'What Is Life'
Olivia Newton-John
This is a cover version of George Harrison's original - and as is usually
the case with Olivia, her version is far superior!
Chords Used:
D (G): xx0232
A (D): x02220
G (C): 320033
| C (F) | x32010 or x35553 |
| B (E) | x24442 or 799877 |
Em**(Am): xx2453 **Use this fingering to sound exactly like the record**
F (Bb): 133211
Time Sig.: 4/4
| e | | | | | |
| B | | | | | |
| G | | | | | |
| D | 5 4 2 4 2 | | 5 4 2 4 2 | 2p0 | 3 2 |
| A | 5 | 5 3 3 3/5 5 | 5 | 5 3 3 3/5 | |
| E | | | | | |
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| Elec. Gtr. 2 |
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| e | | | | | |
| B | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 5 | 6 8/10 |
| G | 5 7 | | 5 7 | 5 7/9 | |
| D | | | | | |
| A | | | | | |
| E | | | | | |
(D)
A / /
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Verse 1:
"What I feel I can't say but my
(G) (G) (D) (D)
D / / / D / / / A / / / A / / /
| e | | | | | |
| B | | | | | |
| G | | | | | |
| D | | 5 5 | 5 5 2p0 | 0 0 | 0 0 0 1 |
| A | | 5 5 | 0 2 | 0 0 | 0 2 |
| E | | | | | |
love is there for you any time of day___. But if
(E) (Am) (Bb) (F)
B / / / Em**/ / / F / / / C / / /
| e | | | | | |
| B | | | | | |
| G | 0 | 2 2 0 0 2 | 3 2 0 | | |
| D | 2 2 2 2 | 2 | | 3 2 0 | |
| A | 2 | | | | |
| E | | | | | |
it's not love that you need then I'll
(G) (G) (D) (D)
D / / / D / / / A / / / A / / /
| e | | | | | |
| B | | | | | |
| G | | | | | |
| D | | 5 5 | 5 5 2p0 | 0 0 | 0 0 0 1 |
| A | | 5 5 | 0 2 | 0 0 | 0 2 |
| E | | | | | |
try my best to make everything succeed. And tell me
(E) (Am) (Bb) (F)
B / / / Em**/ / / F / / / C / / /
| e | | | | | |
| B | | | | | |
| G | 0 | 2 2 0 0 2 | 3 2 0 | | |
| D | 2 2 2 | 2 | | 3 2 0 | |
| A | 2 2 | | | | |
| E | | | | | |
Chorus 1:
what__ is my life without your love? And tell me who___ am I
(G) (D) (C) (C) (D) (G) (D) (C) (C)(D) (G) (D)
D / / A / / G / / G A D / / A / / G / / G A D / / A / /
| e | | | | | |
| B | | | | | |
| G | | | | | |
| D | 5 4 2 4 2 | | 5 4 2 4 2 | 2p0 | 5 4 2 4 2 |
| A | 5 | 5 3 3 3/5 5 | 5 | 5 3 3 3/5 | 5 |
| E | | | | | |
without you by my side___?
(C) (C) (D) (G) (D) (C) (C)(D) (F) (F) (D)
G / / G A D / / A / / G / / G A C / / / C / A
| e | | | | | |
| B | | | | | |
| G | | | | | |
| D | | 5 4 2 4 2 | 2p0 | 3 3 3 3 | 3 2 0 |
| A | 5 3 3 3/5 5 | 5 | 5 3 3 3/5 | | |
| E | | | | | |
Chorus 1:
what__ is my life without your love? And tell me who___ am I
(G) (D) (C) (C) (D) (G) (D) (C) (C)(D) (G) (D)
D / / A / / G / / G A D / / A / / G / / G A D / / A / /
| e | | | | | |
| B | | | | | |
| G | | | | | |
| D | 5 4 2 4 2 | | 5 4 2 4 2 | 2p0 | 5 4 2 4 2 |
| A | 5 | 5 3 3 3/5 5 | 5 | 5 3 3 3/5 | 5 |
| E | | | | | |
without you by my side___?
