Your Life Is Now
Written by John Mellencamp & George M Greene
Transcribed By Ty Sadorsky sadorsky@shaw.ca


[Intro] [Guitar 1 Acoustic] Play 2x
e||------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------3--|
B||------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------3--|
G||------------------|------^--0-0-----|------------------|-----0-----0-----|
D||----0-(2)-/-4---2-|-(2)-0-3-----3-0-|----0-(2)-/-4--2--|-(2)----3--------|
A||----2-(3)-/-5---3-|-(3)-------------|----2-(3)-/-5--3--|-(3)-------------|
E||-3----------------|-----------------|-3----------------|-----------------|
   G                   C                D                  D
[Verse] 
e||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
B||------------------|-----------------|---3------3-------|---3----3-3---0--|
G||-(0)--------------|-----------------|---2------2-------|---2----2-2---1--|
D||-(0)--------------|--2------2-------|------------------|-----------------|
A||------------------|--3------3-------|------------------|-----------------|
E||-(3)--------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

 1.  See  the  moon        roll across the  stars

   G                   C                 D                  D 
e||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
B||------------------|-----------------|---3------3-------|------3------0---|
G||-(0)--------------|-----------------|---2------2-------|--2-----2----1---|
D||-(0)--------------|--2------2---0---|------------------|----0------------|
A||------------------|--3------3---1---|------------------|-----------------|
E||-(3)--------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

    See the seasons     turn like a     heart

   G                   C                 D                  D
e||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
B||------------------|-----------------|---3------3--3----|-----------------|
G||-(0)--------------|-----------------|---2------2----2--|---(2)-----------|
D||-(0)--------------|--2------2---0---|------------------|-----------------|
A||------------------|--3------3---1---|------------------|-----------------|
E||-(3)--------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

  Your fathers days are  lost to   you                          This is your

 
e||---------3---2----|-----------------|-------2—-2-2-2--2|----(2)----------|
B||---------3---3----|--3---1----------|-------3—-3-3-3--3|----(3)----------|
G||------------------|--2---0----------|-------2—-2-2-2--2|----(2)----------|
D||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
A||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
E||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

   Time here   to do     what you will     do--------.           Your life is

As heard on Columbia Records John Mellencamp
1998 John Mellencamp All rights reserved 



   [Chorus]
    Em		     C                D                  D		
e||------------------|-----------------|-2----------------|-----------------|
B||-0-----___---___--|-1--___--___-----|-3--___--___------|----___--___-----|
G||-0-----|-|---|-|--|-0--|-|--|-|--|--|-2--|-|--|-|--|---|-|--|-|--|-|--|--|
D||-2-----|-|---|-|--|-2--|-|--|-|--|--|-0--|-|--|-|--|---|-|--|-|--|-|--|--|
A||-2------------|-3----------|-------------|-----------|
E||-0----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

     Now     Your life is   now  Your life is     now                                In this

    Em		     C                D                  D		
e||------------------|-----------------|-2----------------|-----------------|
B||-0-----___---___--|-1--___--___-----|-3--___--___------|----___--___-----|
G||-0-----|-|---|-|--|-0--|-|--|-|--|--|-2--|-|--|-|--|---|-|--|-|--|-|--|--|
D||-2-----|-|---|-|--|-2--|-|--|-|--|--|-0--|-|--|-|--|---|-|--|-|--|-|--|--|
A||-2------------|-3----------|-------------|-----------|
E||-0----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

    Undiscovered moment               lift your  head  up  above  the   crowd        We could

    Em		     C                D                  D		
e||------------------|-----------------|-2----------------|-----------------|
B||-0-----___---___--|-1--___--___-----|-3--___--___------|----___--___-----|
G||-0-----|-|---|-|--|-0--|-|--|-|--|--|-2--|-|--|-|--|---|-|--|-|--|-|--|--|
D||-2-----|-|---|-|--|-2--|-|--|-|--|--|-0--|-|--|-|--|---|-|--|-|--|-|--|--|
A||-2------------|-3----------|-------------|-----------|
E||-0----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

    Shake    this  world   if you would            only   show  us  how         Your life is now

