• Song:

    Life Is Worth Fighting For

  • Artist:

    Church Of Rhythm

  • Album:

    Not Perfect

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Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 16:23:28 EDT
From: Thatalex 
Subject: c/church_of_rhythm/life_is_worth_fighting_for.crd

"Life is Worth Fighting For"
Lyrics & Music by Max Hsu (of Church of Rhythm).
Copyright ? 1996 CorFour Music/ASCAP.

>From the album -Not Perfect-.
Copyright ? 1996 Pamplin Music.

Transcribed by Alexander Chen
thatalex@aol.com
http://members.aol.com/thatalex/

------ (Read File in Courier Font!) ------

Standard-tuned six-string acoustic.

  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|------------3--|------------3--|------------3--|------------3--|
G|------0--------|------0--------|------0--------|------0--------|
D|x---5---5------|x---4---4------|x---2---2------|x---2---2------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
x = don't play on beat
note: pattern repeats for intro & most of verses

[chords]
320033 G
XX0232 D
200232 D/F#
022030 Em7
022033 Em7
X32033 C2
X32030 C2
X20033 G/B
X02010 Am7

G D Em7 Em7
G D Em7 Em7
C2 D Em7 Em7
C2 D Em7 Em7

G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)          Em7    Em7
got the call at five p.m.
       G (320003@1)             Dyour (xx0232@1)roomate said you left a note
   Em7                   Em7
saying you could use a friend
      C2 (x32030@1)        D/F#so (200232@1)I went to the hospital
         Em7                 Em7
with my heart all choked up tight
    C2 (x32030@1)              D/F#and (200232@1)I prayed while I drove,
        Em7            Em7
praying you would be alright


G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)                   Em7  Em7
that morning you called to talk
               G (320003@1)               Dyou (xx0232@1)talked about how life was a merry go-round,
         Em7          Em7
and you wanted to get off


       C2 (x32030@1)              D*but (xx0232@1)I never thought I^?d see you here,
  Em7               Em7        C2 (x32030@1)DI (xx0232@1)never thought I^?d hold your hand
         Em7           Em7
in your hour of need
   C2 (x32030@1)                 DI (xx0232@1)always thought you^?d cry for help,
   Em7                       C2 (x32030@1)  DI (xx0232@1)always thought you^?d understand
     Em7            Em7         C2 (x32030@1) Dthat (xx0232@1)life is worth fighting for (echo)
      Em7                       C2 (x32030@1)D (xx0232@1)Em7  Em7
your life is worth fighting for


G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1)               Em7  Em7
so you thought no one understood
           G (320003@1)             Dthought (xx0232@1)tomorrow would be easier
       Em7            Em7
if we went on without you
        C2 (x32030@1)          D/F#but (200232@1)my friend, it^?s a lie,
            Em7          Em7
please hold on, call for help
    C2 (x32030@1)             D/F#my (200232@1)friend, it^?s your life,
       Em7         Em7
you^?re not by yourself


G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1)                  Em7  Em7
so you^?re living on the razor^?s edge
           G (320003@1)             Dwe^?ll (xx0232@1)I^?ve - been there myself,
          Em7        Em7
holding a gun to my head

[repeat chorus]

G/B - Am7   Em7   Em7
G/B- (143121@7)Am7 (x02010@1) G (320003@1)   G(piano (320003@1)solo, note rhythm change marked by -)

G/B (143121@7)   -   C2if (x32030@1)you hold my hand,
        Em7           Em7
can you hold on for a moment longer?
G/B (143121@7)  -   C2if (x32030@1)you know I love you,
G (320003@1)              Gdoes (320003@1)it make it better?
G/B (143121@7)   -   C2if (x32030@1)you hold my hand,
        Em7           Em7
can you hold on for a moment longer?
G/B (143121@7)  -   C2if (x32030@1)you know I love you,
G (320003@1)               Gwe (320003@1)can make it together ... (repeat and fade)

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