Electric Light Orchestra, Livin' Thing (1978)
Key: :[A#] (w: Jeff Lynne)
INTRO: [A#] [Abm] [A#] [Abm] [D#] [F] [A#] [F] [A#] [F]
VERSE 1:
[A#] Sailin' away on the crest of a wave, its like
[Gm] magic
[Gb] Rollin' and ridin' and slippin' and slidin', it's
[D#m] magic
And
[Dm] you, and your sweet
[Cm] desire,
You took
[Dm] me,
[Cm] oh
[Dm] oh,
[D#] higher and higher,
[F] baby
CHORUS:
[A#] It's a
[Gm] livin' thing,
[D#] it's a
[Cm] terrible
[F] thing to
[A#] lose
It's a
[Gm] given thing,
[D#] what a
[Cm] terrible
[F] thing to
[A#] lose
BREAK: [Abm] [A#] [Abm] [A#] //
[F] [A#] [F]
VERSE 2:
[A#] Making believe this is what you've conceived, from your
[Gm] worst day
[Gb] Moving in line when you look back in time, to your
[D#m] first day
And
[Dm] you, and your sweet
[Cm] desire
You took
[Dm] me,
[Cm] oh
[Dm] oh, higher and
[D#] higher,
[F] baby
REPEAT CHORUS:
BREAK: [Abm] [D#] //
[F] [A#] [F]
VERSE 3:
[A#] Takin' a dive 'cos you can't halt the slide, floating down
[Gm] stream
[Gb] So let her go don't start spoiling the show, it's a bad
[D#m] dream
And
[Dm] you, and your sweet
[Cm] desire
You took
[Dm] me,
[Cm] oh-
[Dm] oh, higher and
[D#] higher,
[F] baby
REPEAT CHORUS: [x2] 