THE SECRET OF LIFE
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by James Taylor

Tab by Dave Kitabjian, dave@kitabjian.com

Standard Tuning
Capo 3

Asus2:  X02420
E7sus4: 020200
Bm7:    X24232
E7:     020100
Em9:    020032
Em7:    020033
A7:     002020
D6:     XX0202
C#m7:   X46454
F#sus2: 246522
C#m9:   X42440
F#7+:   240332
D/E:    0XX232
E/F#:   2X2100
E7+:    0X0110


Intro & Vamp:

Asus2 (bar 2)                   [lift]  E7sus4
-------------0--------------|----------------------0----------------------
----------2--------2--------|-2-----0-------------------------------------
-------4--------4-----4-----|-------------2-------------------------------
-------------------------2--|-------------------0-------------------------
----0-----------------------|----0-----2----------------------------------
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[Vamp]
The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time

Asus2             E7sus4
Any fool can do it

Asus2                    Bm7  E7  Em9  A7
There ain't nothing to it

D6                  C#m7
Nobody knows how we got to

Bar 2----------------------------|
F#add2               C#m9  F#7+       [* see Note 1]
The top of the hill

Bm7                         D/E   E/F#
But since we're on our way down

Bm7                          E7+
We might as well enjoy the ride


The secret of love is in opening up your heart
It's okay to feel afraid
But don't let that stand in your way
'cause anyone knows that love is the only road
And since we're only here for a while
Might as well show some style
Asus2     Em7    A7
Give us a smile

D6
Isn't it a lovely ride

C#m7
Sliding down

C#m9    F#7+
Gliding down

Bm7                D/E
Try not to try too hard

                   Asus2
It's just a lovely ride

Now the thing about time is that time
Isn't really real
It's just your point of view
How does it feel for you
Einstein said he could never understand it all
Planets spinning through space
The smile upon your face
Welcome to the human race

Some kind of lovely ride
I'll be sliding down
I'll be gliding down
Try not to try too hard
It's just a lovely ride

Isn't it a lovely ride
Sliding down
Gliding down
Try not to try too hard
It's just a lovely ride

Now the secret of life is enjoying the passage of time

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* Note 1:

   Bar 2-----------------------------------------------------------|
   F#add2                    C#m9      F#7+
--------------------2-----|------2--------2-----|-------------------
--------------2-----------|---4--------3--------|-------------------
-----------3-----3--------|---4--------3--------|-------------------
------2h6-----------------|---------------------|-------------------
--------------------------|---4-----------------|-------------------
---2----------------------|------------2--------|-------------------