Goo Goo Dolls - Life's a Message: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Life's a Message" 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                      D
Don't cry because it's over now
  A                  E
Smile because it was ours
A                   D
Keep your feet firm on the ground
     A                   E
Your eyes fixed on the stars
                 E
'Cause it never mattered who you are

Chorus:
 D                 A
Make your life a message
          F#m               E
And bring light to all you see (to all you see)
     D                 A
And make your words a message
           E
That will be (that will be)
    E
A blessing coming back to me
 D                 A
Make your life a storybook
     F#m      E
With no apologies (no apologies)
 D                A
Make your life a message
            E
And you'll be (and you'll be)
A blessing coming back to me

All I know of life and love
I wrestled into words
Rest assured that life goes on
And moves on its own terms
So be careful ‘cause it might just burn

Chorus:
Make your life a message
And bring light to all you see (to all you see)
And make your words a message
That will be (that will be)
A blessing coming back to me
Make your life a storybook
With no apologies (no apologies)
Make your life a message
And you’ll be (and you’ll be)
A blessing coming back to me

 A
Life's a message
 D
Life's a message
 A           E
Life's a message (life's a blessing)
 A
Life's a message
 D
Life's a message
 A           E
Life's a message (life's a blessing)


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

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's a Message" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Life's a Message" by Goo Goo Dolls.