What Is Life Tab by Olivia Newton-John

What Is Life tab by Olivia Newton-John

Guitar Tab

What Is Life'
                             Olivia Newton-John

                        From the 1972 Album: "Olivia"
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Tabbed by: Kyle M
Email: k.murray23@gateshead.org

This is a cover version of George Harrison's original - and as is usually
the case with Olivia, her version is far superior!

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Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

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 (G): xx0232
A (D): x02220
G (C): 320033
C (F): x32010 or x35553
B (E): x24442 or 799877

Em**(Am): xx2453 **Use this fingering to sound exactly like the record**

F (Bb): 133211

Time Sig.: 4/4

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Acous.Gtr. (Capo 5th fret) (Listen to record for the strumming pattern)
  (G)   (D)      (C)       (D)  (G)   (D)      (C)       (D)   (F)
   D / / A / /    G / / G   A    D / / A / /    G / /  G  A     C  /  /  /

e|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------|
D|-5-4-2-----4-2|--------------|-5-4-2-----4-2|------------2p0|-3----2-----|
A|-------5------|-5-3--3-3/5-5-|-------5------|-5-3--3-3/5----|------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------|
 |                                                                         |
 | Elec. Gtr. 2                                                            |
 |                                                                         |
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------|
B|---------7----|-8------------|---------7----|-8-------------|-6----8/10--|
G|---5---7------|--------------|---5---7------|------5-----7/9|------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------5------|------------|
A|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------|

   (D)
    A / /

e|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-5-5-------|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
 |                                                                         |
 |                                                                         |
 |                                                                         |
e|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--(10)--------|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:

"What I   feel                I can't  say                      but my
          (G)            (G)             (D)            (D)
           D  /  /  /     D   /  /  /     A  /  /  /     A  /  /  /

e|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------|
B|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------|
G|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------|
D|------|--5---5--------|-5---5-2p0-----|-0---0--------|-0---0-----0-1-----|
A|------|--------5---5--|-----------0-2-|-------0---0--|-------0-2---------|
E|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------|

 love is there for you any time of day___.       But if
  (E)             (Am)            (Bb)       (F)
   B  /  /  /      Em**/  /  /     F  /  /  / C  /  /  /

e|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|-------------------|
B|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|-------------------|
G|-------------0-|-2---2---0-0-2-|-3--2--0--|----------|-------------------|
D|-2---2---2-2---|-------2-------|----------|-3--2--0--|-------------------|
A|-------2-------|---------------|----------|----------|-------------------|
E|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|-------------------|

it's not  love               that you need                      then I'll
          (G)            (G)             (D)            (D)
           D  /  /  /     D  /  /  /      A  /  /  /     A  /  /  /

e|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------|
B|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------|
G|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------|
D|------|--5---5--------|-5---5-2p0-----|-0---0--------|-0---0-----0-1-----|
A|------|--------5---5--|-----------0-2-|-------0---0--|-------0-2---------|
E|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------|

  try my best to make everything succeed.      And tell me
  (E)             (Am)            (Bb)       (F)
   B  /  /  /      Em**/  /  /     F  /  /  / C  /  /  /

e|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|-------------------|
B|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|-------------------|
G|-------------0-|-2---2---0-0-2-|-3--2--0--|----------|-------------------|
D|-2---2-----2---|-------2-------|----------|-3--2--0--|-------------------|
A|-------2-2-----|---------------|----------|----------|-------------------|
E|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|-------------------|

Chorus 1:

  what__ is my life without your love?            And tell me  who___   am I
  (G)   (D)      (C)   (C) (D)  (G)   (D)      (C)    (C)(D)   (G)   (D)
   D / / A / /    G / / G   A    D / / A / /    G / /  G  A     D / / A / /

e|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
B|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
G|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
D|-5-4-2----4-2|--------------|-5-4-2----4-2|------------2p0|-5-4-2----4-2|
A|-------5-----|-5-3--3-3/5-5-|-------5-----|-5-3--3-3/5----|-------5-----|
E|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|

       without   you                       by my side___?
  (C)   (C) (D)  (G)   (D)      (C)    (C)(D)   (F)         (F)   (D)
   G / / G   A    D / / A / /    G / /  G  A     C  /  /  /  C  /  A

e|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------|
B|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------|
G|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------|
D|--------------|-5-4-2-----4-2|------------2p0|-3--3--3-3|--3--2--0------|
A|-5-3--3-3/5-5-|-------5------|-5-3--3-3/5----|----------|---------------|
E|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------|


Chorus 1:

  what__ is my life without your love?            And tell me  who___  am I
  (G)   (D)      (C)   (C) (D)  (G)   (D)      (C)    (C)(D)   (G)   (D)
   D / / A / /    G / / G   A    D / / A / /    G / /  G  A     D / / A / /

e|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
B|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
G|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
D|-5-4-2----4-2|--------------|-5-4-2----4-2|------------2p0|-5-4-2----4-2|
A|-------5-----|-5-3--3-3/5-5-|-------5-----|-5-3--3-3/5----|-------5-----|
E|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|

       without   you                       by my side___?
  (C)   (C) (D)  (G)   (D)      (C)    (C)(D)   (F)         (F)   (D)
   G / / G   A    D / / A / /    G / /  G  A     C  /  /  /  C  /  A

e|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------|
B|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------|
G|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------|
D|--------------|-5-4-2-----4-2|------------2p0|-3--3--3-3|--3--2--0------|
A|-5-3--3-3/5-5-|-------5------|-5-3--3-3/5----|----------|---------------|
E|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------|


