Live, Laugh Love - Clay Walker
#11 country hit in 1999. On the album Live, Laugh, Love
Original Key G
Intro depressing news items on radio followed by guitar intro:
D7 G D7 G
Chorus:
G D
Im gonna live, laugh, love, just for today
D7 G
Gonna take all the trouble that tomorrow might bring and put it away
G7 C
Gonna drink every drop of happiness 'til they cover me up
G D7 G
I'm gonna live, gonna laugh, gonna love
#1:
G D
I got a buddy that wakes up worryin' about stocks and bonds
D D7 G
He's up and he's down and he only smiles when the markets strong
G G7 C
I spend my whole week wages at the dance on Saturday night
G D7 G D7
I won't never grow a portfolio but hey that's alright
Chorus:
D7 G D
Im gonna live, laugh, love, just for today
D7 G
Gonna take all the trouble that tomorrow might bring and put it away
G7 C
Gonna drink every drop of happiness 'til they cover me up
G D7 G
I'm gonna live, gonna laugh, gonna love
Instrumental break timings as per verse:
G D
D7 G
G7 C
G D7 G
#2:
G D
I got a cabin in the country and the tin roof rattles when the rain comes down
D7 G
Where the wind through the pine helps me unwind while the world goes 'round
G7 C
I got a woman that fills my heart so full that it overflows
G D7 G
And how it gets any better than this brother I don't know
Chorus:
G D
Im gonna live, laugh, love, just for today
D7 G
Gonna take all the trouble that tomorrow might bring and put it away
G7 C
Gonna drink every drop of happiness 'til they cover me up
G D7 G
I'm gonna live, gonna laugh, gonna love
Instrumental break (abrupt key change up one tone):
A E
E7 A
A7 D
A E7 A
Chorus:
A E
Im gonna live, laugh, love, just for today
E7 A
Gonna take all the trouble ... and put it away
A7 D
Gonna drink every drop of happiness 'til they cover me up
A E7 A
I'm gonna live, gonna laugh, gonna love
Chorus:
A E
Im gonna live, laugh, love, just for today
E7 A
Gonna take all the trouble that tomorrow might bring and put it away
A7 D
Gonna drink every drop of happiness 'til they cover me up
A E7 A
I'm gonna live, gonna laugh, gonna love
D A E7 A
I'm gonna live, gonna laugh, gonna love
Outro Instrumental fade:
A E
E7 A
A7 D
A E7 A
