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The White Buffalo – Life Goes On Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsC F Dm G E

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[Intro]
C F C F

[Verse 1]
C                Dm
The world sleeps right
           G     F C
 before my eyes
C             F    G
See my breath in a bit
             F      C
 of blinding light
C                 F
It is hard to believe she
                G F C
 is still alive
C       F          G
Undercover and the brightest
          F      E
 shade of white

[Bridge]
E          F
Cold grabs ahold of me and
          E
 numbs my mind
         F
So I can barely see

[Chorus]
               C
That life goes on

[Instrumental]
C F C F C

[Verse 2]
C          F
Love dries up, lost our
     G           C
way to the well
C       F              G   C
Falling in and falling out
C        Dm
Now that you are just
     G    F
 a memory
F        G        F
All along back on my own
F        G
Lost the only love
             F
 I have ever known

[Chorus]
          C  F
Life goes on
          C
Life goes on

[Instrumental]
C F C F C F C

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[Verse 3]
C  F               G     F C
It brings me to my knees
C        F
When I'm gone there will
           G
still be birds and
            F    C
 dogs and trees
C      F
Lay to rest one final
 G     F C
 night
C      F
Will I lay in the dirt or
 G              F     E
float into the light

[Bridge]
E
Close my eyes
      F
Destination unknown
   E
Leavin' the only life
  F
I've ever known

[Outro]
          C  F C F C F
Life goes on
          G  F C F
Life goes on
          G  F
Life goes on
          C  Dm G F
Life goes on
          C  F
Life goes on
          G  F
Life goes on
          C  Dm G F  C
Life goes on

How to play Life Goes: key, chords and progression

These are Life Goes On chords by The White Buffalo on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

To play Life Goes by The White Buffalo, think in C major (no sharps or flats). It takes 5 chords: C, F, Dm, G and E.

Most of the song cycles through F – C – F – G (IV – I – IV – V in C major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – fah – soh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar almost every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.