>><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><< "Life Worth Livin'" Uncle Tupelo (Farrar, Tweedy and Heidorn) _No Depression_ (1990) CHORDS I think the chords for the verse and chorus are played with an addition similar to that of UT's "Moonshiner": the third fret of the small e string (w/little finger) on most of the chords in the verse and chorus of LWL (all of them on Moonshiner). VERSE CHORDS: "Am" e 3rd fret (w/little finger) B 1st G 2nd D 2nd A o E o "F" e 3rd fret (w/little finger) B 1st G 2nd D 3rd A o E o "G-Full" e 3rd fret B 3rd fret G o D o A 2nd E 3rd "D-drop e" e o B 3rd G 2nd D o A o E o BRIDGE CHORDS: We've all had... "Em" e 3rd (w/ little) B o G o D 2nd A 2nd E o "F" e 3rd (w/ little fing) B 1st G 2nd D 3rd A o E o "Am" (same as in chorus) e 3rd fret (w/little finger) B 1st G 2nd D 2nd A o E o CHORUS CHORDS: Looks like we're all... "C" e 3rd fret (w/little finger) B 1st G o D 2nd A 3rd E o "G-full" (same as verse) "Em" (same as verse) "F" (same as verse) CHORDS ON WORDS Am F G D-drop e This song is sung for anyone that's listening Am F G D-drop e This song is for the broken-spirited man Am F G D-drop e This song is for anyone left standing Am F G D-drop e (e B G arpeggio) After the strain of a slow sad end (5) --3---2---0 It seems everybody wants what someone else has And there's sorrow enough for all, just go in any bar and ask With a beer in each hand and a smile in between All around's a world grown mean (bridge) Em F Well we've all had Em F Our ups and downs Em F G It's been mostly down around here (5) --0--0 H2--2--2 H3--3--3 P2--2--0 Em F Now this whole damn mess Em F Am is becoming quite clear (chorus) C G Looks like we're all looking for Em F a life worth livin' C G That's why we drink Em F ourselves to sleep C G We're all looking for Em F a life worth livin' C G That's why we pray Em F for our souls to keep Am F G D-drop e There's nothing left now but broken pieces Of one man's broken will to care And in the end before all is said and done How many might follow him there (bridge) But midnight is coming round It's still mostly down around here Now this whole damn mess is becoming quite clear (chorus) Looks like we're all looking for a life worth livin' That's why we drink ourselves to sleep We're all looking for a life worth livin' That's why we pray for our souls to keep Original tab by Marcus Winfree rmw5h@uva.pcmail.virginia.edu Additions by Joe Rinkevich jpr7e@virginia.edu =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Bar none, this "Life Worth Livin'" has become my favorite song and will stay there for some time. I took a cut at the the tab submitted by Marcus and had to send some edits for the archive. The coolest thing about the way they play this tune is the "Moonshiner" twist on the chords with the little finger on the third fret of the little e string. Talk about dark. Give it a try, it's a pain in the hand to get used to at first, but good exercise nonetheless. Let me know if you have any Qs. I'll throw in the mando tabs soon as well. Procrastinating away, but w/paper progress. Later, Joe. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J.P. Rinkevich Department of Urban and Environmental Planning School of Architecture University of Virginia vox (804) 979 3226 fax (804) 296 3621 jpr7e@virginia.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~