    G		                                       		
e||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
B||-3-------3--3-----|-3---3--3---3--3-|-3-------3--3-----|-3---3--3--3--3--|
G||-0-------0--0-----|-0---0--0---0--0-|-0-------0--0-----|-0---0--0--0--0--|
D||-0-------0--0-----|-0---0--0---0--0-|-0-------0--0-----|-0---0--0--0--0--|
A||-2-------2--2-----|-2---2--2---2--2-|-2-------2--2-----|-2---2--2--2—-2--|
E||-3-------3--3-----|-3---3--3---3--3-|-3-------3--3-----|-3---3--3--3--3--| 

   [Verse 2]	
    G		     C                D                  D		
e||------------------|-----------------|-2----------------|-----------------|
B||-3--___--___------|-1--___--___-----|-3--___--___------|----___--___-----|
G||-0--|-|--|-|--|---|-0--|-|--|-|--|--|-2--|-|--|-|--|---|-|--|-|--|-|--|--|
D||-0--|-|--|-|--|---|-2--|-|--|-|--|--|-0--|-|--|-|--|---|-|--|-|--|-|--|--|
A||-2-----------|-3----------|-------------|-----------|
E||-3----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

   Would you teach your children to tell the truth



    G		     C                D                  D		
e||------------------|-----------------|-2----------------|-----------------|
B||-3--___--___------|-1--___--___-----|-3--___--___------|----___--___-----|
G||-0--|-|--|-|--|---|-0--|-|--|-|--|--|-2--|-|--|-|--|---|-|--|-|--|-|--|--|
D||-0--|-|--|-|--|---|-2--|-|--|-|--|--|-0--|-|--|-|--|---|-|--|-|--|-|--|--|
A||-2-----------|-3----------|-------------|-----------|
E||-3----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

  Would you take the high road    if you could     choose

    G		     C                D                  D		
e||------------------|-----------------|-2----------------|-----------------|
B||-3--___--___------|-1--___--___-----|-3--___--___------|----___--___-----|
G||-0--|-|--|-|--|---|-0--|-|--|-|--|--|-2--|-|--|-|--|---|-|--|-|--|-|--|--|
D||-0--|-|--|-|--|---|-2--|-|--|-|--|--|-0--|-|--|-|--|---|-|--|-|--|-|--|--|
A||-2-----------|-3----------|-------------|-----------|
E||-3----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

  Do you believe you’re a victim of a great compromise----------.                Cause I believe

    Em		     C                D                  D		
e||------2-----------|-----------------|-2----3---2-------|-----------------|
B||-0----0---0-------|-1---3---1-------|-3----3---3-------|-3---------------|
G||-0----0---0-------|-0---0---0-------|-2----2---2-------|---2-------------|
D||-2----2---2-------|-2---2---2-------|-0----0---0-------|-----------------|
A||-2----2---2-------|-3---3---3-------|------------------|-----------------|
E||-0----0---0-------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

   You change  your mind    and change our lives                                   your life is

 [Chorus]

 [Solo] Solo arrangement for guitar

    D	     		     D                 G                  G
e||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
B||-------8-----7----|-------8-----7---|--8----6-5--------|-----------------|
G||--7-9-------------|--7-9------------|-------------7----|-(7)---5--4---2--|
D||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
A||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
E||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
                                                                                      
    D	     		     D                 G                  G
e||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
B||-------8-----7----|-------8-----7---|---------8-7---8--|-----------------|
G||--7-9-------------|--7-9------------|-9-7---------9----|-9-7-------------|
D||------------------|-----------------|-----9-7----------|------9-7----5---|
A||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
E||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

 [Intro 1x]






[Verse 3]
    G                  C                D                   D
e||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----2-------2---|
B||------------------|-----------------|---3------3-------|-------------3---|
G||-(0)--------------|-----------------|---2------2-------|---2----2----2---|
D||-(0)--------------|--2------2-------|------------------|-------------0---|
A||------------------|--3------3-------|------------------|-----------------|
E||-(3)--------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

    Would you teach your children     to tell the  truth                          This is your

    Em		     C                D                  D		
e||------2-----------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B||-0----0---0-------|-----1-----------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G||-0----0---0-------|-----0-----------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D||-2----2---2-------|-----2-----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A||-2----2---2-------|-----3-----------|------------------|-----------------|
E||-0----0---0-------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

