Biography:
Electric Light Orchestra is a symphonic rock band which formed in Birmingham, England in 1970. The band was formed by Jeff Lynne (vocals, guitar, multiple instruments), Roy Wood (multiple instruments, vocals), Richard Tandy (keyboards, vocals) and Bev Bevan (drums). Lynne, Wood and Bevan were former members of the psychedelic rock band The Move. The band's lineup would fluctuate throughout its original incarnation, although Lynne, Tandy and Bevan would remain constant members.
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Other songs:
- Cant Get It Out Of My Head
- Don't Bring Me Down
- Evil Woman
- Fire On High
- Last Train To London
- Livin Thing
- Mr Blue Sky
- Mr. Blue Sky
- Rock N' Roll Is King
- Steppin Out
- Sweet Is The Night
- Sweet Talkin Women
- Telephone Line
- Wild West Hero
- Xanadu
- 10538 Overture
- 21St Century Man
- A Long Time Gone
- A New World Record
- Above The Clouds
- Across The Border
- Aint It A Drag
- All My Life
- All Over The World
- All She Wanted
- Alone In The Universe
- Alright
- Believe Me Now
- Big Wheels
- Birmingham Blues
- Blue
- Bluebird
- Bluebird Is Dead
- Boy Blue
- Buildings Have Eyes
- California Man
- Calling America
- Confusion
- Danger Ahead
- Daybreaker
- Dirty To The Bone
- Do Ya
- Dont Bring Me Down
- Dont Walk Away
- Down Home Town
- Down On The Bay
- Easy Money
- Eldorado
- Endless Lies
- For The Love Of A Woman
- Four Little Diamonds
- From The End Of The World
- Getting To The Point
- Heaven Only Knows
- Hello My Old Friend
- Helpless
- Here Is The News
- Hold On Tight
- Im Alive
- Im Leaving You
- In My Own Time
- Is It Alright
- It Really Doesnt Matter
- Its Over
- Julie Dont Live Here
- Jungle
- Just For Love
- Laredo Tornado
- Latitude 88 North
- Letter From Spain
- Little Town Flirt
- Living Thing
- Lonesome Lullaby
- Long Black Road
- Loser Gone Wild
- Love And Rain
- Love Changes All
- Lucky Motel
- Mama
- Melting In The Sun
- Midnight Blue
- Mister Kingdom
- Moment In Paradise
- Mr Radio
- Need Her Love
- Nellie Takes Her Bow
- Night In The City
- Nightrider
- Nobodys Child
- Oh No Not Susan
- On My Mind
- On The Run
- One Day
- One More Tomorrow
- One Step At A Time
- One Summer Dream
- Ordinary Dream
- Out Of Luck
- Point Of No Return
- Poker
- Poor Boy The Greenwood
- Prologue
- Queen Of The Hours
- Rain Is Falling
- Rock N Roll Is King
- Rockaria
- Secret Lives
- Secret Messages
- Send It
- Shangri
- Shine A Little Love
- Showdown
- So Fine
- So Serious
- Sorrow About To Fall
- Standing In The Rain
- Starlight
- State Of Mind
- Strange Magic
- Stranger
- Stranger On A Quiet Street
- Summer And Lightning
- Surrender
- Sweet Talkin Woman
- Take Me On And On
- Tears In Your Life
- The Bouncer
- The Diary Of Horace Wimp
- The Fall
- The Lights Go Down
- The Sun Will Shine On You
- The Way Lifes Meant To Be
- Ticket To The Moon
- Tightrope
- Time After Time
- Train Of Gold
- Turn To Stone
- Twilight
- Waterfall
- When I Was A Boy
- When The Night Comes
- When Time Stood Still
- Whisper In The Night
- Wishing
- Without Someone
- Words Of Aaron
- Yours Truly 2095
- Zoom
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
NB: Violin Interlude can be picked on Guitar.
Intro: C A#m C A#m F G G C G G
Verse:
C Am
Sailin' away on the crest of a wave it's like magic,
G# Fm
Oh rollin' and ridin', an' slippin' an' sliding it's magic,
Em Dm
And you, and your sweet desire,
Em Dm Em F G
You took me, ohhh, higher and higher baby...
CHORUS:
C Am
It's a livin' thing,
F Dm G C
It's a terrible thing to lose,
C Am
It's a given thing,
F Dm G C
What a terrible thing to lose...
Violin Interlude:
C A#m C A#m G G
I'm takin' a dive, (echo x3) dive... (echo x3)
C G G
Verse:
C Am
Making believe this is what you've conceived from your worst day,
(I'm takin' a dive)
G# Fm
Oh moving in line when you look back in time to the first day,
(I'm taken, I'm taken)
Em Dm
And you and your sweet desire, (don't you do it, don't you do it)
Em Dm Em F G
you took me ohhh, higher and higher baby...
Chorus:
C Am
It's a living thing,
F Dm G C
It's a terrible thing to lose,
C Am
It's a given thing,
F Dm G C
What a terrible thing to lose...
Bridge:
C A#m F G G
I'm takin a dive, off the stage... Hey!!
C G G
Verse:
C Am
Takin' a dive 'cos you can't halt the slide floating downstream,
(I'm takin a dive)
G# Fm
Ah so let her go don't start spoiling the show it's a bad dream,
(I'm taken, I'm taken)
Em Dm
And you and your sweet desire,
(Don't you do it, don't you do it)
Em Dm Em F G
You took me, ohhh, higher and higher baby...
Outro:
C Am
It's a livin' thing,
F Dm G C
It's a terrible thing to lose,
C Am
It's a given thing,
F Dm G C
What a terrible thing to lose... (repeat to fade)
Intro: C A#m C A#m F G G C G G
Verse:
C Am
Sailin' away on the crest of a wave it's like magic,
G# Fm
Oh rollin' and ridin', an' slippin' an' sliding it's magic,
Em Dm
And you, and your sweet desire,
Em Dm Em F G
You took me, ohhh, higher and higher baby...
CHORUS:
C Am
It's a livin' thing,
F Dm G C
It's a terrible thing to lose,
C Am
It's a given thing,
F Dm G C
What a terrible thing to lose...
Violin Interlude:
C A#m C A#m G G
I'm takin' a dive, (echo x3) dive... (echo x3)
C G G
Verse:
C Am
Making believe this is what you've conceived from your worst day,
(I'm takin' a dive)
G# Fm
Oh moving in line when you look back in time to the first day,
(I'm taken, I'm taken)
Em Dm
And you and your sweet desire, (don't you do it, don't you do it)
Em Dm Em F G
you took me ohhh, higher and higher baby...
Chorus:
C Am
It's a living thing,
F Dm G C
It's a terrible thing to lose,
C Am
It's a given thing,
F Dm G C
What a terrible thing to lose...
Bridge:
C A#m F G G
I'm takin a dive, off the stage... Hey!!
C G G
Verse:
C Am
Takin' a dive 'cos you can't halt the slide floating downstream,
(I'm takin a dive)
G# Fm
Ah so let her go don't start spoiling the show it's a bad dream,
(I'm taken, I'm taken)
Em Dm
And you and your sweet desire,
(Don't you do it, don't you do it)
Em Dm Em F G
You took me, ohhh, higher and higher baby...
Outro:
C Am
It's a livin' thing,
F Dm G C
It's a terrible thing to lose,
C Am
It's a given thing,
F Dm G C
What a terrible thing to lose... (repeat to fade)
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