(C) (C) (D) (G) (D) (C) (C)(D) (F) (F) (D)
G / / G A D / / A / / G / / G A C / / / C / A
| e | | | | | |
| B | | | | | |
| G | | | | | |
| D | | 5 4 2 4 2 | 2p0 | 3 3 3 3 | 3 2 0 |
| A | 5 3 3 3/5 5 | 5 | 5 3 3 3/5 | | |
| E | | | | | |
Verse 2:
"What I know I can do if I
(G) (G) (D) (D)
D / / / D / / / A / / / A / / /
| e | | | | | |
| B | | | | | |
| G | | | | | |
| D | | 5 5 | 5 5 2p0 | 0 0 | 0 0 0 1 |
| A | | 5 5 | 0 2 | 0 0 | 0 2 |
| E | | | | | |
give my love to everyone like you___. But if
(E) (Am) (Bb) (F)
B / / / Em**/ / / F / / / C / /
| e | | | | | |
| B | | | | | |
| G | 0 | 2 2 0 0 2 | 3 2 0 | | |
| D | 2 2 2 2 | 2 | | 3 2 0 | |
| A | 2 | | | | |
| E | | | | | |
it's not love that you need then I'll
(G) (G) (D) (D)
D / / / D / / / A / / / A / / /
| e | | | | | |
| B | | | | | |
| G | | | | | |
| D | | 5 5 | 5 5 2p0 | 0 0 | 0 0 0 1 |
| A | | 5 5 | 0 2 | 0 0 | 0 2 |
| E | | | | | |
try my best to make everything succeed. And tell me
(E) (Am) (Bb) (F)
B / / / Em**/ / / F / / / C / /
| e | | | | | |
| B | | | | | |
| G | 0 | 2 2 0 0 2 | 3 2 0 | | |
| D | 2 2 2 | 2 | | 3 2 0 | |
| A | 2 2 | | | | |
| E | | | | | |
Chorus 2:
what__ is my life without your love? And tell me who___ am I
(G) (D) (C) (C) (D) (G) (D) (C) (C)(D) (G) (D)
D / / A / / G / / G A D / / A / / G / / G A D / / A / /
| e | | | | | |
| B | | | | | |
| G | | | | | |
| D | 5 4 2 4 2 | | 5 4 2 4 2 | 2p0 | 5 4 2 4 2 |
| A | 5 | 5 3 3 3/5 5 | 5 | 5 3 3 3/5 | 5 |
| E | | | | | |
without you by my side___?
(C) (C)(D) (G) (D) (C) (C)(D) (F) (D)
G / / G A D / / A / / G / / G A C / / A / /
| e | | | | | |
| B | | | | | |
| G | | | | | |
| D | | 5 4 2 4 2 | 2p0 | 3 2 2 | 0 0 0 |
| A | 5 3 3 3/5 5 | 5 | 5 3 3 3/5 | | |
| E | | | | | |
Bridge: (Same as Intro)
Elec. Gtr. 1
| e | | | | |
| B | | | | |
| G | | | | |
| D | 5 4 2 4 2 | | 5 4 2 4 2 | 2p0 |
| A | 5 | 5 3 3 3/5 5 | 5 | 5 3 3 3/5 |
| E | | | | |
(G) (D) (C) (C)(D) (G) (D) (C) (C)(D) (F)
D / / A / / G / / G A D / / A / / G / / G A C / / /
| e | | | | | |
| B | | | | | |
| G | | | | | |
| D | 5 4 2 4 2 | | 5 4 2 4 2 | 2p0 | 3 2 |
| A | 5 | 5 3 3 3/5 5 | 5 | 5 3 3 3/5 | |
| E | | | | | |
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| Elec. Gtr. 2 |
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| e | | | | | |
| B | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 5 | 6 8/10 |
| G | 5 7 | | 5 7 | 5 7/9 | |
| D | | | | | |
| A | | | | | |
| E | | | | | |
(D)
A / /
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Verse 3:
"What I feel I can't say but my
(G) (G) (D) (D)
D / / / D / / / A / / / A / / /
| e | | | | | |
| B | | | | | |
| G | | | | | |
