Biography:
Amy Macdonald (born 25 August 1987 in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire) is a Scottish recording artist. Macdonald rose to fame in 2007 with her debut album, This Is the Life (2007) and its fourth single, "This Is the Life". The single charted at number one in six countries, while reaching the top ten in another eleven countries. Her third album, Life in a Beautiful Light, was released on June 11, 2012.
A self-taught musician, Macdonald began by playing her father's guitar after being inspired by Travis at the T in the Park Festival in 2000
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- I Got No Roots
- Left That Body Long Ago
- Lets Start A Band
- Mr Rock And Roll
- Poison Prince
- Run
- Slow It Down
- Spark
- This Is The Life
- This Pretty Face
- 4Th Of July
- A Courios Thing
- Across The Nile
- An Ordinary Life
- Automatic
- Barrowland Ballroom
- Born To Run
- Come Home
- Dancing In The Dark
- Dont Tell Me That Its Over
- Down By The Water
- Dream On
- Feed My Fire
- Footballers Wife
- From The Ashes
- Give It All Up
- Human Spirit
- In The End
- La
- Leap Of Faith
- Life In A Beautiful Light
- Love Love
- Mr Brightside
- Mr Rock N Roll
- My Only One
- Never Too Late
- Next Big Thing
- No Roots
- Prepare To Fall
- Pride
- Rock Bottom
- Somebody New
- The Contender
- The Days Of Being Young And Free
- The Furthest Star
- The Game
- The Green And The Blue
- The Leap Of Faith
- The Rise And Fall
- The Road To Home
- This Much Is True
- Troubled Soul
- Two Worlds
- Under Stars
- What Happiness Means To Me
- What Is Love
- Wish For Something
- Woman Of The World
- Young Lovers
- Your Time Will Come
- Youth Of Today
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This Is The Life - Amy MacDonald
Tabbed by pigeonfarmer2.0([email protected])
Nice song, very easy to learn once you get used to the rythmn; i was tired of trying to
an accurate tab for this so i just decided to work it out myself, this is standard
and no capo needed.
The verse is a nice easy progression, and it has very natural feel, you just need to get
to the jumpy rythmn and the speed of the lyrics. Chorus and verse are very similar and
fill in/bridge bits are just plain easy to work out youselves.
If its of any use to you the basic rythmn is of the song is,
"1 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 2 and 3 and 4 and..."
might be useful or it might not but i'm sure you can pick it up anyway.
Tab
Starts with light muting riff on the 4th fret, goes on for a couple of bars then into
verse.
[Intro] (play x1)
C#m C#m+7 A A(open) E E G#m G#m
e|--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x------5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
B|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
G|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6------6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-----1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
D|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6------7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-----6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|
A|--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-----6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|
E|-----------7-7-7-7------5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-----0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
[Verse] (play x2)
C#m C#m+7 A A(open) E E G#m G#m
e|--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x------5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
B|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
G|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6------6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-----1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
D|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6------7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-----6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|
A|--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-----6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|
E|-----------7-7-7-7------5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-----0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
[Chorus] (play x2)
C#m C#m A A(open) E E G#m G#m
e|--x-x-x-x--4-4-4-4-----5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-----x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
B|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-----9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
G|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-----6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-----9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
D|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-----7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-----6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|
A|--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-----7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|
E|--------------------------------------------7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
Fill In
Just for those of you too lazy to work out the fill ins for yourself... while its
to play it around the 2nd fret(as i've tabbed it),
i myself think it sounds much nicer on the 3rd string, around the 6-9th frets; its got a
sound.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------2-4-----2-4--2------------------|
B|--2-4-5---2-2-2--4-5---2-2-2-2--4-5---2-2-2--4-5----5-5-5-5-------5----------5--4~~~-4b5b4p--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro (+ muting riff)
Verse 1
Chorus
Fill In x1
Verse 2
Chorus
Fill In x2
Bridge - very quiet, played mainly on keyboard or second guitar, very spanish sounding
i can't be bothered to try tabbing it here!!
