"Live" is a 1967 song The Merry-Go-Round. Written by Emitt Rhodes, this was the band biggest hit, from their
only album called "The Merry-Go-Round". It was a regional hit and climbed to #63 on the Billboard hot 100.
This song is prominently featured on "Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968"
on disc 2, and was also covered by The Bangles for their debut album in 1984. Since then it has become a
psychedelic staple in the garage rock community.
[Intro]
E D A E
[Verse 1]
E D
Oh you're - the kind of girl
A E
who's got theirself wound up in a ball
E D
Oh - you think you live
A E
but how can ya, Locked up in four walls
[Chorus]
D G D
If you gotta go you better live your life before you pass away, don't waste a day
D G D D E
All your life's been spent locked in your room, you never had a chance to roam - away from home
[Verse 2]
E D
So - You're gonna go
A E
Go today, Don't waste any time
E D
For - in life a day
A E
Is worth a million, Soon you will find
[Chorus]
D G D
If you gotta go you better live your life before you pass away, don't waste a day
D G D D E
All your life's been spent locked in your room, you never had a chance to roam - away from home
[Bridge]
E D A E
Live Live Live Live
E D A E
Live Live Live Live
[Verse 3]
E D
Now - Do what you want
A E
Go where you want, It's all up to you
E D
For - in life the rule
A E
Is just to do, What you want to do
[Chorus]
D G D
If you gotta go you better live your life before you pass away, don't waste a day
D G D D E
All your life's been spent locked in your room, you never had a chance to roam - away from home
[Verse 4]
E D
If - You don't know now
A E
What life's about, Go on now and live
E D
And if - You don't know how
A E
It's not so hard, just let go and live
[Chorus]
D G D
If you gotta go you better live your life before you pass away, don't waste a day
D G D D E
All your life's been spent locked in your room, you never had a chance to roam - away from home
[Outro]
E D A E (Strum E one last time to end song)
Live Live Live Live
