Just One Lifetime (feat. Shaggy) chords by Sting

Chords with lyrics

Intro: B minorBm  F# minorF#m  E MajorE  E7E7

B minorBm
The time has come, the world has said
F# minorF#m
To talk of many things
E MajorE
Of ships and shoes and sealing wax
E7E7
Of cabbages and kings

B minorBm
Life a the greatest gift given to humanity
F# minorF#m
Surround yourself with a lot a positive energy
E MajorE
Yuh caan buy it even if yuh have wull heap a money
E7E7
A augmentedA das why we spread love ina the community
B minorBm
Yuh coulda be small man or a celebrity
F# minorF#m
Yuh coulda live uptown or di ina city
E MajorE
Wi need a world full peace and serenity
E7E7
Sting come sing out fi everybody

B minorBm
The time has come, as Shaggy said
F# minorF#m
To talk of many things
E MajorE
Of ships and shoes and sealing wax
E7E7
Of cabbages and kings

B minorBm
The planets tune in retrograde
F# minorF#m
The moon seems to have fled
E MajorE
The world is spinning upside down
E7E7
And landed on its head

     D MajorD   F# minorF#m
Just one lifetime
         E MajorE           E7E7
And there's only one, yes there's only one
     D MajorD   F# minorF#m
Just one life to live
          E MajorE
Assuming that we'll make it
            E7E7

We've no choice but to take it

B minorBm
I'm with you, the Walrus said
F# minorF#m
We'll dress for heavy weather
E MajorE
Whatever's on the road ahead
E7E7
We're in this now together

B minorBm
We thought we'd make a run for it
F# minorF#m
Not knowing where we're headed
E MajorE
We packed the car with both our bags
E7E7
And filled her up unleaded

     D MajorD   F# minorF#m
Just one lifetime
         E MajorE           E7E7
And there's only one, yes there's only one
     D MajorD   F# minorF#m
Just one life to live
          E MajorE
Assuming that we'll make it
            E7E7
We've no choice but to take it

B minorBm
Come Meck wi Teck a page out a di book of life
F# minorF#m
Lego negativity and do what's right
E MajorE
Wi no longer need fi a fuss or fight
E7E7
Unite the world an show dem di right
B minorBm
Dis generation a set a new trend
F# minorF#m
Replace di word enemy wid friend
E MajorE
Leaders a di world these rules can't bend
E7E7
Dis a di message wi send to dem

B minorBm
The time had come, a reckoning
F# minorF#m
We all knew it was coming
E MajorE
We headed North on empty roads
E7E7
The engine gently humming

B minorBm
The Walrus smoked a cigarette
F# minorF#m
He claimed it was his last
E MajorE
No signs of life, no gas, no food
E7E7
In all the empty towns we passed

B minorBm
All we have is me and you
F# minorF#m
It has to be enough
E MajorE
I've got your back and you've got mine
E7E7
If the going it gets rough

Chorus
     D MajorD   F# minorF#m
Just one lifetime
         E MajorE           E7E7
And there's only one, yes there's only one
     D MajorD   F# minorF#m
Just one life to live
          E MajorE
Assuming that we'll make it
            E7E7
We've no choice but to take it

B minorBm
The time has come, the Walrus said
F# minorF#m
To talk of many things
E MajorE
Of ships and shoes and sealing wax
E7E7
Of cabbages and kings

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