Electric Light Orchestra - Livin' Thing

      
 
 <i></i>"Living Thing" (Capo: 3rd. fret)
 
 ____Intro:
 
 A A7 Gm6 A Gm D E 
        
 A Aadd9 A E 
     
 ____Verse: 1
 
 A                                  
 Sailin' away on the crest of a wave
             F#m   
 It's like ma___gic
        F                  
 Oh___, rollin' and ridin',
                          Dm      
 slippin' & sliding, it's ma___gic
     C#m                        Bm        
 and you_____, and your sweet desi_____re,
          C#m   Bm    C#m             D         E    
 you took me______, oh__, higher and high__er ba__by,
 
 ____Chorus:
 
 A         F#m          D 
  It's a li___vin' thing,
 Bm7 Caug A
 It's a ter___rible thing__to__lose
 A         F#m         D 
  It's a gi___ven thing
 Bm7 Caug A
 What a ter___rible thing__to__lose
 
 ____2nd Intro:
 
 A7 Gm6 A Gm E 
      
 A Aadd9 A E 
     
 ____Verse: 2
 
 A                                           
 Making believe this is what you've conceived
           F#m                             
 from your wor___st day, (I'm takin a dive)
        F                                        
 Oh___, moving in line when you look back in time
        Dm                                  
 to the fir___st day, (I'm taken, I'm taken)
     C#m                        Bm        
 and you_____, and your sweet desi_____re,
          C#m   Bm    C#m             D         E    
 you took me______, oh__, higher and high__er ba__by,
 
 ____Chorus:
 
 A         F#m          D 
  It's a li___vin' thing,
 Bm7 Caug A
 It's a ter___rible thing__to__lose
 A         F#m         D 
  It's a gi___ven thing
 Bm7 Caug A
 What a ter___rible thing__to__lose
 
 ____Bridge:
 
              Gm            D    E   A Aadd9 A E 
 I'm takin a dive off the stage, Hey!
 
 ____Verse: 3
 
 A                                            
 Takin' a dive 'cause you can't halt the slide
         F#m                               
 floating__down__stream, (I'm takin a dive)
       F                                           
 ah__, so let her go, don't start spoiling the show
        Dm                                   
 it's a bad___dream, (I'm takin', I'm takin')
     C#m                        Bm        
 and you_____, and your sweet desi_____re,
          C#m   Bm    C#m             D         E    
 you took me______, oh__, higher and high__er ba__by,
 
 ____Chorus:
 
 A         F#m          D 
  It's a li___vin' thing,
 Bm7 Caug A
 It's a ter___rible thing__to__lose
 A         F#m         D 
  It's a gi___ven thing
 Bm7 Caug A
 What a ter___rible thing__to__lose (Repeat Chorus)
 
 ____Coda:
 
              Gm            D  E 
 I'm takin a dive off the stage
 *A Aadd9 A E* (Repeat *-*) A