Livin Thing - Electric Light Orchestra

Version 4 of 4
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[Chords]
     x32010
   x13321
     133211
     320033
     x32010
 x3203x
    x02210
    466544
    133111
    022000
    xx0231
   (
  or  x6544x (

 = 
the voicing th

at Lynne uses 

in the video =

 Ebaug)


[Intro] / [Interlude] part
      [Csus2] [Csus2]
            
  1 + 2 + 3 + 

            
4 +  1 + 2 + 3

   
 + 4 +  
e|----0-----0-
B|----1---3-1-
e|0---0---0---
D|2-----------
A|3-----------
E|------------

----|0---0----
--3-|1---1----
--0-|--------0
----|--------0
----|--------x
----|--------3

-------|
-------|
---0---|
---0---|
---x---|
---3---|


[Intro]
|  | % |  | % | 
|  | % |  | % |  |       |

|  |      
  (lick: see a

|  |       |
bove)


[Verse]
             
Sailing away o

              
n the crest of

              
 a wave, it's 

     
like magic
            
Oh, rolling an

              
d riding and s

              
lipping and sl

            
iding, it's ma

gic
            
And you and yo

           
ur sweet desir

e
              
Don't you do i

  |    |    |
t to me,    
            
Oh-oh,   highe

            
r and higher b

aby


[Chorus]
           
   It's a livi

        
ng thing
           
   It's a terr

         [
ible thing to 

  ]
lose
           
   It's a givi

        
ng thing
           
   What a terr

         [
ible thing to 

  ]
lose


[Interlude]
|    |  %  | 
   I'm taking 

   |  %  | 
a dive!
|    |  %  | 
    Dive!

   |    

  | 

|  |      
  (lick: see a

|  |       |
bove)


[Verse 2] 
             
Making believe

              
 this is what 

              
you've conceiv

             
ed from your w


orst day
            
Oh moving in l

              
ine when you l

              
ook back in ti

          
me to the firs

t day
            
And you and yo

           
ur sweet desir

e
              
Don't you do i

   |    |    |
t to me,    
            
Oh-oh,   highe

            
r and higher b

aby


[Chorus]
           
   It's a livi

        
ng thing
           
   It's a terr

         [
ible thing to 

  ]
lose
           
   It's a givi

        
ng thing
           
   What a terr

         [
ible thing to 

  ]
lose


[Interlude 2]
|      |   % 
        I'm ta

  |      |   %   | 
king a dive. 
     |    |  
On the sky.   

      |
    Hey!

|  |      
  (lick: see a

|  |       |
bove)


[Verse 3]
             
Taking a dive 

              
cause you can'

              
t halt the sli

            
de floating do

wn stream
            
Oh, so let her

              
 go don't star

              
t spoiling the

              
 show, it's a 


bad dream
            
And you and yo

           
ur sweet desir

e
              
Don't you do i

   |    |    |
t to me,    
            
Oh-oh,   highe

            
r and higher b

aby


[Chorus]
           
   It's a livi

        
ng thing
           
   It's a terr

         [
ible thing to 

  ]
lose
           
   It's a givi

        
ng thing
           
   What a terr

         [
ible thing to 

  ]
lose
(repeat and fade)

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