Verse 2:

"What I know                    I  can  do                       if I
          (G)            (G)             (D)            (D)
           D  /  /  /     D  /  /  /      A  /  /  /     A  /  /  /

e|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|------------------|
B|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|------------------|
G|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|------------------|
D|------|--5---5--------|-5---5-2p0-----|-0---0--------|-0---0-----0-1----|
A|------|--------5---5--|-----------0-2-|-------0---0--|-------0-2--------|
E|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|------------------|

  give  my love to everyone like you___.         But if
  (E)             (Am)            (Bb)       (F)
   B  /  /  /      Em**/  /  /     F  /  /  / C  /  /

e|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|------------------|
B|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|------------------|
G|-------------0-|-2---2---0-0-2-|-3--2--0--|----------|------------------|
D|-2---2---2-2---|-------2-------|----------|-3--2--0--|------------------|
A|-------2-------|---------------|----------|----------|------------------|
E|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|------------------|

it's not love                 that  you  need                   then I'll
          (G)            (G)             (D)            (D)
           D  /  /  /     D  /  /  /      A  /  /  /     A  /  /  /

e|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|------------------|
B|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|------------------|
G|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|------------------|
D|------|--5---5--------|-5---5-2p0-----|-0---0--------|-0---0-----0-1----|
A|------|--------5---5--|-----------0-2-|-------0---0--|-------0-2--------|
E|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|------------------|

try my best to make everything succeed.      And tell me
  (E)             (Am)            (Bb)       (F)
   B  /  /  /      Em**/  /  /     F  /  /  / C  /  /

e|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|------------------|
B|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|------------------|
G|-------------0-|-2---2---0-0-2-|-3--2--0--|----------|------------------|
D|-2---2-----2---|-------2-------|----------|-3--2--0--|------------------|
A|-------2-2-----|---------------|----------|----------|------------------|
E|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|------------------|


Chorus 2:

what__ is my life  without your love?            And tell me  who___   am I
  (G)   (D)     (C)   (C) (D)  (G)   (D)      (C)    (C)(D)   (G)   (D)
   D / / A / /   G / / G   A    D / / A / /    G / /  G  A     D / / A / /
e|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
B|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
G|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
D|-5-4-2----4-2|--------------|-5-4-2----4-2|------------2p0|-5-4-2----4-2|
A|-------5-----|-5-3--3-3/5-5-|-------5-----|-5-3--3-3/5----|-------5-----|
E|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|

       without   you                    by my side___?
  (C)   (C)(D)   (G)   (D)      (C)    (C)(D)   (F)         (D)
   G / / G  A     D / / A / /    G / /  G  A     C  /  /     A / /

e|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------|
B|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------|
G|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------|
D|--------------|-5-4-2-----4-2|------------2p0|-3--2--2--|--0-0-0--------|
A|-5-3--3-3/5-5-|-------5------|-5-3--3-3/5----|----------|---------------|
E|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------|


Bridge: (Same as Intro)

Elec. Gtr. 1

e|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
D|-5-4-2-----4-2|--------------|-5-4-2-----4-2|------------2p0|
A|-------5------|-5-3--3-3/5-5-|-------5------|-5-3--3-3/5----|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|

  (G)   (D)     (C)    (C)(D)  (G)   (D)      (C)   (C)(D)    (F)
   D / / A / /   G / /  G  A    D / / A / /    G / / G  A      C  /  /  /

e|-------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------|
B|-------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------|
G|-------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------|
D|-5-4-2----4-2|--------------|-5-4-2-----4-2|------------2p0|-3----2-----|
A|-------5-----|-5-3--3-3/5-5-|-------5------|-5-3--3-3/5----|------------|
E|-------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|------------|
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 | Elec. Gtr. 2                                                           |
 |                                                                        |
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|-----------|
B|---------7----|-8------------|---------7----|-8-------------|-6----8/10-|
G|---5---7------|--------------|---5---7------|------5-----7/9|-----------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------5------|-----------|
A|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|-----------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|-----------|

   (D)
    A / /

e|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-5-5-------|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
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 |                                                                        |
 |                                                                        |
e|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--(10)--------|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 3:

