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Lifes Been Good

Joe Walsh
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Tab4

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

Intro

Guitar 1

e|---------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------------|
B|---------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------x-x-3--x-x-3-|
G|-----------2---|-----------2---2--2-|-----------2---|-------------x-x-2--x-x-2-|
D|---------------|-----2---------2--2-|---------------|-----2----0--x-x-0--x-x-0-|
A|-2br-0-2/4---0-|-2/4---3b-----------|-2br-0-2/4---0-|-2/4---3b-----------------|
E|---------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------------|

Guitar 1

e|--------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------------|
B|--------------------|----------------|------------------|------------x-x-3-x-x-|
G|---5-\4-2--5-\4-2---|---------2--2-2-|-5-\4-2--5-\4-2---|---------0--x-x-2-x-x-|
D|---5-\4-2--5-\4-2---|-----2---2--2-2-|-5-\4-2--5-\4-2---|-----2------x-x-0-x-x-|
A|-0----------------0-|-2/4---4--------|----------------0-|-2/4---4--------------|
E|--------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------------|

| Guitar 2 |

e|--------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------------|
B|--------------------|-------2/14-----|------------------|------/7\5/7-----\----|
G|---5-\4-2--5-\4-2---|-------2/14-----|-5-\4-2--5-\4-2---|------/7\5/7-----\----|
D|---5-\4-2--5-\4-2---|-------2/14-----|-5-\4-2--5-\4-2---|------/7\5/7-----\----|
A|--------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------------|

Guitar 1 Guitar 3 (Acoustic)

e|--------------------|-----------------|--5-5-5--3-3-3\1-1--|-5-5-5--3-3-3\1-1--|
B|--------------------|-----------------|--6-6-6--5-5-5\1-1--|-6-6-6--5-5-5\1-1--|
G|---5-\4-2--5-\4-2---|---------2--2-2--|--5-5-5--5-5-5\2-2--|-5-5-5--5-5-5\2-2--|
D|---5-\4-2--5-\4-2---|-----2---2--2-2--|--------------------|-------------------|
A|-0----------------0-|-2/4---4-0--0-0--|--------------------|-------------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|

| Guitar 2

e|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|
B|--------------------|-------2/14------|--------------------|-------------------|
G|---5-\4-2--5-\4-2---|-------2/14------|--------------------|-----------------2-|
D|---5-\4-2--5-\4-2---|-------2/14------|-3----------------3-|3----------------2-|
A|--------------------|-----------------|-3----------------3-|3----------------0-|
E|--------------------|---------------0-|-1----------------1-|1------------------|

Guitar 3 (Acoustic) [Verse 1]

e|-5-5-5--3-3-3\0-0-0-|-0----------|---------------------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5--3-3-3\1-1-0-|-0h1--------|---------------------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5--4-4-4\2-2-0-|-0h2--------|---------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------|------------|---------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------|------------|---------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------|------------|---------------------------------------------|

| Guitar 2 I have a mension, forget the price ain't never

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

Guitar 2

been there they tell me it's nice I live in hotels tear out the walls I have

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

Guitar 1 [Chorus]

accountants pay for it all They say I'm crazy, but I have a good time

E|----------|-------------------|-----10------10---|------10--------10-----------|
B|----------|-------------------|-----10------10---|------10--------10-----------|
G|----------|-------------------|-----10------10---|------10--------10-----------|
D|----------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
A|----------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
E|----------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|

| Guitar 2 |

e|----------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
G|----------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-2--------|-0-0-0-------------|----------5-3-----|----2-3-2-3-2-3-/5-----------|
A|----------|----------3--3-2-0-|------------------|-----------------------------|
E|----------|-------------------|-3----------------|-----------------------------|

Guitar 1 I'm just lookin' for clues

e|-12-------------------|-12---------------------------|-----10----------10------|
B|----10-10-10-8--10-12-|----10-10-10---10/12-10-8--/--|-----10----------10------|
G|----------------------|------------------------7--/--|-----10----------10------|
D|----------------10-12-|------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|----------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------|

| Guitar 2 |

e|----------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------0--0--------|-0-----------0----------------|-------------------------|
D|----2--------0--------|-2-----------0----------------|-----------5-3-----------|
A|-3--------------------|-3----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------3--------|-------------3----------------|-3-----------------------|

Guitar 1

at the scene of the crime Life's been good to me so far

e|---10--------------10--|----------------------------|-------------|------------|
B|---10--------------10--|-------------------1------0-|-------------|------------|
G|---10--------------10--|-----------------0------0---|-2-----------|------------|
D|-----------------------|---------------2------0-----|-2-----------|------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------3------2-------|-0-----------|------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------------------|-------------|------------|

| Guitar 2 |

e|-----------------------|----------------------------|-------------|------------|
B|-----------------------|-------------------1------0-|-------------|------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------0------0---|-2-----------|------------|
D|-------2-3-2-3-2-3-/5--|---------------2------0-----|-2-----------|------0-2-3-|
A|-----------------------|-------------3------2-------|-0-----------|----3-------|
E|-----------------------|----------------------------|-------------|------------|

