Life In A Beautiful Light by Amy MacDonald
2012
Tracklist:
1. 4th Of July
2. Pride
3. Slow It Down
4. The Furthest Star
5. The Game
6. Across The Nile
7. The Days Of Being Young And Free
8. Left That Body Long Ago
9. Life In A Beautiful Light
10. Human Spirit
11. The Green And The Blue
12. In The End
1. 4th Of July
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 3rd fret
Chords:
C: x32010
G: 320033 or 320003
D: xx0232
Em: x22000
Intro: C G D Em x3
C D
C G D Em
Well the first day of spring, well it came and gone
C G D Em
And the summer did too but winter's so long
C G D Em
And my heart still sings, sings for you
C D G
And I dream of the one summer night I spent with you
Em
And it still goes on
C G
Like the 4th of July
Em
And my heart still beats
C G
Like you're by my side
Em
And I dream of the day
C G
When you'll be mine
C
And I'll fly sky high
D G
On the 4th of July
C G D Em
Well the first day of spring, well it came and gone
C G D Em
And the summer did too but winter's so long
C G D Em
And my heart still sings, sings for you
C D G
And I dream of the one summer night I spent with you
C G D Em
And then the rain came down and the sheets of grey
C G D Em
And they washed our love, my dreams away
C G D Em
And the rising sun, it never came
C D G
It just stayed there in that one summer day
Em
And it still goes on
C G
Like the 4th of July
Em
And my heart still beats
C G
Like you're by my side
Em
And I dream of the day
C G
When you'll be mine
C
And I'll fly sky high
D G
On the 4th of July
Em C G D
And the fireworks still pop in my head, the flag still flies overhead
Em
And the banner still blows, still blow in the wind
C G D
And the crowds still cheer, the crowds still sing
Em
And it still goes on
C G
Like the 4th of July
Em
And my heart still beats
C G
Like you're by my side
Em
And I dream of the day
C G
When you'll be mine
C
And I'll fly sky high
D G
On the 4th of July
Em
And it still goes on
C G
Like the 4th of July
Em
And my heart still beats
C G
Like you're by my side
Em
And I dream of the day
C G
When you'll be mine
C
And I'll fly sky high
D G
Happy 4th of July
2. Pride
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 6th fret
Chords:
G: 320033 or 320003
D: xx0232
C: x32010
Em: x22000
Dsus4: xx0233
Intro: G D C x2
G D C
I never felt like this before
G D C
Try to hold it back and I feel it even more
G D
Sweat drips down my spine
C
And my knees are weak
G D C
I can not move, I can not speak
C
But then you came and
G D
I held it together again
C G D
I managed to stumble through
C G
Fifty thousand voices singing in the rain
D G
There's nothing that I wouldn't do
C
Cause I'd move mountains
G
if you asked me to
D Em
I'll swim the seven seas
C G
I'll be the one to hold your torch again
D Em
I'll do anything you asked of me
C
Cause I'd move mountains
G
if you asked me to
D Em
I'll swim the seven seas
C G
I'll be the one to hold your torch again
D G
I'll do anything you asked of me
G D C
I never knew how proud I'd feel
G D C
Just standing in the rain
G D C
These three words mean everything to me and
C G D (Dsus4)
I'd sing them again and again
C
Cause I'd move mountains
G
if you asked me to
D Em
I'll swim the seven seas
C G
I'll be the one to hold your torch again
D Em
I'll do anything you asked of me
C
Cause I'd move mountains
G
if you asked me to
D Em
I'll swim the seven seas
C G
I'll be the one to hold your torch again
D G
I'll do anything you asked of me
Em C
Well the blue and the white of the flag
G D
shines bright and it's blowing there for me
Em
With my hand on my heart
C G
The honest truth there's nowhere
D
I'd rather be
C
Cause I'd move mountains
G
if you asked me to
D Em
I'll swim the seven seas
C G
I'll be the one to hold your torch again
D Em
I'll do anything you asked of me
C
Cause I'd move mountains
G
if you asked me to
D Em
I'll swim the seven seas
C G
I'll be the one to hold your torch again
D G
I'll do anything you asked of me
3. Slow It Down
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 2nd fret
Chords:
C: x32010
Em: x22000
Am: x02210
F: 133211 or x33211
(You can play without a capo and replace these chords by D, F#m, Bm, G)
Intro: C Em Am F x2
C Em Am F
I never knew you before
C Em Am F
I've been walking around with my eyes on the floor
C Em
But now you're everywhere to me
Am F
You're every face that I see
C Em Am F
Things ain't moving quick enough for me
C
I guess I've been running 'round town
Em
Leaving my tracks
Am
Burning out rubber
F
Driving too fast
C Em Am F
But I got to slow right down
C Em
Back to the moment the very start
Am F
From the very first day you had my heart
C Em Am F
But I got to slow right down
Slow it down
C Em Am F x2
C Em
Wishing, wanting for something more
Am F
Always better than I had before
C Em Am F
Who knew this dream would come true
C Em
And I run the red won't stop at night
Am F
