Biography:
Thirsty Merc is an Australian rock band formed in 2002 in Sydney, Australia. The band consists of Rai Thistlethwayte (vocals/guitar/keyboards), Phil Stack (bass guitar), Karl Robertson (drums), and Matt Smith (guitarist).
Thirsty Merc have released one EP entitled First Work, and 3 studio albums; Thirsty Merc, Slideshows, and Mousetrap Heart. The band has sold over 200,000 albums, has toured extensively around Australia, and have received heavy airplay in Australia on an impressive number of songs.
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Other songs:
- 20 Good Reasons
- Crying In Denial
- In The Summertime
- Someday, Someday
- All My Life
- Dna
- Every Now And Then
- Everything But You
- Hey Jacinta
- Homesick
- I Wish Somebody Would Built A Bridge
- Kaleidoscope
- Mousetrap Heart
- Mozambique
- My Completeness
- Shes All I Got
- Someday Someday
- The Good Life
- The Grind
- The Hard Way
- The Whole World Reminds Me Of You
- Those Eyes
- Tommy And Krista
- Understanding Love
- Wasting Time
- When The Weather Is Fine
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The Good Life
by Thirsty Merc
The intro, verses and choruses are all the same sequence, only the bridge breaks trope.
The overall feel and structure falls somewhere between the rock anthem greats
"To Be With You" by Mr. Big, and "Life is a Highway" by Tom Cochrane.
It might be easier to play this on Capo 3 and drop it three semitones in UG tools, but open is always better.
[Intro]
Eb Gm Ab Eb
Bb Cm Ab N.C.
How you doin'?
[Verse 1]
Eb Gm
Some of us spend all our time
Ab Eb
Chasing dreams of dollar signs
Bb Cm
But I've got riches of a different kind
Ab Eb
Love is my fortune
Eb Gm
'cause all the bucks don't make no sense
Ab Eb
They don't bring you happiness
Bb Cm
Love's a picture so immense
Ab Eb
It's bigger than Ben Hur
[Chorus]
Eb Gm
I'm no billionaire, No VIP
Ab Eb
No diamonds on my shoes
Bb Cm
But I'm livin', living the good life
Ab Eb
Livin', living the good life
Eb Gm
I got everything I ever need
Ab Eb
As long as I got you
Bb Cm
We'll be livin', living the good life
Ab Eb
Livin', living the good life
Eb Gm Ab Eb
Naw, na na na na na na na
Bb Cm
We're livin', living the good life
Ab Eb
Livin', living the good life
[Verse 2]
Eb Gm
One look at you and all is sweet
Ab Eb
We've got the sky and the summer heat
Bb Cm
Just like the sand beneath my feet
Ab Eb
It all might kinda go
Eb Gm
And life's no game of scratch and win
Ab Eb
But I struck it rich when you walked in
Bb Cm
I don't own a yacht, but I like to swim
Ab Eb
On the isle of rock n roll
[Chorus]
Eb Gm
I'm no billionaire, No VIP
Ab Eb
No diamonds on my shoes
Bb Cm
But I'm livin', living the good life
Ab Eb
Livin', living the good life
Eb Gm
I got everything I ever need
Ab Eb
As long as I got you
Bb Cm
We'll be livin', living the good life
Ab Eb
Livin', living the good life
Eb Gm Ab Eb
Naw, na na na na na na na
Bb Cm
We're livin', living the good life
Ab Eb
Livin', living the good life
[Chorus tag]
Eb Gm Ab Eb
Naw, na na na na na na na
Bb Cm
We're livin', living the good life
Ab Eb
Livin', living the good life
[Bridge]
Ab Cm
Take a rocket and get some space, man
Eb F
Give away whatever weighs you down
Ab
Just walk the human race, man
Ab7
You're racing now
[Interlude]
Eb Gm Ab Eb
Bb Cm Ab N/C
Yeah, alright.
[Chorus]
Eb Gm
I'm no billionaire, No VIP
Ab Eb
No diamonds on my shoes
Bb Cm
But I'm livin', living the good life
Ab Eb
Livin', living the good life
Eb snap N.C.
