Kelly Clarkson - Meaning of Life: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Meaning of 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.

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

A#                             Gm
Baby, I've been living in the dark
Dm                                          F
The only friend I've got here is my broken heart
A#                              Gm
Feeling like I've finally had enough
Dm                               F   A#
Living like an animal can be so rough

Gm                    Dm              F
I've been waiting so long for you to come my way
A#  Gm   Dm               F
And now I, I can't wait another day

Chorus:
A#                   Gm
When you hold me, I finally see
Dm                     F
When you say love, I know what it means
A#                   Gm
I was broke down so alone in the dark
Dm                       F
Until you showed me the light (baby)
A#
Cause when you kiss me, I know who I am
Dm
And when you let me feel it I understand
A#                     Gm
When I'm lost I just look in your eyes
     Dm                     F
You show me the meaning of life
            A#          Gm
Meaning of life, life, life, life
     Dm                     F
You show me the meaning of life
            A#          Gm
Meaning of life, life, life, life
     Dm                     F
You show me the meaning of life

Every time I spend a lonely night, yeah
Thinkin' I won't make it til the morning light
All I do is think of you and I
Suddenly the wrongs they start to feel so right
I've been waiting so long for you to come my way
(come my way, yeah)
And now I, I can't wait another day

Chorus:
When you hold me, I finally see
(When you hold me I see)
When you say love, I know what it means
(I know what it means)
I was broke down so alone in the dark
Until you showed me the light
'Cause when you kiss me, I know who I am
(I know who I am)
And when you let me feel it, I understand
(I understand)
When I'm lost I just look in your eyes
You show me the meaning of life
Meaning of life, life, life, life
You show me the meaning of life
Meaning of life, life, life, life
Show me the meaning of life

A#           Gm
You show me love
            Dm
You lift me up
             F
You take me higher and higher
A#                   Gm
The truth is I'm in love
             Dm                F
Can you feel us, we're flying higher
A#           Gm
You show me love
            Dm
You lift me up
             F
You take me higher and higher
A#                   Gm
The truth is I'm in love
             Dm                F
Can you feel us, we're flying higher

Meaning of life, life, life, life
You show me the meaning of life
Meaning of life, life, life, life
Show me the meaning of life
Show me the meaning of life, ooh
Show me the meaning of life


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "Meaning of Life" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Meaning of Life" by Kelly Clarkson.

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