3--3--3-3|--3--2--0------| A augmentedA|-5-3--3-3/5-5-|-------5------|-5-3--3-3/5----|----------|---------------| E MajorE|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------| Verse 2: "What I know I can do if I (G+G) (G+G) (D MajorD) (D MajorD) D MajorD / / / D MajorD / / / A augmentedA / / / A augmentedA / / / e|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|------------------| BB|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|------------------| G+G|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|------------------| D MajorD|------|--5---5--------|-5---5-2p0-----|-0---0--------|-0---0-----0-1----| A augmentedA|------|--------5---5--|-----------0-2-|-------0---0--|-------0-2--------| E MajorE|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|------------------| give my love to everyone like you___. But if (E MajorE) (A minorAm) (Bb majorBb) (FF) BB / / / Em**/ / / FF / / / C majorC / / e|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|------------------| BB|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|------------------| G+G|-------------0-|-2---2---0-0-2-|-3--2--0--|----------|------------------| D MajorD|-2---2---2-2---|-------2-------|----------|-3--2--0--|------------------| A augmentedA|-------2-------|---------------|----------|----------|------------------| E MajorE|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|------------------| it's not love that you need then I'll (G+G) (G+G) (D MajorD) (D MajorD) D MajorD / / / D MajorD / / / A augmentedA / / / A augmentedA / / / e|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|------------------| BB|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|------------------| G+G|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|------------------| D MajorD|------|--5---5--------|-5---5-2p0-----|-0---0--------|-0---0-----0-1----| A augmentedA|------|--------5---5--|-----------0-2-|-------0---0--|-------0-2--------| E MajorE|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|------------------| try my best to make everything succeed. And tell me (E MajorE) (A minorAm) (Bb majorBb) (FF) BB / / / Em**/ / / FF / / / C majorC / / e|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|------------------| BB|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|------------------| G+G|-------------0-|-2---2---0-0-2-|-3--2--0--|----------|------------------| D MajorD|-2---2-----2---|-------2-------|----------|-3--2--0--|------------------| A augmentedA|-------2-2-----|---------------|----------|----------|------------------| E MajorE|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|------------------| Chorus 2: what__ is my life without your love? And tell me who___ am I (G+G) (D MajorD) (C majorC) (C majorC) (D MajorD) (G+G) (D MajorD) (C majorC) (C majorC)(D MajorD) (G+G) (D MajorD) D MajorD / / A augmentedA / / G+G / / G+G A augmentedA D MajorD / / A augmentedA / / G+G / / G+G A augmentedA D MajorD / / A augmentedA / / e|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| BB|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| G+G|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| D MajorD|-5-4-2----4-2|--------------|-5-4-2----4-2|------------2p0|-5-4-2----4-2| A augmentedA|-------5-----|-5-3--3-3/5-5-|-------5-----|-5-3--3-3/5----|-------5-----| E MajorE|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| without you by my side___? (C majorC) (C majorC)(D MajorD) (G+G) (D MajorD) (C majorC) (C majorC)(D MajorD) (FF) (D MajorD) G+G / / G+G A augmentedA D MajorD / / A augmentedA / / G+G / / G+G A augmentedA C majorC / / A augmentedA / / e|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------| BB|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------| G+G|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------| D MajorD|--------------|-5-4-2-----4-2|------------2p0|-3--2--2--|--0-0-0--------| A augmentedA|-5-3--3-3/5-5-|-------5------|-5-3--3-3/5----|----------|---------------| E MajorE|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------| Bridge: (Same as Intro) Elec. Gtr. 1 e|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| BB|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| G+G|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| D MajorD|-5-4-2-----4-2|--------------|-5-4-2-----4-2|------------2p0| A augmentedA|-------5------|-5-3--3-3/5-5-|-------5------|-5-3--3-3/5----| E MajorE|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| (G+G) (D MajorD) (C majorC) (C majorC)(D MajorD) (G+G) (D MajorD) (C majorC) (C majorC)(D MajorD) (FF) D MajorD / / A augmentedA / / G+G / / G+G A augmentedA D MajorD / / A augmentedA / / G+G / / G+G A augmentedA C majorC / / / e|-------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------| BB|-------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------| G+G|-------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------| D MajorD|-5-4-2----4-2|--------------|-5-4-2-----4-2|------------2p0|-3----2-----| A augmentedA|-------5-----|-5-3--3-3/5-5-|-------5------|-5-3--3-3/5----|------------| E MajorE|-------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------| | | | Elec. Gtr. 2 | | | e|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|-----------| BB|---------7----|-8------------|---------7----|-8-------------|-6----8/10-| G+G|---5---7------|--------------|---5---7------|------5-----7/9|-----------| D MajorD|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------5------|-----------| A augmentedA|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|-----------| E MajorE|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|-----------| (D MajorD) A augmentedA / / e|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------| BB|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------| G+G|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|--5-5-5-------|---------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | e|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------| BB|--(10)--------|---------------------------------------------------------| G+G|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------| Verse 3: "What I feel I can't say but my (G+G) (G+G) (D MajorD) (D MajorD) D MajorD / / / D MajorD / / / A augmentedA / / / A augmentedA / / / e|-----|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------------| BB|-----|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------------| G+G|-----|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------------| D MajorD|-----|--5---5--------|-5---5-2p0-----|-0---0--------|-0---0-----0-1------| A