I got everything I ever need
N/C
As long as I got you
N/C
We'll be livin', living the good life
/ Drum fill
Eb Gm Ab Eb
Naw, na na na na na na na
Bb Cm
We're livin', living the good life
Ab Eb
Livin', living the good life
[Chorus tag]
Eb Gm Ab Eb
Naw, na na na na na na na
Bb Cm
We're livin', living the good life
Ab Eb
Livin', living the good life
Eb Gm Ab Eb
Naw, na na na na na na na
Bb Cm
We're livin', living the good life
Ab Eb
Livin', living the good life
Eb Gm Ab Eb
Naw, na na na na na na na (oooh, oooh)
Bb Cm
We're livin', living the good life
Ab Eb
Livin', living the good life
by Thirsty Merc
The intro, verses and choruses are all the same sequence, only the bridge breaks trope.
The overall feel and structure falls somewhere between the rock anthem greats
"To Be With You" by Mr. Big, and "Life is a Highway" by Tom Cochrane.
It might be easier to play this on Capo 3 and drop it three semitones in UG tools, but open is always better.
[Intro]
Eb Gm Ab Eb
Bb Cm Ab N.C.
How you doin'?
[Verse 1]
Eb Gm
Some of us spend all our time
Ab Eb
Chasing dreams of dollar signs
Bb Cm
But I've got riches of a different kind
Ab Eb
Love is my fortune
Eb Gm
'cause all the bucks don't make no sense
Ab Eb
They don't bring you happiness
Bb Cm
Love's a picture so immense
Ab Eb
It's bigger than Ben Hur
[Chorus]
Eb Gm
I'm no billionaire, No VIP
Ab Eb
No diamonds on my shoes
Bb Cm
But I'm livin', living the good life
Ab Eb
Livin', living the good life
Eb Gm
I got everything I ever need
Ab Eb
As long as I got you
Bb Cm
We'll be livin', living the good life
Ab Eb
Livin', living the good life
Eb Gm Ab Eb
Naw, na na na na na na na
Bb Cm
We're livin', living the good life
Ab Eb
Livin', living the good life
[Verse 2]
Eb Gm
One look at you and all is sweet
Ab Eb
We've got the sky and the summer heat
Bb Cm
Just like the sand beneath my feet
Ab Eb
It all might kinda go
Eb Gm
And life's no game of scratch and win
Ab Eb
But I struck it rich when you walked in
Bb Cm
I don't own a yacht, but I like to swim
Ab Eb
On the isle of rock n roll
[Chorus]
Eb Gm
I'm no billionaire, No VIP
Ab Eb
No diamonds on my shoes
Bb Cm
But I'm livin', living the good life
Ab Eb
Livin', living the good life
Eb Gm
I got everything I ever need
Ab Eb
As long as I got you
Bb Cm
We'll be livin', living the good life
Ab Eb
Livin', living the good life
Eb Gm Ab Eb
Naw, na na na na na na na
Bb Cm
We're livin', living the good life
Ab Eb
Livin', living the good life
[Chorus tag]
Eb Gm Ab Eb
Naw, na na na na na na na
Bb Cm
We're livin', living the good life
Ab Eb
Livin', living the good life
[Bridge]
Ab Cm
Take a rocket and get some space, man
Eb F
Give away whatever weighs you down
Ab
Just walk the human race, man
Ab7
You're racing now
[Interlude]
Eb Gm Ab Eb
Bb Cm Ab N/C
Yeah, alright.
[Chorus]
Eb Gm
I'm no billionaire, No VIP
Ab Eb
No diamonds on my shoes
Bb Cm
But I'm livin', living the good life
Ab Eb
Livin', living the good life
Eb snap N.C.
I got everything I ever need
N/C
As long as I got you
N/C
We'll be livin', living the good life
/ Drum fill
Eb Gm Ab Eb
Naw, na na na na na na na
Bb Cm
We're livin', living the good life
Ab Eb
Livin', living the good life
[Chorus tag]
Eb Gm Ab Eb
Naw, na na na na na na na
Bb Cm
We're livin', living the good life
Ab Eb
Livin', living the good life
Eb Gm Ab Eb
Naw, na na na na na na na
Bb Cm
We're livin', living the good life
Ab Eb
Livin', living the good life
Eb Gm Ab Eb
Naw, na na na na na na na (oooh, oooh)
Bb Cm
We're livin', living the good life
Ab Eb
Livin', living the good life
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