Guitar 2

My Maserati does 185, I lost my license, now I don't drive. I have a limo

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

Guitar 2

ride in the back I lock the doors in case I'm attacked. I make hit records

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

Guitar 2

my fans they can't wait they write me letters tell me I'm great tho' I got me

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

Guitar 2

an office gold records on the wall, just leave a message, maybe I call

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

Guitar 1

Lucky I'm 'sane after all I've been thru'(EVERYBODY SAYS YOU'RE COOL-he's cool)

e|------10---------10-|---10----------10--|-12----------------------|-12---------|
B|------10---------10-|---10----------10--|----10-10-10-8--10-12----|----10-10-10|
G|------10---------10-|---10----------10--|-------------------------|------------|
D|--------------------|-------------------|----------------10-12----|------------|
A|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|------------|
E|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|------------|

| Guitar 2 |

e|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|------------|
B|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|------------|
G|--------------------|-------------------|----------0--0-----------|-0----------|
D|--------------5-3---|--2-3-2-3-2-3-/5---|----2--------0-----------|-2----------|
A|--------------------|-------------------|-3-----------------------|-3----------|
E|-3------------------|-------------------|-------------2-----------|------------|

Guitar 1

I can't complain, but sometimes I still do Life's been

e|-----------------|--------10------10-|------10--------10-----|-----------------|
B|--10/12-10-8--/--|--------10------10-|------10--------10-----|-----------------|
G|-----------7--/--|--------10------10-|------10--------10-----|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|

| Guitar 2 |

e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
G|0----------------|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
D|0----------------|-----------5--3----|----2-3-2-3-2-3-/5-----|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
E|3----------------|-3-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|

Guitar 1

good to me so far

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

| Guitar 2 ||

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

| Keyboard (arr. for guitar) play twice and throughout solo ||

e|----------------||-----2--------|--------------|-----2---------|--------------||
B|----------------||--------5-----|--------------|---------5-----|--------------||
G|----------------||-2--------4---|-------2------|-2---------4---|-------2------||
D|----------------||--2---------4-|-2------------|--2----------4-|-2------------||
A|----------------||---0---0------|---4-0---0--0-|---0---0-------|---4-0---0--0-||
E|----------------||--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------||

[Solo Slide Guitar](arr. to be played w/h slide)

Guitar 1 ½ 1 ½ 1

e|----12-14---------|-----------|-14-12------|--------------------------|-14-12--|
B|-12b------12br-10~|~~-~~~-12b-|-------12b~~|~~-~--12b12b12b12br-12-10-|--------|
G|------------------|-----------|------------|--------------------------|--------|
D|------------------|-----------|------------|--------------------------|--------|
A|------------------|-----------|------------|--------------------------|--------|
E|------------------|-----------|------------|--------------------------|--------|

| Guitar 2 |

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

Guitar 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1

e|---------|-12-14-----------|-----12-10-------|---------------------------------|
B|-12br12b-|-------12br-10~~-|-10b-------10b~~-|-10b10b10b10b10br-p8-10~~~-------|
G|---------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|

| Guitar 2 |

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

Guitar 1

e|---21-20-21-20-19-17~~-|-21-17-------------|-------------|---------------------|
B|-----------------------|-------17----------|-------------|---------------------|
G|-----------------------|----------19-18----|-------14-14-|---------------------|
D|-----------------------|----------------19-|-14/16-------|---------------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------|---------------------|

| Guitar 2 Keyboard finsishes its phrase here |

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

Repeat Intro:

Last Verse played like first one

I go to parties, sometimes until four,

it's hard to leave, when you can't find the door.

It's tough to handle this fortune and fame,

everybody's so different, I haven't changed.

Last Chorus

They say I'm lazy, but it takes all my time. (Everybody say oh yeah - oh yeah)

I keep on going, guess I'll never know why.

Life' been good to me so far, yeah, yeah, yeah

Outro

Guitar 1

e|---------------|-------|---------------|------|--------------------------------|
B|-2----2-2--2-2-|----2--|-2----2-2--2-2-|----3-|--------------------------------|
G|-2----2-2—-2-2-|----2--|-2----2-2--2-2-|----2-|---repeat and fade--------------|
D|-2----2-2--2-2-|----2--|-2----2-2--2-2-|----0-|--------------------------------|
A|---------------|----0--|---------------|------|--------------------------------|
E|---------------|-------|---------------|------|--------------------------------|

| Guitar 2 |

e|---------------|-------|---------------|------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------|-2-/14-|---------------|-2-/7-|--------------------------------|
G|-5-\4-2-5-\4-2-|-2-/14-|-5-\4-2-5-\4-2-|-2-/7-|--------------------------------|
D|-5-\4-2-5-\4-2-|-2-/14-|-5-\4-2-5-\4-2-|-2-/7-|--------------------------------|
A|---------------|-------|---------------|------|--------------------------------|
E|---------------|-------|---------------|------|--------------------------------|

************************************

| x Dead note

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| b Bend

| br Bend release

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| ~ Vibrato

************************************

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