"What I   feel                I can't  say                      but my
         (G)            (G)             (D)            (D)
          D  /  /  /     D  /  /  /      A  /  /  /     A  /  /  /

e|-----|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------------|
B|-----|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------------|
G|-----|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------------|
D|-----|--5---5--------|-5---5-2p0-----|-0---0--------|-0---0-----0-1------|
A|-----|--------5---5--|-----------0-2-|-------0---0--|-------0-2----------|
E|-----|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------------|
 |                                                                         |
 |                                                                         |
 |                                                                         |
e|-----|------------------------12-10------------------------------7-------|
B|-----|-----8-10b12--pb12r10p8-------10b12r10p8----12-10--7h8-10----10p8p7|
G|-----|-----------------------------------------11-11---------------------|
D|-----|-----------------------------------------------10------------------|
A|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

love is there for you any-ol'-time of day___.       But if
  (E)             (Am)            (Bb)       (F)
   B  /  /  /      Em**/  /  /     F  /  /  / C  /  /

e|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|-------------------|
B|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|-------------------|
G|-------------0-|-2---2---0-0-2-|-3--2--0--|----------|-------------------|
D|-2---2---2-2---|-------2-------|----------|-3--2--0--|-------------------|
A|-------2-------|---------------|----------|----------|-------------------|
E|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|-------------------|
 |                                                                         |
 |                                                                         |
 |        . .  . .    . .  .                                               |
e|----------7--9-7--|-8-10-8-10/13-|---------------------------------------|
B|------7h9---------|--------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-9----------------|--------------|---------------------------------------|
D|------------------|--------------|---------------------------------------|
A|------------------|--------------|---------------------------------------|
E|------------------|--------------|---------------------------------------|

         |------------------|     |--Brass Takes Over----------------------|
               Staccato

it's not  love               that you need                      then I'll
          (G)            (G)             (D)            (D)
           D  /  /  /     D  /  /  /      A  /  /  /     A  /  /  /

e|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------|
B|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------|
G|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------|
D|------|--5---5--------|-5---5-2p0-----|-0---0--------|-0---0-----0-1-----|
A|------|--------5---5--|-----------0-2-|-------0---0--|-------0-2---------|
E|------|---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------|
 |                                                                         |
 |                                                                         |
 |                                                                         |
e|---------------12-10-12/15-|-12\10------------10-12-12b14-10-------------|
B|-------10/12---------------|--------13\12-10-----------------10--10\8-7--|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

  try my best to make everything succeed.      And tell me
  (E)             (Am)            (Bb)       (F)
   B  /  /  /      Em**/  /  /     F  /  /    C  /  /

e|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|
B|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|
G|-------------0-|-2---2---0-0-2-|-3--2--0--|----------|
D|-2---2-----2---|-------2-------|----------|-3--2--0--|
A|-------2-2-----|---------------|----------|----------|
E|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|
 |                                                     |
 |                                                     |-------------------
 |                                                                         |
e|------------------|-------------|----------------------------------------|
B|------------------|-13-13p12-13-|-15--15p13h15-15/17--17p15h17-17/18~----|
G|-9\7-7/9--x-11p9-9|-------------|----------------------------------------|
D|------------------|-------------|----------------------------------------|
A|------------------|-------------|----------------------------------------|
E|------------------|-------------|----------------------------------------|

                                  |--Brass Takes Over----------------------|


Chorus 3:

what__ is my life  without your love__?          And tell me  who___   am I
  (G)   (D)     (C)   (C)(D)   (G)   (D)     (C)   (C)(D)    (G)   (D)
   D / / A / /   G / / G  A     D / / A / /   G / / G  A      D / / A / /

e|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
B|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
G|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
D|-5-4-2----4-2|--------------|-5-4-2----4-2|------------2p0|-5-4-2----4-2|
A|-------5-----|-5-3--3-3/5-5-|-------5-----|-5-3--3-3/5----|-------5-----|
E|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|

       without   you                    by my side___?       And tell me
  (C)   (C)(D)   (G)   (D)      (C)   (C)(D)    (F)         (F)   (D)
   G / / G  A     D / / A / /    G / / G  A      C  /  /     C  /  A

e|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------|
B|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------|
G|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------|
D|--------------|-5-4-2-----4-2|------------2p0|-3--3--3-3|--3--2--0------|
A|-5-3--3-3/5-5-|-------5------|-5-3--3-3/5----|----------|---------------|
E|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------|---------------|


                                                                       |--
what__ is my life     without your love__?               And tell me      |
  (G)   (D)       (C)     (C)(D)   (G)   (D)       (C)     (C)(D)         |
   D / / A / /     G /  /  G  A     D / / A / /     G  /  / G  A          |
                                                                          |
e|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|      |
B|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|      |
G|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|      |
D|-5-4-2----4-2--|-----2---0-2-4-0|-5-4-2----4-2--|-----2---0-2-4-0|      |
A|-------5------5|-3-5---3--------|-------5------5|-3-5---3--------|      |
E|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
                                                                      Repeat
                                                                     to fade

  who___    am I     without you         by my side___?       And tell me |
  (G)   (D)       (C)     (C)(D)   (G)   (D)       (F)         (F)   (D)  |
                                                                          |
e|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------|---------|  |
B|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------|---------|  |
G|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------|---------|  |
D|-5-4-2----4-2--|-----2---0-2-4-0|-5-4-2----4-2--|-3--3--3-3|--3--2--0|  |
A|-------5------5|-3-5---3--------|-------5------5|----------|---------|  |
E|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------|---------|  |
                                                                          |
                                                                        |-
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| /   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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Last updated: April 19, 2022

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