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What is Life

George Harrison
Tab
4.8(37)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Verse

D A

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|----------------|----------------|
A|--------0-----0-|--------2-0-----|0-----0---------|0-----0-----0-1-|
E|----------------|------------0-2-|--------0-----0-|--------0-2-----|

B Em F F/E F/D C C/B A

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------0-1-|2-----2---0-1-2-|3-----2-----0---|----------------|
A|2-----2---0-----|--------2-------|----------------|3-----2-----0---|
E|--------2-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Chorus

Chorus 1: 2xA+1xB

Chorus 2: 2xA+1xC – 2xA+1xB

Chorus 3: 2xA+1xC (repeat and fade)

PART A

D A G A D A G A

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|0---------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|
A|--4-2-0-----4-2-|0----------0----|--4-2-0-----4-2-|0---------0-2-0-|
E|----------------|--3---3-3-------|----------------|--3--(3)3-------|

Part B (chorus to verse/intro)

C C/B A

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|3-----2---------|0-0-0-----------|
E|----------------|----------------|

Part C (chorus turnaround)

C C C/B A

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|3-----3---------|3---2---0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|

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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

F x-x-3-2-1-1

F/E x-x-2-0-1-1 (or rather "Fsus2/E")

F/D x-x-0-0-1-1 (or rather "Fsus2/D")

C/B x-2-x-0-1-0

*TURNAROUND1 (verse-verse / verse-chorus)

F F/E F/D C C/B A

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|1-----1-----1---|----------------|
B|1-----1-----1---|1-----1---------|
G|2-----0-----0---|0-----0---------|
D|3-----2-----0---|2-----x-----2---|
A|----------------|3-----2-----0---|
E|----------------|----------------|

**TURNAROUND2 (chorus-chorus)

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

C C C/B A

e|0-----0---------|0-------0-------|
B|1-----1---------|1---1---2-------|
G|0-----0---------|0---0---2-------|
D|2-----2---------|2---x---2-------|
A|3-----3---------|3---2---0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|

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Intro

| D A | G A | D A | G A |

| D A | G A | D A | G A |

| D A | G A | D A | G A |

| C C/B | A |

[Verse] 1

D A

What I feel, I can't say

B Em *F F/E F/D

But my love is there for you anytime of day [TURNAROUND1]

C C/B A D A

But if it's not love that you need

B Em *F F/E F/D C C/B A

Then I'll try my best to make everything succeed [TURNAROUND1](Tell me ...)

[Chorus] 1

[C/B A] D A G A D A G

Tell me, what is my life without your lo----ve

A D A G A D A G C C C/B A

Tell me, who--ooh am I without yo---ou, by my si--de

[Verse] 2

D A

What I know, I can do

B Em *F F/E F/D

If I give my love now to everyone like you [TURNAROUND1]

C C/B A D A

But if it's not love that you need

B Em *F F/E F/D C C/B A

Then I'll try my best to make everything succeed [TURNAROUND1](Tell me ...)

[Chorus] 2

[C/B A] D A G A D A G

Tell me, what is my life without your lo----ve

A D A G A D A G **C C C/B A

Tell me, who--ooh am I without yo---ou, by my si--de [TURNAROUND2]

D A G A D A G

Tell me, what is my life without your lo----ve

A D A G A D A G C C/B A

Tell me, who--ooh am I without yo---ou, by my si--de

Interlude

| D A | G A | D A | G A |

| D A | G A | D A | G A |

| D A | G A | D A | G A |

| C C/B | A |

[Verse] 3

D A

What I feel, I can't say

B Em *F F/E F/D

But my love is there for you any time of day [TURNAROUND1]

C C/B A D A

But if it's not love that you need

B Em *F F/E F/D C C/B A

Then I'll try my best to make everything succeed [TURNAROUND1](Tell me ...)

[Chorus] 3

[C/B A] D A G A D A G

Tell me, what is my life without your lo----ve

A D A G A D A G **C C C/B A

Tell me, who--ooh am I without yo---ou, by my si--de [TURNAROUND2]

D A G A D A G

Oh tell me, what is my life without your lo----ve

A D A G A D A G **C C C/B A

Tell me, who--ooh am I without yo---ou, by my si--de [TURNAROUND2]

D A G A D A G

What is my life without your lo----ve

A D A G A D A G **C C C/B A

Tell me, who--ooh am I without yo---ou, by my si--de [TURNAROUND2]

D A G A D A G

Oh tell me, what is my life without your lo----ve

A D A G A D A G **C C C/B A

Tell me, who--ooh am I without yo---ou, by my si--de [TURNAROUND2]

(repeat and FADE)

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