This is the chord progression of This Is My Life by Kim Larsen on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.
[Intro] CCCC
[Verse 1] CG
This is my life AmF
This is my time AmG
Show me the light FCCsus4
And I go there
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[Verse 2] CG
Give me the wine AmF
Bitter and sweet AmG
And a little bit of bread FCCsus4
That’s all I need
[Bridge] AmE7
No, I don’t want the gold from Xanadu FCAm
I think I leave it all to you, oh-oh-oh GFCCsus4
This is my life and I don’t care
[Verse 3] CG
This is my street (ooh) AmF
Are you restless feet AmG
Carry me on to anywhere CG
Take the fear AmF
Take it away AmGFCCsus4
And give me some hope for one more day
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[Verse 4] AmE7
I saw a ghost behind the door FC
When the kids were coming home from the war, oh-oh-oh GFC
With broken dreams and nothing more AmE7
I, I heard a woman singing her song FC
And it was good, and warm, and strong, oh-oh-oh AmGFCCsus4
She made me cry, I don’t know why
[Verse 5] AmE7
Oh, there’s a woman singing her song FC
And it’s good, and it’s warm and strong, oh-oh-oh AmGFC
She makes me cry, I don’t know why, no, no, no AmE7
I don’t want to bring you down FC
I think it’s good to be here GFCCsus4C
This is my life and I don’t care
How to play This Is My Life: key, chords and progression
This Is My Life by Kim Larsen is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 6 chords: C, G, Am, F, Csus4 and E7.
Listen for Am – G – F – C (vi – V – IV – I in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is lah – soh – fah – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, C, Gsus4, B7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
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This Is My Life chords: questions
What key is This Is My Life in?
This Is My Life by Kim Larsen is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).
What chords are in This Is My Life?
This Is My Life uses 6 chords: C, G, Am, F, Csus4, E7.
What is the chord progression of This Is My Life?
The main progression is Am – G – F – C (vi – V – IV – I).
Is This Is My Life easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, C, Gsus4, B7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).
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