I don't care for traffic light
C Em Am F
Things ain't moving quick enough for me
C
I guess I've been running 'round town
Em
Leaving my tracks
Am
Burning out rubber
F
Driving too fast
C Em Am F
But I got to slow right down
C Em
Back to the moment the very start
Am F
From the very first day you had my heart
C Em Am F
But I got to slow right down
Slow it down
C Em Am F x4
C
I guess I've been running 'round town
Em
Leaving my tracks
Am
Burning out rubber
F
Driving too fast
C Em Am F
But I got to slow right down
C Em
Back to the moment the very start
Am F
From the very first day you had my heart
C Em Am F
But I got to slow right down
C
I guess I've been running 'round town
Em
Leaving my tracks
Am
Burning out rubber
F
Driving too fast
C Em Am F
But I got to slow right down
C Em
Back to the moment the very start
Am F
From the very first day you had my heart
C Em Am F
But I got to slow right down
Slow it down
C Em Am F x4
End on C
4. The Furthest Star
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
D: xx0232
Bm: x24432
F#m: 244222
G: 320033 or 320003
(To make it easier put a capo on the 2nd fret and replace the chords above by C, Am, Em, F)
Intro: D
D
The furthest star in the sky
Bm
Well that's the one that passed me by
F#m
I tried to wish upon that star
G
It didn't get me very far
D
It fell on empty ears
Bm
It fell on empty hearts
F#m G
And my dreams, they fell apart
F#m Bm
I'm always wishing I was someone else
F#m Bm
I'm always hoping I can sell myself
D Bm
But I'll be free for what I believe
F#m G
And I won't sell my soul just to achieve my goal
D Bm F#m
And I've been holding back the tears, dreaming all these years
G
And I sing from the heart if you'll listen to me
F#m G D
Everything I do is what I believe
D
The lights went out across the world
Bm
And your house of cards came tumbling down
F#m
Cause nothing stays and noting sticks
G
When you're rolling with the lunatics
D
But my star in the darkest sky
Bm
Twinkles and watches while the other stars die
F#m G
Upon your empty ears and empty hearts
F#m Bm
I'm always wishing I was someone else
F#m Bm
But I've given up the ghost, I will never sell myself
D Bm
But I'll be free for what I believe
F#m G
And I won't sell my soul just to achieve my goal
D Bm F#m
And I've been holding back the tears, dreaming all these years
G
And I sing from the heart if you'll listen to me
F#m G D
Everything I do is what I believe
D
The furthest star in the sky
Bm
Well that's the one that passed me by
F#m
I tried to wish upon that star
G
It didn't get me very far
D Bm F#m G
End on D
5. The Game
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 5th fret
Chords:
C: x32010
F: 133211 or x33211
Am: x02210
Em: x22000
(To play without a capo replace the chords above by F, Bb, Dm and Am)
Intro: C F C
C F C
Why did I dream last night?
C F C
Why did I not see the light?
Am
Cause here and now is what I've been waiting for
F
All my life this is what I was born to do
C Em
No sacrifice I wouldn't give it up for you
F C
And set fire to my heart
Am
Then tear my world apart
Em
Just like you always do
F C
And give, give me just a taste
Am
Then take it all away
Em
I'm lost in the game
Am
The game you call the fame
Am F C Em x2
C F C
Why did I think there was something more?
C F C
Why did it feel different to the years before?
Am
Cause here and now is what I've been waiting for
F
All my life this is what I was born to do
C Em
No sacrifice I wouldn't give it up for you
F C
And set fire to my heart
Am
Then tear my world apart
Em
Just like you always do
F C
And give, give me just a taste
Am
Then take it all away
Em
I'm lost in the game
Am F C Em
The game you call the fame
Am F C Em
The game you call the fame
F C
And set fire to my heart
Am
Then tear my world apart
Em
Just like you always do
F C
And give, give me just a taste
Am
Then take it all away
Em
I'm lost in the game
Am
The game you call the fame
6. Across The Nile
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 4th fret
Chords:
Bm: x24432
A: x02220
E: 022100
D: xx0232
Intro: Bm A E D
Bm A E
Bm A
Wave your flag high above your head
E D
You deserve to smile, celebrate in style
Bm A E
Cause everything that depressed you now is gone
Bm A
And eighteen days while the world looked on
E D
You stood your ground, kept holding strong
Bm A E
Eighteen days while the world looked on
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D Bm
Across the Nile there are stars tonight
A E
And they shine much brighter than before
D Bm
Across the Nile there's peace and love tonight
A E
And it shows much stronger than before
Bm A E D Bm A E
Much stronger than before
Bm A
Free and fair life they said it would be
E D
Cross our fingers, wait and see
Bm A E
And dream of a better day
Bm A
And across the world you've shown them all
E D
That hope and strength can conquer all
Bm A E
Will we stand together again?
