Livin Thing - Electric Light Orchestra

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[Intro]

Strings:
                    

Band in :
        ^ ^            ^ ^
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[Verse 1]

Sailing away o

n the crest of

 a wave 
           
It's like magi

c 
    
Oh, rolling an

d riding and s

lipping and sl

iding 
     
It's magic

[Bridge]
            
And you-ou-ou,

              
 and your swee

    
t desire
            
You took me --

          
 ee,  ohhh, hi

             
gher and highe

  
r baby

[Chorus]
           
   It's a livi

          
ng thing
           
It's a terribl

       
e thing to los

e 
            
It's a giving 

       
thing 
           
What a terribl

       
e thing to los

e
                                ^ ^       ^ ^
             
I'm taking a d

                    
ive   (dive)

[Verse 2]

Making believe

 this is what 

you've conceiv

ed 
          
From your wors

t day, (I'm ta

king a dive) 

Moving in line

 when you look

 back in time
       
To the first d

ay, (I'm takin

g I'm taking) 

[Bridge]
            
And you-ou and

              
 your sweet de


sire 
              
(Don't you do 

              
it, don't you 

              
do it) you too

         
k me  ee  oh o


h 
             
Higher and hig

    
her baby 

[Chorus]
           
   It's a livi

          
ng thing, 
           
It's a terribl

       
e thing to los

e 
            
It's a giving 

       
thing 
           
What a terribl

        
e thing to los

e      ^ ^    

    ^ ^
             
I'm taking a d

            
ive. Over the 

               
side     Hey

[Verse 3]
 
Taking a dive 

cause you can'

t halt the sli

de 
         
Floating downs

tream, (I'm ta

king a dive) 
    
Oh, so let her

 go don't star

t spoiling the

 show 
       
It's a bad dre

am, (I'm takin

g, I'm taking)

 

[Bridge]
            
And you-ou and

              
 your sweet de


sire
              
(Don't you do 

              
it, don't you 

              
do it) you too

         
k me  ee  oh 
             
Higher and hig

    
her baby 

[Chorus]
           
   It's a livi

          
ng thing, 
           
It's a terribl

       
e thing to los

e 
            
It's a giving 

       
thing 
           
What a terribl

       
e thing to los

e
            
It's a living 

       
thing, 
           
It's a terribl

       
e thing to los

e 
            
It's a giving 

       
thing 
           
What a terribl

       
e thing to los

e

(repeat and fade)