Bayside - On Love, On Life: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "On Love, On Life" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn On Love, On Life Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bayside

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "On Love, On Life" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

      D                A
So I sit here writing words
            Bm
in our old place
              G
They all come out as letters
       D
And I contemplate
    A                 Bm
mistakes that we all make
              G
Start and the ending of eras
D             A
When mystery fades
    Bm            G
We identify the problems
          D       A
But they may not be
               Bm G
problems after all

D          A
Shock and dismay they
  Bm            G
affect what we say
           D
We should bite our tongues
           A
we should bite our tongues
      Bm
Cause after all it's
G                  D  G A
only our lives anyway

Chorus:
    D               G
And I can't let it bother me
    A
If fact and fate just
D           A/C# Bm
can't agree on   love on life
     G
Can we stop taking
A                    A# C D
ourselves too seriously?

So I sit here carving words into the wall
Words that remind me of just how I was
I never felt as old and lonely as I felt
When I was young and in love
When mystery fades
We identify the problems
But, they may not be problems after all

Shock and dismay, they affect what we say
We should bite our tongues,
we should bite our tongues
'Cause after all, it's only our lives anyway...

Chorus:
     D              G
And I can't let it bother me
    A
If fact and fate just
D           A/C# Bm
can't agree on   love on life
     G
Can we stop taking
A                     D
ourselves too seriously?
              G
Can't let it bother me
    A
If fact and fate just
D           A/C# Bm
can't agree on  love on life
     G
Can we stop taking
 A                    A# C D
ourselves too seriously?
        A#   C D
Too seriously
        A#   C D
Too seriously


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "On Love, On Life" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "On Love, On Life" by Bayside.