I LIVE MY LIFE FOR YOU
(FIREHOUSE)
transcribed by
Koo Juan Huat (koojuanh@iscs.nus.sg)
Playing tips :
1) All tabs transcribed below are as close as I can get but you should try
to fit your own rhythmic feel and guitar fills whenever you feel it is
most appropriate. It is not easy to transcribe a strumming(rhythm) part.
2) When playing the Intro and Ending, finger the chords given below and not
just press the notes you need to play. This is because you want the
notes to really sound properly.
3) Bill Leverty (Firehouse) applied roughly the same chord progressions and
guitar techniques on "Love of a Lifetime" and "When I Look Into Your Eyes".
If you need these songs, it will be pretty easy to pick up this song.
4) When performing the guitar solo, do not play it stiff. Add thrills and
tremolos to the long notes. This will add life and energy to your guitar
playing.
5) For people who wants to play the easy guitar version (strumming), follow
the chords given at tablatures.
6) Please feedback to me on whether the tablatures have been useful to you
and accurate or if you have any queries. This will enable me to continue
to contribute. My Email Address is :
koojuanh@sununx.iscs.nus.sg
7) Lastly, this song is dedicated to all the people in love out there.
Good Luck !!
Chords used in this song :
A Bm Cadd9 D D5(add9)/F# Em Em G5
--0---2-----3----2------0--------0---3----3------------------------------------
--2---3-----3----3------3--------0---5----3------------------------------------
--2---4-----0----2------2--------0---4----0------------------------------------
--2---4-----2----0------0--------2---2----0------------------------------------
--0---2-----3--------------------2--------2------------------------------------
------------------------2--------0---0----3------------------------------------
Notation Legend :
/ Slide Up \ Slide Down B Bend
P Pull Off H Hammer On
eg. 19(20)19 - 1) play note at fret 19
B R 2) bend up till it sound like fret 20
3) release bend to sound at fret 19
Tune guitar 1/2 step down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
Clean acoustic guitar
D Bm G5
-------------------|------2-------------|-----------2----------|-----3---------
-------------------|--------------3-----|----------------3-----|--------3------
-------------------|--------------------|----------------------|---------------
-------------------|-0------------------|----------------------|---------------
-------------------|--------------------|-2--------------------|---------------
-------------------|--------------------|----------------------|-3-------------
You know you're everything to me and I could never see The two of us a-
A D Bm
------0-------------------|-------2-----------------|---------2----------------
--------2-----------------|---------------3---------|----------------3---------
----------2---------------|-------------------------|--------------------------
-----------------2--------|-0-----------------------|--------------------------
---0------------------0---|-------------------------|-- 2----------------------
--------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------
part And you know I give myself to you and no matter what you do I
###
+ Slightly Distorted Guitar
Em G5 A G5 D5(add9)/#F
----3--------3---|------0------------|-3---------------0-----------------------
------5--------3-|---------2---------|-3---------------3-----------------------
-----------------|-------------------|-0---------------2-----------------------
-----------------|-------------------|-0---------------0-----------------------
-----------------|-0-----------------|-2---------------------------------------
-0--------3------|-------------------|-3---------------2-----------------------
promise you my heart I've built my world around you and I
*** (2nd time + strum) Clean guitars
Em D G5 D5(add9)/#F Em G5 A(str)
---0----------2------|--3------------------0-----------|--0--0--3--------------
---0----------3------|--3------------------3-----------|--0--0--3--------------
---0----------2------|--0------------------2-----------|--0-----0--------------
---2----------0------|--0------------------0-----------|--2-----0--------------
---2-----------------|--2------------------------------|--2--0--2--------------
---0-----------------|--3------------------2-----------|--0--2--3--------------
want you to know I need you like I've never needed anyone before
Chorus
A D(str) A(str) G5(str) A(str) Cadd9(str)
-----0-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------
-2-3-2-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------
-2-2-2-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------
-2-2-2-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------
-0-0-0-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------
-----------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------
I live my life for you I want to be by your
G5(str) Em(str) A D(str) A(str) Em(str)
----------------------------|-----0-------------------|------------------------
----------------------------|-2-3-2-------------------|------------------------
----------------------------|-2-2-2-------------------|------------------------
----------------------------|-2-2-2-------------------|------------------------
----------------------------|-0-0-0-------------------|------------------------
----------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------
side In everything that you do And there's only one thing you can believe is
(3rd time to End) (2nd time to Solo)
G5(str) Em(str) G5(str) A(str) D D(str)