   Time                     to do what you will do                                    your life is

   [Chorus] 

 #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE----------------------------------#
# This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
# song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

YOUR LIFE IS NOW
JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
Tabbed by Jim Bauer (jbauer601@hotmail.com)


INTRO: (listen to recording for timing)

I----------------------------------------3-----|I
I----------------------------------------3-----|I
I----------------------------------0-2-0-------|I
I------2/3-2-2-2-3-3-2-0-----2/3-2-------------|I
I----5---------------------5-------------------|I
I--3---------------------3------------------I--| x2

verse:
G            Cadd9           Dsus2
See the moon roll across the stars
G               Cadd9       Dsus2
See the seasons turn like a heart
G                      Cadd9   Dsus2
Your Father's Days are lost to you
             Em7          Cadd9              Dsus4 D
This is your time here to do what you will do

chorus:
             Em                Cadd9             D
Your life is now, your life is now, your life is now
        Em             Cadd9
In this undiscovered moment
          D
Lift your head up above the crowd
         Em               Cadd9
We could shake this world
             D
If you would only show us how
                 G
Your life is now

verse:
G                    Cadd9                Dsus2
Would you teach your children to tell the truth
G                  Cadd9                  Dsus2
Would you take the high road if you could choose
G                       Cadd9                   Dsus2
Do you believe you're a victim of a great compromise
          Em7                         Cadd9               Dsus4  D
Cause I believe you could change your mind and change our lives

:| chorus, then to interlude

interlude: D G Em C D x2, then :| 1/2 intro

verse:
G                    Cadd9                Dsus2
Would you teach your children to tell the truth
             Em7          Cadd9              Dsus4 D
This is your time here to do what you will do

:| chorus x2

End on G

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STANDARD TUNING: (EADGBE)
CHORDS USED:

G     =   3X0033
Cadd9 =   X32033
Dsus2 =   XX023X
Dsus4 =   XX0233
D     =   XX0232
Em7   =   022033
Em    =   022000 

 Your Life Is Now
Written by John Mellencamp & George M Greene
Transcribed By Ty Sadorsky sadorsky@shaw.ca


[Intro] [Guitar 1 Acoustic] Play 2x
e||------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------3--|
B||------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------3--|
G||------------------|------^--0-0-----|------------------|-----0-----0-----|
D||----0-(2)-/-4---2-|-(2)-0-3-----3-0-|----0-(2)-/-4--2--|-(2)----3--------|
A||----2-(3)-/-5---3-|-(3)-------------|----2-(3)-/-5--3--|-(3)-------------|
E||-3----------------|-----------------|-3----------------|-----------------|
   G                   C                D                  D
[Verse] 
e||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
B||------------------|-----------------|---3------3-------|---3----3-3---0--|
G||-(0)--------------|-----------------|---2------2-------|---2----2-2---1--|
D||-(0)--------------|--2------2-------|------------------|-----------------|
A||------------------|--3------3-------|------------------|-----------------|
E||-(3)--------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

 1.  See  the  moon        roll across the  stars

   G                   C                 D                  D 
e||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
B||------------------|-----------------|---3------3-------|------3------0---|
G||-(0)--------------|-----------------|---2------2-------|--2-----2----1---|
D||-(0)--------------|--2------2---0---|------------------|----0------------|
A||------------------|--3------3---1---|------------------|-----------------|
E||-(3)--------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

    See the seasons     turn like a     heart

   G                   C                 D                  D
e||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
B||------------------|-----------------|---3------3--3----|-----------------|
G||-(0)--------------|-----------------|---2------2----2--|---(2)-----------|
D||-(0)--------------|--2------2---0---|------------------|-----------------|
A||------------------|--3------3---1---|------------------|-----------------|
E||-(3)--------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

  Your fathers days are  lost to   you                          This is your

 
e||---------3---2----|-----------------|-------2—-2-2-2--2|----(2)----------|
B||---------3---3----|--3---1----------|-------3—-3-3-3--3|----(3)----------|
G||------------------|--2---0----------|-------2—-2-2-2--2|----(2)----------|
D||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
A||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
E||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