D Bm
Across the Nile there are stars tonight
A E
And they shine much brighter than before
D Bm
Across the Nile there's peace and love tonight
A E
And it shows much stronger than before
Bm A E D Bm A E
Much stronger than before
D E
Hope and strength can conquer all
Bm
You've shown the world how the mighty fall
A E
And across the Nile there are stars
A
Much brighter than before
7. The Days Of Being Young And Free
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 4th fret
Chords:
C: x32010
Am: x02210
Em: x22000
G: 320033 or 320003
F: 133211 or x33211
Intro: C
C
Listen to my heart as it beats for you
Am
And it's telling you the things that I never could
Em G
And it's laying it down on the line for you
C
And the years are catching up, I can see it on your face
Am
And the days of being young and free
Em G
Are left there with the memories that blow in the wind
F Am
And I can feel it coming when the Monday morning blues
Em G
They last all through the week, I feel it on Sunday too
F Am
And I can feel it coming when my knees feel weak
Em G
And I can not speak the truth
C Am
The days of being young, the days of being free
Em F G
They're etched upon my face in every light that you see
C Am
The stories I could tell, the lies are told as well
Em F G C
What I wouldn't give to live it all again
C
The years are passing, every single day
Am
Where did they go? Did you take them all away?
Em G
Now I'm older and brave
C
And the children, they all left
They fled their family nest
Am
And now we're all alone
Em G
And the house don't feel like home anymore, anymore
F Am
And I can feel it coming when the Monday morning blues
Em G
They last all through the week, I feel it on Sunday too
F Am
And I can feel it coming when my knees feel weak
Em G
And I can not speak the truth
C Am
The days of being young, the days of being free
Em F G
They're etched upon my face in every light that you see
C Am
The stories I could tell, the lies are told as well
Em F G C
What I wouldn't give to live it all again
F Am
And in my baby's eyes I lived it all again
C F G
The fear, the surprise, everything
F Am
In my baby's eyes I lived it all again
C F G
And I wouldn't change anything
F Am
In my baby's eyes I lived it all again
C F G
And I wouldn't change anything
End on C
8. Left That Body Long Ago
Left That Body Long Ago by Amy MacDonald
Album: Life In A Beautiful Light
Track 8
2012
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 5th fret
Chords:
D: xx0232
A: x02220
Em: x22000
G: 320003 or 320033
Intro: D
D
Oh my dancing's getting slower now
A
Cause my years they're getting older now
Em
And my eyes, they won't cry
G
My tears have all run dry
D
And my memory doesn't get me very far
A
I can't remember my name or exactly who you are
Em G
And I don't know why, no I don't know why
D
Will you please believe
A
I'm not the person you see
Em
I left that body long ago
G
I left it way back there
D
Will you please believe
A
Given all that you see
Em
I left that body long ago
G
But somehow nobody knows
D
So goodbye
A
You were my world and my life
Em
And I don't know why
G
You've lost your mother, lost your wife
D
But there's more
A
Something more than meets the eye
Em
This is not the end
G
This is only goodbye
D
Will you please believe
A
I'm not the person you see
Em
I left that body long ago
G
I left it way back there
D A
Now I'm free, I'm as happy as can be
Em
I just wanted you to know
G
That I left that body long ago
D
So long ago
9. Life In A Beautiful Light
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 2nd fret
Chords:
C: x32010
Am: x02210
F: 133211 or x33211
G: 320033 or 320003
G7: 320001
(To play without a capo replace the chords above by D, Bm, G, A, A7)
Intro: F C G G7
C
How do I know when I've found my one and only
Am
And these days of searching are through?
F G
How do I know when you love me as much as I love you?
C Am
How do you know when your life, your life is complete?