Chorus
[Chords]
[Intro]
[Verse 1] - C#m, C#m+7, A, E(low), G#m
C#m C#m+7
Oh the wind whistles down
A A(Open)
The cold dark street tonight
E G#m
And the people they were dancing to the music vibe
C#m
And the boys chase the girls
C#m+7
With the curls in their hair
A A(Open)
And the shy tormented youth sit way over there
E
And the songs they get louder
G#m
Each one better than before
[Chorus]
C#m
And you’re singing the songs
Thinking this is the life
A A(Open)
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
E(high)
Where you gonna go
Where you gonna go
G#m
Where you gonna sleep tonight
C#m
And you’re singing the songs
Thinking this is the life
A A(Open)
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
E(high)
Where you gonna go
Where you gonna go
G#m
Where you gonna sleep tonight
[Bridge]
[Verse 2]
C#m C#m+7
So you’re heading down the road
In your taxi for four
A A(Open)
And you’re waiting outside Jimmy’s front door
E(low) G#m
But nobody’s in and nobody’s home ‘til four
C#m C#m+7
So you’re sitting there with nothing to do
A A(Open)
Talking about Robert Riger and his motley crew
E(low) G#m
And where you’re gonna go and where you’re gonna sleep tonight
Tabbed by pigeonfarmer2.0([email protected])
Nice song, very easy to learn once you get used to the rythmn; i was tired of trying to
an accurate tab for this so i just decided to work it out myself, this is standard
and no capo needed.
The verse is a nice easy progression, and it has very natural feel, you just need to get
to the jumpy rythmn and the speed of the lyrics. Chorus and verse are very similar and
fill in/bridge bits are just plain easy to work out youselves.
If its of any use to you the basic rythmn is of the song is,
"1 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 2 and 3 and 4 and..."
might be useful or it might not but i'm sure you can pick it up anyway.
Tab
Starts with light muting riff on the 4th fret, goes on for a couple of bars then into
verse.
[Intro] (play x1)
C#m C#m+7 A A(open) E E G#m G#m
e|--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x------5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
B|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
G|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6------6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-----1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
D|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6------7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-----6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|
A|--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-----6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|
E|-----------7-7-7-7------5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-----0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
[Verse] (play x2)
C#m C#m+7 A A(open) E E G#m G#m
e|--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x------5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
B|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
G|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6------6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-----1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
D|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6------7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-----6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|
A|--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-----6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|
E|-----------7-7-7-7------5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-----0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
[Chorus] (play x2)
C#m C#m A A(open) E E G#m G#m
e|--x-x-x-x--4-4-4-4-----5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-----x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
B|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-----9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
G|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-----6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-----9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
D|--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-----7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-----6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|
A|--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-----7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|
E|--------------------------------------------7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
Fill In
Just for those of you too lazy to work out the fill ins for yourself... while its
to play it around the 2nd fret(as i've tabbed it),
i myself think it sounds much nicer on the 3rd string, around the 6-9th frets; its got a
sound.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------2-4-----2-4--2------------------|
B|--2-4-5---2-2-2--4-5---2-2-2-2--4-5---2-2-2--4-5----5-5-5-5-------5----------5--4~~~-4b5b4p--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro (+ muting riff)
Verse 1
Chorus
Fill In x1
Verse 2
Chorus
Fill In x2
Bridge - very quiet, played mainly on keyboard or second guitar, very spanish sounding
i can't be bothered to try tabbing it here!!
Chorus
[Chords]
[Intro]
[Verse 1] - C#m, C#m+7, A, E(low), G#m
C#m C#m+7
Oh the wind whistles down
A A(Open)
The cold dark street tonight
E G#m
And the people they were dancing to the music vibe
C#m
And the boys chase the girls
C#m+7
With the curls in their hair
A A(Open)
And the shy tormented youth sit way over there
E
And the songs they get louder
G#m
Each one better than before
[Chorus]
C#m
And you’re singing the songs
Thinking this is the life
A A(Open)
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
E(high)
Where you gonna go
Where you gonna go
G#m
Where you gonna sleep tonight
C#m
And you’re singing the songs
Thinking this is the life
A A(Open)
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
E(high)
Where you gonna go
Where you gonna go
G#m
Where you gonna sleep tonight
[Bridge]
[Verse 2]
C#m C#m+7
So you’re heading down the road
In your taxi for four
A A(Open)
And you’re waiting outside Jimmy’s front door
E(low) G#m
But nobody’s in and nobody’s home ‘til four
C#m C#m+7
So you’re sitting there with nothing to do
A A(Open)
Talking about Robert Riger and his motley crew
E(low) G#m
And where you’re gonna go and where you’re gonna sleep tonight
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