   Time here   to do     what you will     do--------.           Your life is

As heard on Columbia Records John Mellencamp
1998 John Mellencamp All rights reserved 



   [Chorus]
    Em		     C                D                  D		
e||------------------|-----------------|-2----------------|-----------------|
B||-0-----___---___--|-1--___--___-----|-3--___--___------|----___--___-----|
G||-0-----|-|---|-|--|-0--|-|--|-|--|--|-2--|-|--|-|--|---|-|--|-|--|-|--|--|
D||-2-----|-|---|-|--|-2--|-|--|-|--|--|-0--|-|--|-|--|---|-|--|-|--|-|--|--|
A||-2------------|-3----------|-------------|-----------|
E||-0----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

     Now     Your life is   now  Your life is     now                                In this

    Em		     C                D                  D		
e||------------------|-----------------|-2----------------|-----------------|
B||-0-----___---___--|-1--___--___-----|-3--___--___------|----___--___-----|
G||-0-----|-|---|-|--|-0--|-|--|-|--|--|-2--|-|--|-|--|---|-|--|-|--|-|--|--|
D||-2-----|-|---|-|--|-2--|-|--|-|--|--|-0--|-|--|-|--|---|-|--|-|--|-|--|--|
A||-2------------|-3----------|-------------|-----------|
E||-0----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

    Undiscovered moment               lift your  head  up  above  the   crowd        We could

    Em		     C                D                  D		
e||------------------|-----------------|-2----------------|-----------------|
B||-0-----___---___--|-1--___--___-----|-3--___--___------|----___--___-----|
G||-0-----|-|---|-|--|-0--|-|--|-|--|--|-2--|-|--|-|--|---|-|--|-|--|-|--|--|
D||-2-----|-|---|-|--|-2--|-|--|-|--|--|-0--|-|--|-|--|---|-|--|-|--|-|--|--|
A||-2------------|-3----------|-------------|-----------|
E||-0----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

    Shake    this  world   if you would            only   show  us  how         Your life is now

    G		                                       		
e||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
B||-3-------3--3-----|-3---3--3---3--3-|-3-------3--3-----|-3---3--3--3--3--|
G||-0-------0--0-----|-0---0--0---0--0-|-0-------0--0-----|-0---0--0--0--0--|
D||-0-------0--0-----|-0---0--0---0--0-|-0-------0--0-----|-0---0--0--0--0--|
A||-2-------2--2-----|-2---2--2---2--2-|-2-------2--2-----|-2---2--2--2—-2--|
E||-3-------3--3-----|-3---3--3---3--3-|-3-------3--3-----|-3---3--3--3--3--| 

   [Verse 2]	
    G		     C                D                  D		
e||------------------|-----------------|-2----------------|-----------------|
B||-3--___--___------|-1--___--___-----|-3--___--___------|----___--___-----|
G||-0--|-|--|-|--|---|-0--|-|--|-|--|--|-2--|-|--|-|--|---|-|--|-|--|-|--|--|
D||-0--|-|--|-|--|---|-2--|-|--|-|--|--|-0--|-|--|-|--|---|-|--|-|--|-|--|--|
A||-2-----------|-3----------|-------------|-----------|
E||-3----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

   Would you teach your children to tell the truth



    G		     C                D                  D		
e||------------------|-----------------|-2----------------|-----------------|
B||-3--___--___------|-1--___--___-----|-3--___--___------|----___--___-----|
G||-0--|-|--|-|--|---|-0--|-|--|-|--|--|-2--|-|--|-|--|---|-|--|-|--|-|--|--|
D||-0--|-|--|-|--|---|-2--|-|--|-|--|--|-0--|-|--|-|--|---|-|--|-|--|-|--|--|
A||-2-----------|-3----------|-------------|-----------|
E||-3----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

  Would you take the high road    if you could     choose

    G		     C                D                  D		
e||------------------|-----------------|-2----------------|-----------------|
B||-3--___--___------|-1--___--___-----|-3--___--___------|----___--___-----|
G||-0--|-|--|-|--|---|-0--|-|--|-|--|--|-2--|-|--|-|--|---|-|--|-|--|-|--|--|
D||-0--|-|--|-|--|---|-2--|-|--|-|--|--|-0--|-|--|-|--|---|-|--|-|--|-|--|--|
A||-2-----------|-3----------|-------------|-----------|
E||-3----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

  Do you believe you’re a victim of a great compromise----------.                Cause I believe

    Em		     C                D                  D		
e||------2-----------|-----------------|-2----3---2-------|-----------------|
B||-0----0---0-------|-1---3---1-------|-3----3---3-------|-3---------------|
G||-0----0---0-------|-0---0---0-------|-2----2---2-------|---2-------------|
D||-2----2---2-------|-2---2---2-------|-0----0---0-------|-----------------|
A||-2----2---2-------|-3---3---3-------|------------------|-----------------|
E||-0----0---0-------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

   You change  your mind    and change our lives                                   your life is

 [Chorus]

 [Solo] Solo arrangement for guitar

    D	     		     D                 G                  G
e||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
B||-------8-----7----|-------8-----7---|--8----6-5--------|-----------------|
G||--7-9-------------|--7-9------------|-------------7----|-(7)---5--4---2--|
D||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
A||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
E||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
                                                                                      
    D	     		     D                 G                  G
e||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
B||-------8-----7----|-------8-----7---|---------8-7---8--|-----------------|
G||--7-9-------------|--7-9------------|-9-7---------9----|-9-7-------------|
D||------------------|-----------------|-----9-7----------|------9-7----5---|
A||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
E||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

 [Intro 1x]






[Verse 3]
    G                  C                D                   D
e||------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----2-------2---|
B||------------------|-----------------|---3------3-------|-------------3---|
G||-(0)--------------|-----------------|---2------2-------|---2----2----2---|
D||-(0)--------------|--2------2-------|------------------|-------------0---|
A||------------------|--3------3-------|------------------|-----------------|
E||-(3)--------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

    Would you teach your children     to tell the  truth                          This is your

    Em		     C                D                  D		
e||------2-----------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B||-0----0---0-------|-----1-----------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G||-0----0---0-------|-----0-----------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D||-2----2---2-------|-----2-----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A||-2----2---2-------|-----3-----------|------------------|-----------------|
E||-0----0---0-------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

   Time                     to do what you will do                                    your life is

   [Chorus] 

 #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE----------------------------------#
# This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
# song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

YOUR LIFE IS NOW
JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
Tabbed by Jim Bauer (jbauer601@hotmail.com)


INTRO: (listen to recording for timing)

I----------------------------------------3-----|I
I----------------------------------------3-----|I
I----------------------------------0-2-0-------|I
I------2/3-2-2-2-3-3-2-0-----2/3-2-------------|I
I----5---------------------5-------------------|I
I--3---------------------3------------------I--| x2

verse:
G            Cadd9           Dsus2
See the moon roll across the stars
G               Cadd9       Dsus2
See the seasons turn like a heart
G                      Cadd9   Dsus2
Your Father's Days are lost to you
             Em7          Cadd9              Dsus4 D
This is your time here to do what you will do

chorus:
             Em                Cadd9             D
Your life is now, your life is now, your life is now
        Em             Cadd9
In this undiscovered moment
          D
Lift your head up above the crowd
         Em               Cadd9
We could shake this world
             D
If you would only show us how
                 G
Your life is now

verse:
G                    Cadd9                Dsus2
Would you teach your children to tell the truth
G                  Cadd9                  Dsus2
Would you take the high road if you could choose
G                       Cadd9                   Dsus2
Do you believe you're a victim of a great compromise
          Em7                         Cadd9               Dsus4  D
Cause I believe you could change your mind and change our lives

:| chorus, then to interlude

interlude: D G Em C D x2, then :| 1/2 intro

verse:
G                    Cadd9                Dsus2
Would you teach your children to tell the truth
             Em7          Cadd9              Dsus4 D
This is your time here to do what you will do

:| chorus x2

End on G

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-----
STANDARD TUNING: (EADGBE)
CHORDS USED:

G     =   3X0033
Cadd9 =   X32033
Dsus2 =   XX023X
Dsus4 =   XX0233
D     =   XX0232
Em7   =   022033
Em    =   022000