| D | | 5 5 | 5 5 2p0 | 0 0 | 0 0 0 1 |
| A | | 5 5 | 0 2 | 0 0 | 0 2 |
| E | | | | | |
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| e | | 12 10 7 |
| B | | 8 10b12 pb12r10p8 10b12r10p8 12 10 7h8 10 10p8p7 |
| G | | 11 11 |
| D | | 10 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
love is there for you any-ol'-time of day___. But if
(E) (Am) (Bb) (F)
B / / / Em**/ / / F / / / C / /
| e | | | | | |
| B | | | | | |
| G | 0 | 2 2 0 0 2 | 3 2 0 | | |
| D | 2 2 2 2 | 2 | | 3 2 0 | |
| A | 2 | | | | |
| E | | | | | |
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| . . . . . . . |
| e | 7 9 7 | 8 10 8 10/13 | |
| B | 7h9 | | |
| G | 9 | | |
| D | | | |
| A | | | |
| E | | | |
|------------------| |--Brass Takes Over----------------------|
Staccato
it's not love that you need then I'll
(G) (G) (D) (D)
D / / / D / / / A / / / A / / /
| e | | | | | |
| B | | | | | |
| G | | | | | |
| D | | 5 5 | 5 5 2p0 | 0 0 | 0 0 0 1 |
| A | | 5 5 | 0 2 | 0 0 | 0 2 |
| E | | | | | |
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| e | 12 10 12/15 | 12\10 10 12 12b14 10 |
| B | 10/12 | 13\12 10 10 10\8 7 |
| G | | |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
try my best to make everything succeed. And tell me
(E) (Am) (Bb) (F)
B / / / Em**/ / / F / / C / /
| e | | | | |
| B | | | | |
| G | 0 | 2 2 0 0 2 | 3 2 0 | |
| D | 2 2 2 | 2 | | 3 2 0 |
| A | 2 2 | | | |
| E | | | | |
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| e | | | |
| B | | 13 13p12 13 | 15 15p13h15 15/17 17p15h17 17/18~ |
| G | 9\7 7/9 x 11p9 9 | | |
| D | | | |
| A | | | |
| E | | | |
|--Brass Takes Over----------------------|
Chorus 3:
what__ is my life without your love__? And tell me who___ am I
(G) (D) (C) (C)(D) (G) (D) (C) (C)(D) (G) (D)
D / / A / / G / / G A D / / A / / G / / G A D / / A / /
| e | | | | | |
| B | | | | | |
| G | | | | | |
| D | 5 4 2 4 2 | | 5 4 2 4 2 | 2p0 | 5 4 2 4 2 |
| A | 5 | 5 3 3 3/5 5 | 5 | 5 3 3 3/5 | 5 |
| E | | | | | |
without you by my side___? And tell me
(C) (C)(D) (G) (D) (C) (C)(D) (F) (F) (D)
G / / G A D / / A / / G / / G A C / / C / A
| e | | | | | |
| B | | | | | |
| G | | | | | |
| D | | 5 4 2 4 2 | 2p0 | 3 3 3 3 | 3 2 0 |
| A | 5 3 3 3/5 5 | 5 | 5 3 3 3/5 | | |
| E | | | | | |
|--
what__ is my life without your love__? And tell me |
(G) (D) (C) (C)(D) (G) (D) (C) (C)(D) |
D / / A / / G / / G A D / / A / / G / / G A |
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| e | | | | | |
| B | | | | | |
| G | | | | | |
| D | 5 4 2 4 2 | 2 0 2 4 0 | 5 4 2 4 2 | 2 0 2 4 0 | |
| A | 5 5 | 3 5 3 | 5 5 | 3 5 3 | |
| E | | | | |
Repeat
to fade
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend