• Song:

    Life Of The Party

  • Artist:

    Shawn Mendes

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                              Life Of The Party - Shawn Mendes
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Tabbed by: Desirae Wallace

**I promise you these are 100% accurate. I watched him play it live and studied the chords used**

Standard tuning // Capo on 3 (can be used on 2 as Shawn did because it was late and not as loud)
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   Chords:

       EAGDBe
G:     320033
G/F#:  200033
Em7:   022033
Cadd9: X32033

Em:    022000 \
C:     032010  |
G*:    320003  | These are used in the bridge
D:     000232  |
Cadd9: 032033 /

Strumming/Plucking:
(Since this was recorded on piano, plucking is used with a mix of strumming, as Shawn did in his livestream.)

              Plucking:                                   Strumming:

For first 3 chords        For Cadd9                 D D D U (for each chord)
e|-------|                e|-------|   
B|-------|                B|---x---|
G|---x---|                G|---x---|
D|-------|                D|-------|
A|-------|                A|R------|
E|R------|                E|-------|

R is the Root note and x is for the notes played following it.
Since there are only two strings played initially, they're played in an 8th note rhythm.
I'll have a video of this up soon :)
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Intro is first 4 chords in rhythm.



G                             G/F#
I love it when you just don't care.

                    Em7                      Cadd9
I love it when you dance like there's nobody there.

                 G              G/F#
So when it gets hard, don't be afraid.

          Em7                  Cadd9
We don't care what them people say.

G                             G/F#
I love it when you don't take no.

                   Em7                         Cadd9
I love it when you do what you want 'cause you just said so.

         G                G/F#
Let 'em all go home we out late.
 
          Em7                      Cadd9
We don't care what them people say.



G                    G/F#
We don't have to be ordinary,

Em7               Cadd9
Make your best mistakes.

       G                             G/F#
'Cause we don't have the time to be sorry.

   Em7                      Cadd9
So baby, be the life of the party.

                    G                G/F#
I'm tellin' you to take your shot it might be scary.

Em7              Cadd9
Hearts are gonna break.

       G                             G/F#
'Cause we don't have the time to be sorry.

   Em7                      Cadd9
So baby be that life of the party.



G                        G/F#
Together we can just let go,

                     Em7                      Cadd9
Pretend like there's no one else here that we know.

                     G                   G/F#
Slow dance, fall in love as the club track plays.

          Em7                      Cadd9
We don't care what them people say.



G                    G/F#
We don't have to be ordinary,

Em7               Cadd9
Make your best mistakes.

       G                             G/F#
'Cause we don't have the time to be sorry.

   Em7                      Cadd9
So baby, be the life of the party.

                    G                G/F#
I'm tellin' you to take your shot it might be scary.

Em7              Cadd9
Hearts are gonna break.

       G                             G/F#
'Cause we don't have the time to be sorry.

   Em7                      Cadd9
So baby be that life of the party.



     Em                 C
Come out tonight, come out tonight.

        G*                         D
There's no one standin' in your way.

     Em                 C
Come out tonight, come out tonight.

          G*                      D
We don't care what them people say.

               Cadd9
Yeah, we don't care what them people say.



G                    G/F#
We don't have to be ordinary,

Em7               Cadd9
Make your best mistakes.

       G                             G/F#
'Cause we don't have the time to be sorry.

   Em7                      Cadd9
So baby, be the life of the party.

                    G                G/F#
I'm tellin' you to take your shot it might be scary.

Em7              Cadd9
Hearts are gonna break.

       G                             G/F#
'Cause we don't have the time to be sorry.

   Em7                      Cadd9
So baby be that life of the party.


G     G/F#   Em7   Cadd9
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

              G  
Life of the party.

    G/F#                   Em7
So don't let 'em keep you down,

Cadd9                       D
Oh, you know you can't give up

       G                            G/F#
'Cause we don't have the time to be sorry.

   Em7                      Cadd9
So baby, be the life of the party.
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