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Chord diagram for C
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Chord diagram for G
Chord diagram for C/G
Chord diagram for Csus2
Chord diagram for Am
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Chord diagram for Fm
Chord diagram for Em
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Chord diagram for Gaug
      [Chords]
C     X32010
A#m   X13321
F     133211
G     320003
C/G   332010
Csus2 X3001X
Am    X02210
G#    466544
Fm    133111
Em    022000
Dm    XX0231
G *    355433
Gaug  XX544X

[Intro]
 C A#m  C A#m  F   G C/G C/G Csus2 C/G Csus2 C/G  G C/G C/G Csus2 C/G Csus2 C/G 

C/G                                            Am
Sailing away on the crest of a wave, it's like magic
    G#                                                Fm
Oh, rolling and riding and slipping and sliding, it's magic
    Em                   Dm                      Em  Dm    Em            F       G *   C
And you and your sweet desire, don't you do it to me,    Oh,   higher and higher baby

       Am           F        Dm       Gaug     C
It's a living thing,  it's a terrible thing to lose
       Am           F        Dm       Gaug     C
It's a giving thing,  what a terrible thing to lose
C               A#m   C        A#m  G  C/G Csus2 C/G Csus2 C/G  G
   I'm taking a dive!     Dive!

C/G                                                    Am
Making believe this is what you've conceived from your worst day
   G#                                               Fm
Oh moving in line when you look back in time to the first day
    Em                   Dm                      Em Dm    Em            F      G *   C
And you and your sweet desire, don't you do it to me,   Oh,   higher and higher baby

       Am           F        Dm       Gaug     C
It's a living thing,  it's a terrible thing to lose
       Am           F        Dm       Gaug     C
It's a giving thing,  what a terrible thing to lose
             A#m          F    G  C/G Csus2 C/G Csus2 C/G  G
I'm taking a dive. On the sky. Hey

C/G                                                   Am
Taking a dive cause you can't halt the slide floating down stream
    G#                                                  Fm
Oh, so let her go don't start spoiling the show, it's a bad dream
    Em                   Dm                      Em  Dm    Em            F      G *    C
And you and your sweet desire, don't you do it to me,    Oh,   higher and higher baby

       Am           F        Dm       Gaug     C
It's a living thing,  it's a terrible thing to lose
       Am           F        Dm       Gaug     C
It's a giving thing   what a terrible thing to lose
       Am           F        Dm       Gaug     C
It's a living thing,  it's a terrible thing to lose
       Am           F        Dm       Gaug     C
It's a giving thing   what a terrible thing to lose
    

Source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/electric_light_orchestra/livin_thing_chords_2208131

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