Carlos Santana - Life Is For Living Chords & Tabs

Song Title: Life is for living
Artist/Band: Santana
Album: Milagro, 1992.

Tab by JC Rea(jcrp_21@hotmail.com)--

Symbols:

h=hammer-on
p=pull-off
/=slide-up
\=slide-down
b=bend
r=release bend
~=left hand vibrato
///=tremelo picking

INTRO RIFF:
e|---------5-7--|-9--5h7--5--|
B|-----5h7------|------------|
G|-4h7----------|------------|
D|--------------|------------|
A|--------------|------------|
E|--------------|------------|

e|---------5--------|-12-17-14-12-14-12----12--------|
B|-----5h7---7p5----|-------------------14----14p12--|
G|-4h7-----------6--|--------------------------------|
D|------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------|--------------------------------|
E|------------------|--------------------------------|

e|-13/14-17-17p14-17--19-21-17/19-17--21p19-17h19--|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-17p14-14--17p14--14-17p14--14-14-14--|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|-12/14-14-14h17--14-12----12--------------------------------|
B|-----------------------14----14-12-----14-12-----12h14--10--|
G|------------------------------------14--------14------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

1ST VERSE:

"In this world there is so much anger
 Our lives are in danger
 We are all living in fears
 We’ve got to stop the tears"

CHORUS:
 "Say life is for living,"
e|-------------------------------|
B|---------------------------10--|
G|---------------------9--11-----|
D|------------------11-----------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

 "So why must we wait,"
e|---------------------9--7------7--|
B|--------------------------10~-----|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

 "We all need some loving,"
e|----------------------------12-12-12-----12-12-12-----|
B|-------------------------14----------14-----------14--|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

 "So why do we hate?"
e|------------------12-17p14-14-12/14-14-17-14-12----12-----------|
B|------------------------------------------------14----14-12-----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------14--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------|
B|-14-12----12h14-10-------|
G|-------14----------11p9--|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

2ND VERSE:
"In South Africa things are still the same
 The face of humanity still hasn’t changed
 People have to fight to live together
 And share with one another"

"We can make this a better place for all
 If we listen to others when they call
 Give a shoulder to lean on when they fall
 Let us bring down the apartheid wall"

1ST SOLO:

e|-14p12-----------------------------|
B|-------13/14p12----12-14-14-10h12--|
G|----------------14-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-17-14-14-------17-14-------14-12------------------|
B|----------17-14-------17-14-------14--10-12h14p12--|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------|
B|-12----12-14-14----12----14-|
G|----14----------14----14----|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

e|-------------------12-12/14-17-19--21-21--19-17-19-21--|
B|-------------12-14-------------------------------------|
G|-------11-14-------------------------------------------|
D|-11-14-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|-21-21-21-21-21-21-21--21p19-19-17h19-19p17-15-17--|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

3RD VERSE:
"Innocent people pay with their lives
 Cause the truth, it cuts like a knife
 Mandela’s life is wasted in jail
 Raise your voices for freedom"

"We can make this a better place for all
 If we listen to others when they call
 Give a shoulder to lean on when they fall
 Let us bring down the apartheid wall"

2ND SOLO:
e|17b19-19-19-19r17p14-|-17h19p17-14-------12----14---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------|-------------17-14----17----17-14-12----12-10-12-14-12-10-12p10----10-12|
G|---------------------|-------------------------------------14-------------------------11------|
D|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/carlos_santana/life_is_for_living_tab.html ]
e|----12-12-----12-12-12--12-12-----12-12--12-12----12-12-----|
B|-14--------14-----------------14---------------14-------14--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-12-----12/14--14-14-14--14-14-14---14-14--|
B|----14-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-14-12----12------------------------------|
B|-------14----14-12--12-10-7---------------|
G|----------------------------9-7-----------|
D|--------------------------------9--7-7-7--|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

ORGAN SOLO

While organ solo:
e|----------|----------------|
B|----------|----------------|
G|----------|----------------|
D|-2--------|-2-2---2--------|
A|---4-2-0--|-----4---4-2-0--|
E|----------|----------------|

e|----------------|------------|
B|----------------|------------|
G|----------------|------------|
D|-2-2---2--------|-------2-4--|
A|-----4---4-2-0--|-2-2--4-----|
E|----------------|------------|

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|-2-2---2--------|
E|-----4---4-2-0--|

3RD SOLO:
e|---------9-12-12-9h12-12p9--|-12-16-17-16-14-12----12--|
B|---10-12--------------------|-------------------14-----|
G|-9--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|----------------------------|--------------------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------|

e|-14-12---------------------------|
B|-------14-12----12--14-12----12--|
G|-------------14-----------14-----|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-------5----17-14-17-14--17-14-17-14--17-14-17-14--|
B|-----7---19----------------------------------------|
G|-5h7-----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|-19b21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21r19-19--|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|-17-17-14-17--14-17-14-17--|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

CHORUS:

  "Say life is for living,"
  ("Woza Mandele,")
e|-------------14p12--------------|
B|-------------------14-12-14p12--|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

  "So why must we wait,"
 ("Sibizi Gama Lakho
  Woza Mandele")
e|-------------12-12-12~h14--|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

 "We all need some loving,"
  ("Sibizi Gama Lakho
  Woza Mandele")
e|--------------14~-12----10----------14-12----12-14-12----12-----|
B|---------------------14----14-12/14-------14----------14----14--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

 "So why do we hate?"
e|------------|
B|--12-10-12--|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|------------|

"Say life is for living,"
"So why must we wait,"
"We all need some loving,"
e|----14-17-14-12--17p14--|
B|-17---------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

"So why do we hate?"
e|-12h14-17--12h14-17--12h14-17--19--21-19-17/19-17-19--|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

"Say life is for living,"
e|-----------------19-19-19-19///--19p17-15-12/14-14///-12--|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

"So why must we wait,"
e|----------------17p14-12----12-----------------|
B|-------------------------14----12/14-12--------|
G|----------------------------------------13-11--|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

"We all need some loving,"
e|------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-14-17-12--|
B|---------------------14---------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-17p14-12-----------|
B|----------14-12-----|
G|----------------11--|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

"So why do we hate?"
e|----------------12h14-17--14-17-14-17--17-14-12---------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------14-12----12----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------14----14-14-11-14-14-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Last riff while background vocals sing the "Woza Mandeles"
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-----4--2---------------|
A|-2h4------4-2-----------|
E|--------------5--2-2-2--|. . . END

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