Foo Fighters - Ain't It The Life: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Ain't It The Life" 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.

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C                            Am
Dear Haley, can you save me from
the borrowed cloud I'm on
Fm                    C
All you gotta do is try,
Em                        F
Pray you're just getting by

Hey wait I thought you'd made it How'd
your bottled crown fall off
Tell me how'd you get so tired
Faded down to the wire

  G                                   C   G/B  Am
Try living a lie and kicking out the same old guise
Fm
Wasting time

So very ordinary Wait
until my bomb goes off
See the actors run and hide
Fake it all in stride

One day we all can say we're gone
And haunt the ground we're from
Everything's so open wide
Here within the divide

Try living a lie and kicking out the same old guise
Wasting time

Chorus:
             C                 Am
Aint it the life, Aint it the life ,
             C            Am
Aint it the life got no crime,
      Fm      C
Just sail on by
 Em      F
Sail on by

             C                 Am
Aint it the life, Aint it the life ,
             C            Am
Aint it the life got no crime,
      Fm      C
Just sail on by
 Em      F
Sail on by
             C  Em  G
Aint it the life

Try living a lie and kicking out the same old guise
Wasting time

Chorus - x2

             C
Aint it the life


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

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 "Ain't It The Life" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Ain't It The Life" by Foo Fighters.

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