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Time For Livin'
(Don Addrisi - Dick Addrisi)
Jim Yester, in the liner notes to the Japanese "From The Original Master
Tapes" CD (Warner/Pioneer WPCP-3536):
From the composers of "Never My Love", this is the Addrisi Brothers at
their fun lovin' best. This song debuted on "Top Of The Pops" when the
group was in London. Unique vocal arrangement drops one half-tone on
each repeat of the fade.
Intro:
A7sus4 (N.C.) (A7sus4: 575755)
/ / / /
Bass:
--3-- --3--
v v v v v v v v
0h2-0h2-------------|-------------------|--
----------4-2-0-----|------------00-0---|-0
----------------2-0-|-------0-2-------2-|--
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D G A D
Verse 1: I kicked off my shoes and felt the good earth under my feet
D G D
I loosened my tie and saw what it feels like to breathe
Em A
I found the secret to life
Bm
I took some time for livin'
bass: last bar of intro
Verse 2: I took off my watch and found I had all the time in the world
I opened my arms so I could hold life like a beautiful girl
F#m F+ F#m/E A7/E
I laid down all of my hangups forever
Dmaj7
Hey look, I've changed
Gmaj7 Ebmaj7
My attitude's been rearranged
Abmaj7
From now on I'm taking some
C Em F G C
Chorus: Time for livin', groovin' on everything
Em F G
Life is givin', from now on I'm taking
Dbmaj7 Gbmaj7
Time...
Cbmaj7
For life
repeat intro
(chords as per verse 2)
Verse 3: Too busy to stop and notice the things that are real
Embarassed to talk about all the things that I feel
It's so strange never noticed the world all around me
Hey look, I've changed
My attitude's been rearranged
From now on I'm taking some
Chorus (repeat to fade, half-step lower each time)
C Em F G C
Time for livin', groovin' on everything
Em F G
Life is givin', from now on I'm taking
Dbmaj7 Gbmaj7
Time...
B
For life
B D#m E F# B D#m E F# Cmaj7 Fmaj7
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(life)
Bb Dm Eb F Bb Dm Eb F Bmaj7 Emaj7
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
A C#m D E A C#m D E Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Ab Cm Db Eb Ab Cm Db Eb Amaj7 Dmaj7
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G Bm C D G Bm C D (fade)
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