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