Livin’ Thing- ELO

 

      C  Cdm  C       G G                             *

E---0---x----0                                           E---0--1-0---0-

B---1---3----1                                           B----2------2----

G---0---0----0                                          G----------------

D---2---0----2                                          D----------------

A---3---3----3                                          A----------------

E---x---x----x                                           E---------------

 

C                                                                    Am

Sailin' away on the crest of a wave, it's like magic

Ab                                                                Fm 

Rollin' and ridin' and slippin' & slidin', it's magic

       Em                               Dm                 Em  Dm  Em                  F          G      CCC

and you, and your sweet desire, you took me, oh-h,      higher and higher, baby

        Am             *  F         D7        G          C

It's a livin' thing,      it's a terrible thing to lose

         Am           *  F            D7       G           C

It's a given thing,     what a terrible thing to lose.

                    Bbm                               F                     G G    C  Cdm  C     G G

 I’m takin’ a dive (dive, dive..)         (dive, dive..)

C                                                                                        Am

Making believe this is what you've conceived from your worst day, (I’m takin’ a dive)

Ab                                                                           Fm

Moving in line when you look back in time to the first day (I’m takin’, I’m takin’)

        Em                               Dm                                       Em    Dm    Em                 F          G     CCC

And you, and your sweet desire, don’t ya do it, don’t ya do it, oh-oh     higher and higher, baby

        Am             *   F         D7        G          C

It's a livin' thing,       It's a terrible thing to lose

         Am            *   F             D7       G          C

It's a given thing,        what a terrible thing to lose.

                    Bbm                                    F                               G     G      C  Cdm  C     G G

I’m takin’ a dive (dive, dive..) Halt the slide (slide, slide..)    Hey, hey

C                                                                             Am

Takin' a dive 'cos you can't halt the slide floating downstream, (I’m takin’ a dive)

Ab                                                                         Fm    

So let her go, don't start spoiling the show, It's a bad dream (I’m takin’, I’m takin’)

        Em                               Dm                                       Em    Dm  Em                 F         G      CCC

And you, and your sweet desire, don’t ya do it, don’t ya do it, oh-h,    higher and higher, baby

        Am            *    F         D7        G          C

It's a livin' thing,       It's a terrible thing to lose

         Am           *  F             D7        G          C

It's a given thing,     what a terrible thing to lose. 

 

(repeat)