---------------|-------------------|-------------|-2-2-3-----------------------
---------------|-------------------|-------------|-3-3-3-----------------------
---------------|-------------------|-------------|-2-2-2-----------------------
---------------|-------------------|-------------|-0-0-0-----------------------
---------------|-------------------|-------------|-----------------------------
---------------|-------------------|-------------|-----------------------------
true I live my life for you
G5(str) A(str) D D(str) Bm Bm(str)
-----------------|-2-------2-------0-----------------|-2--------2------0-------
-----------------|-3-------3-------3-----------------|-3--------3------3-------
-----------------|-2-------2-------2-----------------|-4--------4------4-------
-----------------|-0-------0-------0-----------------|-4--------4------4-------
-----------------|-----------------------------------|-2--------2------2-------
-----------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------
I dedicate my life to you You know that I would die for you But
G5(str) A(str) D D(str)
-----------------------|------------------|-2-----2--------0-------------------
-----------------------|------------------|-3-----3--------3-------------------
-----------------------|------------------|-2-----2--------2-------------------
-----------------------|------------------|-0-----0--------0-------------------
-----------------------|------------------|------------------------------------
-----------------------|------------------|------------------------------------
our love would last forever And I will always be with you And there's
Bm Bm(str) Em(str) G5(str) A(str)
-2-------2---------0------------|-------------------|--------------------------
-3-------3---------3------------|-------------------|--------------------------
-4-------4---------4------------|-------------------|--------------------------
-4-------4---------4------------|-------------------|--------------------------
-2-------2---------2------------|-------------------|--------------------------
--------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------
nothing we can't do As long as we're together I
Elec Gtr To ***
G5(str) D5(add9)/#F(str) Em(str) D(str)
---------------------------------|------------2-0-2--|-------------------------
---------------------------------|------------3-3-3--|-------------------------
---------------------------------|------------2-2-2--|-------------------------
---------------------------------|------------0-0-0--|-------------------------
---------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------
---------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------
just can't live without you and I want you to know I
Solo (+ strum)
G5 A D Bm
---------------------|-------------------------------|----------------17-------
-----------------17--|-19(20)19-17----------------17-|-19(20)19-17-----------17
--------------19-----|---B--R------19-19-------19----|---B--R------19------19--
----------/19--------|---------------------/19-------|------------------/19----
---------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------
---------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------
G5 A
---------------------------|-------------24-24---------------------------------
-20--20-19-20/22-22-22(24)-|-22-22-22-22---------------------------------------
-------P--H-----------B----|------------------------19-------------------------
---------------------------|--------------------/19----19----------------------
---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------
---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------
D Bm
----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
-20-------19----------19-19-19----------|-20-----19----------------------------
-19-------19-------21-19-19-19----------|-19-----19-----21-----19-------19/21--
----19-19----19-19----19-19-19-19\17/19-|---19-19--19-19--19-19----16-19-------
----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
To ###
Em G5 A
------------------------------------|-------------------22-24-24(26)-22-24-22--
-20-----19---19-----20-------22(24)-|-22----------22-24----------------H--P----
---21-----21---21-----21--21---B----|--------23-24-----------------------------
-----21----------21-----21----------|------------------------------------------
------------------------------------|------------------------------------------
------------------------------------|------------------------------------------
Oh I've
End
+ Gtr Fill
Bm(str) A(str) Em(str) G5(str) A(str)
----------------------|---------------|--------------|-----------0-------------
--/15-----14-15-14----|-12------------|--------------|-----------2-------------
---------------P------|---------------|--------------|-----------2-------------
----------------------|---------------|--------------|-----------2-------------
----------------------|---------------|--------------|-----------0-------------
----------------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------------
you Woh yeah I live my life for
D Bm G5 A D
---2------|---2-----|--3------------|-2----------------------------------------
-----3----|-----3---|----3-----3-2--|-3----------------------------------------
----------|---------|---------------|-2----------------------------------------
-0--------|---------|---------------|-0----------------------------------------
----------|-2-------|---------0-----|------------------------------------------
----------|---------|-3-------------|------------------------------------------
you
