I Just Wanna Live Chords & Tabs
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I JUST WANNA LIVE - Good Charlotte
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Tabbed by: Joshane Fiddler
Email: new_joshane@hotmail.com
Yeah I couldn't find any correct tabs on this song so I thought I'd let you in on an easy
way to play this song. Let me know if you have any questions or any praises. This is my
first tab I've done on my own so I hope my ears don't decieve any of you. Enjoy!
Tuning: Standard Dropped-D (really standard half step down but I'll use standard tuning
dropped-D to make it easier for us all!)
Song: I Just Wanna Live
Album: The Chronicles Of Life And Death
Band: Good Charlotte
Intro: Keyboard Cello arranged for guitar
Play 2X
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
D|----8-----8-----6-----6-----4-----4-----6-----6---|
Bass plays for 4 measures
Verse: Keyboard Cello arranged for guitar
then guitar arranged for plays this
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-11 / 14------------------11 \ 9------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8--|
A|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-11 / 14------------------11 \ 9-------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8--|
A|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus: Keyboard Cello arranged for guitar
I'm paranoid of all the ...
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|----8-----8-----8-----8-----6-----6-----6-----6--|
...And Why can't anyone see
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|----4-----4-----4-----4-----6--------------------|
CHORUS: Guitars (Play 4 times)
...Live
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-----7-----X--X--5--5--X--X--3-----3-----X--X--5--5--X--X----|
D|-8-----8-----X--X--6--6--X--X--4-----4-----X--X--6--6--X--X----|
A|-8-----8-----X--X--6--6--X--X--4-----4-----X--X--6--6--X--X----|
D|-8-----8-----X--X--6--6--X--X--4-----4-----X--X--6--6--X--X----|
End Chorus: Keyboard Cello arranged for guitar
Play once
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-5------------------------6----8----5----6----|
D|-6----8----8----8----8------------------------|
A|-6--------------------------------------------|
D|-6--------------------------------------------|
Bass plays for 4 measures
Verse 2: Keyboard Cello arranged for guitar
then guitar arranged for plays this
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-11 / 14------------------11 \ 9------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
Second time this bar is played twice
(note: no chello fill ins this time around)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8--|
A|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus: Keyboard Cello arranged for guitar
Lifestyles ...
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|----8-----8-----8-----8-----6-----6-----6-----6--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/good_charlotte/i_just_wanna_live_tab_ver_5.html ]
...Of the life we live in
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B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|----4-----4-----4-----4-----6--------------------|
CHORUS: Guitars (Play 3 times)
...Live
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-----7-----X--X--5--5--X--X--3-----3-----X--X--5--5--X--X----|
D|-8-----8-----X--X--6--6--X--X--4-----4-----X--X--6--6--X--X----|
A|-8-----8-----X--X--6--6--X--X--4-----4-----X--X--6--6--X--X----|
D|-8-----8-----X--X--6--6--X--X--4-----4-----X--X--6--6--X--X----|
then play this for the 4th time
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-----7-----X--X--5--5--X--X-------------------------|
D|-8-----8-----X--X--6--6--X--X----1----1----1--~~~-----|
A|-8-----8-----X--X--6--6--X--X----1----1----1--~~~-----|
D|-8-----8-----X--X--6--6--X--X----1----1----1--~~~-----|
BRIDGE: Guitars
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--4-----4-----4-----4-----6-----6-----6-----6-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----6-----6-----6-----6----|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--4-----4-----4-----4-----8-----8-----6-----6-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----8-----8-----6-----6----|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--4-----4-----4-----4-----6-----6-----6-----6-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----6-----6-----6-----6----|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--4-----4-----4-----4--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------3--3--8--8--|
D|-----4-----4-----4-----4----3--3--6--6---------------|
CHORUS: Guitars (Play 1 time)
Now we are expected....
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-----7-----X--X--5--5--X--X--3-----3-----X--X--5--5--X--X----|
D|-8-----8-----X--X--6--6--X--X--4-----4-----X--X--6--6--X--X----|
A|-8-----8-----X--X--6--6--X--X--4-----4-----X--X--6--6--X--X----|
D|-8-----8-----X--X--6--6--X--X--4-----4-----X--X--6--6--X--X----|
then play this for the 2nd time I just wanna...
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-----7-----X--X--5--5--X--X--3----------------------|
D|-8-----8-----X--X--6--6--X--X--4----------------------|
A|-8-----8-----X--X--6--6--X--X--4----------------------|
D|-8-----8-----X--X--6--6--X--X--4----------------------|
[stop]
play this 2 times
...live
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-----7-----X--X--5--5--X--X--3-----3-----X--X--5--5--X--X----|
D|-8-----8-----X--X--6--6--X--X--4-----4-----X--X--6--6--X--X----|
A|-8-----8-----X--X--6--6--X--X--4-----4-----X--X--6--6--X--X----|
D|-8-----8-----X--X--6--6--X--X--4-----4-----X--X--6--6--X--X----|
then play this for the 3rd time
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-7-----7-----X--X--5--5--X--X---------------|
D|-8-----8-----X--X--6--6--X--X----1--~~~-----|
A|-8-----8-----X--X--6--6--X--X----1--~~~-----|
D|-8-----8-----X--X--6--6--X--X----1--~~~-----|
OUTRO: Guitars
play this 3 times
...live
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-----7-----X--X--5--5--X--X--3-----3-----X--X--5--5--X--X----|
D|-8-----8-----X--X--6--6--X--X--4-----4-----X--X--6--6--X--X----|
A|-8-----8-----X--X--6--6--X--X--4-----4-----X--X--6--6--X--X----|
D|-8-----8-----X--X--6--6--X--X--4-----4-----X--X--6--6--X--X----|
then play this for the last time
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-7-----7-----X--X--5--5--X--X---------------|
D|-8-----8-----X--X--6--6--X--X----1--~~~-----|
A|-8-----8-----X--X--6--6--X--X----1--~~~-----|
D|-8-----8-----X--X--6--6--X--X----1--~~~-----|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| ~~~ Let ring
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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