Electric Light Orchestra - Livin Thing

      "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