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Time For Livin`
(Don Addrisi - Dick Addrisi)
Jim Yester, in the liner notes to the Japanese _From The Original Master
Tapes_ CD (Warner/Pioneer WPCP-3536):
From the composers of Never My Love, this is the Addrisi Brothers at
their fun lovin` best. This song debuted on Top Of The Pops when the
group was in London. Unique vocal arrangement drops one half-tone on
each repeat of the fade.
Intro:
A7sus4 [N.C.] [A7sus4: 575755]
/ / / /
Bass:
--3-- --3--
v v v v v v v v
0h2-0h2-------------|-------------------|--
----------4-2-0-----|------------00-0---|-0
----------------2-0-|-------0-2-------2-|--
--------------------|-------------------|--
Verse 1:
D G A D
I kicked off my shoes and felt the good earth under my feet
D G D
I loosened my tie and saw what it feels like to breathe
Em A
I found the secret to life
Bm
I took some time for livin`
[bass: last bar of intro]
Verse 2:
I took off my watch and found I had all the time in the world
I opened my arms so I could hold life like a beautiful girl
Fm F+ Fm/E A7/E
I laid down all of my hangups forever
Dmaj7
Hey look, I`ve changed
Gmaj7 Ebmaj7
My attitude`s been rearranged
Abmaj7
From now on I`m taking some
Chorus:
C Em F G C
Time for livin`, groovin` on everything
Em F G
Life is givin`, from now on I`m taking
Dbmaj7 Gbmaj7
Time...
Cbmaj7
For life
[repeat intro]
Verse 3 [chords as per verse 2]:
Too busy to stop and notice the things that are real
Embarassed to talk about all the things that I feel
It`s so strange never noticed the world all around me
Hey look, I`ve changed
My attitude`s been rearranged
From now on I`m taking some
Chorus [repeat to fade, half-step lower each time]
C Em F G C
Time for livin`, groovin` on everything
Em F G
Life is givin`, from now on I`m taking
Dbmaj7 Gbmaj7
Time...
B
For life
B Dm E F B Dm E F Cmaj7 Fmaj7
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
[life]
Bb Dm Eb F Bb Dm Eb F Bmaj7 Emaj7
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
A Cm D E A Cm D E Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Ab Cm Db Eb Ab Cm Db Eb Amaj7 Dmaj7
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
G Bm C D G Bm C D [fade]
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
-- another ace 60`s tab from Andrew Rogers
