Lets Think About Living chords by Teddy Thompson

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
C

Verse:
                      G
In every other song that I've heard lately
         C
Some fellow gets shot
                          G
And his baby and his best friend both die with him
       C
As likely as not

Verse:
  F                    C
In half of the other songs some cats cryin'
C
Well, I wish I could die
               G
Lost most of our happy people
        F
I'ma wonderin' why

Chorus:
         G             C
Let's think about livin', let's think about lovin'
           G
Let's think about the hoopin' and the hoppin'
                   C
And the boppin' and the lovey, lovey dovin'
            C7
Let's forget about the whinin'
C7
The cryin', the shootin' and the dyin'
  F
The fellow with the switch blade knife
         G             C
Let's think about livin', let's think about life

Verse:
(spoken)
We lost ol' Marty Bobbins
    G       C
Down in El Paso awhile back
                    G
And now Miss Patty Page or one of them
       C
Is a wearin' black

Verse:
(spoken)
  F
And Cathy's Clown has Don and Phil
      C
Where they feel like they could die
C
If we keep on a losin' our singers like that
      G        C
I'll be the only one you can buy

Chorus:
         G             C
Let's think about livin', let's think about lovin'
           G
Let's think about the hoopin' and the hoppin'
                   C
And the boppin' and the lovey, lovey dovin'
            C7
Let's forget about the whinin'
C7
The cryin', the shootin' and the dyin'
  F
The fellow with the switch blade knife
         G             C
Let's think about livin', let's think about life


Chorus:
         G             C
Let's think about livin', let's think about lovin'
           G
Let's think about the hoopin' and the hoppin'
                   C
And the boppin' and the lovey, lovey dovin'
            C7
Let's forget about the whinin'
C7
The cryin', the shootin' and the dyin'
  F
The fellow with the switch blade knife
         G             C
Let's think about livin', let's think about life
         G             C
Let's think about livin', let's think about life