F G C
When the butterflies in your stomach sweep you of your feet
C Am
Cause the stars in my eyes, well they twinkle when I see your face
F G
And the butterflies keep flying, flying all over the place
C Am
And the dark and grey, well it fits with the black and white
F G C
And all I see is life, life in a beautiful light
F G C
And all I see is life, life in a beautiful light
C Am
Nothing can prepare me for what I'm feeling right now
F G
And nobody and nothing is ever gonna bring me down, down down
C Am
No rain, no hail, no sleet, no snow
F G C
Cause the sun always shines everywhere I go
C Am
Cause the stars in my eyes, well they twinkle when I see your face
F G
And the butterflies keep flying, flying all over the place
C Am
And the dark and grey, well it fits with the black and white
F G C
And all I see is life, life in a beautiful light
F G C
And all I see is life, life in a beautiful light
Instrumental: F C G G7
C Am
Cause the stars in my eyes, well they twinkle when I see your face
F G
And the butterflies keep flying, flying all over the place
C Am
And the dark and grey, well it fits with the black and white
F G C
And all I see is life, life in a beautiful light
F G C
And all I see is life, life in a beautiful light
F G C
And all I see is life, life in a beautiful light
End on C
10. Human Spirit
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 3rd fret
Chords:
C: x32010
Am: x02210
F: 133211 or x33211
G: 320033 or 320003
Em: x22000
Intro: C x2
C
The world kept moving and you stood still
Am
Caught in a moment against your will
F G C
And I think of you tonight
C
The world kept going and nobody could see
Am
The hell that was happening, too hard to believe
F G C
And I shed a tear for you
F
No matter how many bombs we've dropped
G
No matter how many wars we've fought
C Em Am
It's good to see that it's not dead
F G C
Human spirit is alive and well
C
The people couldn't get it they said it wasn't true
Am
How could this happen, happen to you
F G C
But we'll try our best to be home for Christmas
C
And all the while we're still thinking about ourselves
Am
Worrying bout money and stressing about wealth
F G C
But there's much more, much more to live for
F
No matter how many bombs we've dropped
G
No matter how many wars we've fought
C Em Am
It's good to see that it's not dead
F G C
Human spirit is alive and well
F G C
Human spirit is alive and well
F G C
Human spirit is alive and well
11. The Green And The Blue
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
C: x32010
F: 133211 or x33211
Am: x02210
G: 320033 or 320003
Intro: C x2
C F C
Oh the sky it always grows and the lights they never fade
C F C
There's magic in the air I can feel it everywhere
Am C F Am
But the green and the blue come between me and you
C G
But I will always be true to you
C F C
And the sun it never shines and the wind it always blows
C F C
The treasure that you you're looking for is right under your nose
Am C F Am
But the green and the blue come between me and you
C G C
On a Saturday afternoon
F C G
I never knew I could feel so lonely
F C G
I never knew it would be truuuueee
F C
I never knew I could see a night
F G
Like this standing here with you
C
But no matter where I roam
F C
No matter where I'll be
C F C
Something always brings me back to these streets
Am C
But the green and the blue
F Am
Still comes between me and you
C G C
On a Saturday afternoon
F C G
I never knew I could feel so lonely
F C G
I never knew it would be truuuueeee
F C
I never knew I could see a night
F G
Like this standing here with you
C
But no matter where I roam
F C
No matter where I'll be
C F C
Something always brings me back to these streets
Am C
But the green and the blue
F Am
They unite me and you
C G C
We're both Glasgow through and through
Am C F Am C G C x3
End on C
12. In The End
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 2nd fret
Chords:
Am: x02210
G: 320033 or 320003
F: 133211 or x33211
C: x32010
(to play without a capo replace the chords above by Bm, A, G and D)
Intro: Am
Am G F x2
Am G F
Wishing I was dreaming
Am G F
Wishing I didn't know
Am G F
All the thoughts I was thinking
Am G F
I don't want to know
Am G F
Everyone's always moving
Am G F
I'm standing still for all the time
Am G F
Thoughts that I was living
Am G F
Echoes in my mind
Am G C F
There's so much more that I could be
Am G C F
So many places that I'll never see
Am G C F
So many lives that I'll never meet
Am G C
I'll just dream until we get there in the end
Am G F
Always thinking 'bout tomorrow
Am G F
Before today is even through
Am G F
Always thinking 'bout the future
Am G F
What on earth will happen to you?
Am G C F
There's so much more that I could be
Am G C F
So many places that I'll never see
Am G C F
So many lives that I'll never meet
Am G C
I'll just dream until we get there in the end
F
And if the world stops spinning
C G
Would I start moving home
F
And if the world stopped dreaming
C G
Would I stop believing in it all
Am G C F
There's so much more that I could be
Am G C F
So many places that I'll never see
Am G C F
So many lives that I'll never meet
Am G C
I'll just dream until we get there in the end
Am G C
I'll just dream until we get there in the end
Am G F
I'll just dream until we get there in the end
