Coldplay - Life is for living: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Life is for living" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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

    A#       Gm7
Now I never meant,
        F
to do wrong,
  D#          Cm7          A# A#sus4 A#
thats what I came here to say.
    A#        Gm7
But if I was wrong,
          F
Than I'm sorry,
   D#           Cm7          A# A#sus4 A#
I don't let it stand in our way.

Cause my head just aches
When I think of
The things that I shouldn't have done
But life is for living
We all know
And I don't want to live it alone

Sing Ah, Ah, Oh
Sing Ah,  Ah, Oh
And just think Ah, Ah, Oh


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

A#sus4

Guitar chord A#sus4

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

Cm7

Guitar chord Cm7

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Gm7

Guitar chord Gm7

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 "Life is for living" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Life is for living" by Coldplay.