augmentedA|-----|--------5---5--|-----------0-2-|-------0---0--|-------0-2----------| E MajorE|-----|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------------| | | | | | | e|-----|------------------------12-10------------------------------7-------| BB|-----|-----8-10b12--pb12r10p8-------10b12r10p8----12-10--7h8-10----10p8p7| G+G|-----|-----------------------------------------11-11---------------------| D MajorD|-----|-----------------------------------------------10------------------| A augmentedA|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------------| love is there for you any-ol'-time of day___. But if (E MajorE) (A minorAm) (Bb majorBb) (FF) BB / / / Em**/ / / FF / / / C majorC / / e|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|-------------------| BB|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|-------------------| G+G|-------------0-|-2---2---0-0-2-|-3--2--0--|----------|-------------------| D MajorD|-2---2---2-2---|-------2-------|----------|-3--2--0--|-------------------| A augmentedA|-------2-------|---------------|----------|----------|-------------------| E MajorE|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|-------------------| | | | | | . . . . . . . | e|----------7--9-7--|-8-10-8-10/13-|---------------------------------------| BB|------7h9---------|--------------|---------------------------------------| G+G|-9----------------|--------------|---------------------------------------| D MajorD|------------------|--------------|---------------------------------------| A augmentedA|------------------|--------------|---------------------------------------| E MajorE|------------------|--------------|---------------------------------------| |------------------| |--Brass Takes Over----------------------| Staccato it's not love that you need then I'll (G+G) (G+G) (D MajorD) (D MajorD) D MajorD / / / D MajorD / / / A augmentedA / / / A augmentedA / / / e|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------| BB|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------| G+G|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------| D MajorD|------|--5---5--------|-5---5-2p0-----|-0---0--------|-0---0-----0-1-----| A augmentedA|------|--------5---5--|-----------0-2-|-------0---0--|-------0-2---------| E MajorE|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------| | | | | | | e|---------------12-10-12/15-|-12\10------------10-12-12b14-10-------------| BB|-------10/12---------------|--------13\12-10-----------------10--10\8-7--| G+G|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------| D MajorD|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------| try my best to make everything succeed. And tell me (E MajorE) (A minorAm) (Bb majorBb) (FF) BB / / / Em**/ / / FF / / C majorC / / e|---------------|---------------|----------|----------| BB|---------------|---------------|----------|----------| G+G|-------------0-|-2---2---0-0-2-|-3--2--0--|----------| D MajorD|-2---2-----2---|-------2-------|----------|-3--2--0--| A augmentedA|-------2-2-----|---------------|----------|----------| E MajorE|---------------|---------------|----------|----------| | | | |------------------- | | e|------------------|-------------|----------------------------------------| BB|------------------|-13-13p12-13-|-15--15p13h15-15/17--17p15h17-17/18~----| G+G|-9\7-7/9--x-11p9-9|-------------|----------------------------------------| D MajorD|------------------|-------------|----------------------------------------| A augmentedA|------------------|-------------|----------------------------------------| E MajorE|------------------|-------------|----------------------------------------| |--Brass Takes Over----------------------| Chorus 3: what__ is my life without your love__? And tell me who___ am I (G+G) (D MajorD) (C majorC) (C majorC)(D MajorD) (G+G) (D MajorD) (C majorC) (C majorC)(D MajorD) (G+G) (D MajorD) D MajorD / / A augmentedA / / G+G / / G+G A augmentedA D MajorD / / A augmentedA / / G+G / / G+G A augmentedA D MajorD / / A augmentedA / / e|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| BB|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| G+G|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| D MajorD|-5-4-2----4-2|--------------|-5-4-2----4-2|------------2p0|-5-4-2----4-2| A augmentedA|-------5-----|-5-3--3-3/5-5-|-------5-----|-5-3--3-3/5----|-------5-----| E MajorE|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| without you by my side___? And tell me (C majorC) (C majorC)(D MajorD) (G+G) (D MajorD) (C majorC) (C majorC)(D MajorD) (FF) (FF) (D MajorD) G+G / / G+G A augmentedA D MajorD / / A augmentedA / / G+G / / G+G A augmentedA C majorC / / C majorC / A augmentedA e|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------| BB|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------| G+G|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------| D MajorD|--------------|-5-4-2-----4-2|------------2p0|-3--3--3-3|--3--2--0------| A augmentedA|-5-3--3-3/5-5-|-------5------|-5-3--3-3/5----|----------|---------------| E MajorE|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------| |-- what__ is my life without your love__? And tell me | (G+G) (D MajorD) (C majorC) (C majorC)(D MajorD) (G+G) (D MajorD) (C majorC) (C majorC)(D MajorD) | D MajorD / / A augmentedA / / G+G / / G+G A augmentedA D MajorD / / A augmentedA / / G+G / / G+G A augmentedA | | e|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| | BB|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| | G+G|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| | D MajorD|-5-4-2----4-2--|-----2---0-2-4-0|-5-4-2----4-2--|-----2---0-2-4-0| | A augmentedA|-------5------5|-3-5---3--------|-------5------5|-3-5---3--------| | E MajorE|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| Repeat to fade who___ am I without you by my side___? And tell me | (G+G) (D MajorD) (C majorC) (C majorC)(D MajorD) (G+G) (D MajorD) (FF) (FF) (D MajorD) | | e|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------|---------| | BB|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------|---------| | G+G|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------|---------| | D MajorD|-5-4-2----4-2--|-----2---0-2-4-0|-5-4-2----4-2--|-3--3--3-3|--3--2--0| | A augmentedA|-------5------5|-3-5---3--------|-------5------5|----------|---------| | E MajorE|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------|---------| | | |- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Any comments or questions just email me. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************
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