Tuning: E A D G B E

ARTIST: Oingo Boingo SONG: Ain’t This the Life VERSION: Transcribed from the live Urgh! A Music War version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok1nWNw7t30 Recorded at The Whisky in Hollywood, CA on August 17th, 1980. [Chords] F 133211 or x-8-10-10-10-8 F# 224432 D 557775 D# 667776 A# 688766 or x13331 G# 466544 F# 244322 Gm 322333 Eb x68886 Db x46664 B x24442 E 022100 C x35553 [Intro] F F# F F# F F# D D# D D# D D# F F# F F# F F# A# G# F# Gm F Eb Db B F F# F F# A# G# F# Gm F Eb Db B F F# F F# A# G# F# E F N.C. [Verse]

^A#Livin' way up now in a penthouse high Our steaks are rare and our mar^A#ti-^G#ni's ^F#dry ^FFolks below they say it ^A#ain't fair ^FHell with them, I really ^A#don't care ^FJoie de vivre, mon amie ^FAi^Ebn't ^Dbthis ^Bthe ^A#life ^F# ^Db Aa

N.C.

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[Verse 2]

^A#Having a party on a big jet plane I got so drunk that I could ^A#feel ^G#no ^F#pain ^FHangin' out in Aca^A#pulco ^FDrinkin' rum and sniffin' ^A#coco ^FPretty señorita, ^Flook ^Ebthis ^Dbway ^BDancing through the night ^BEverything's all right ^BGirlfriend and a wife, Oh

[Chorus]

Ain't this the ^A#life, Oh ^F#oh, ain't this the ^Dblife, oh baby, ^A#baby, baby Ain't this the ^A#life, Oh ^F#oh, ain't this the ^Dblife, oh baby, ^A#baby, baby Ain't this the life^Gm ^F ^Eb Oh Ain’t this the life^Db ^B (^FAi^F#n’t t^Fhi^F#s the life now)

[Instrumental] A# G# F# Gm F Eb Db B F F# F F# A# G# F# E F N.C. [Verse 3]

^A#Tropical island in the deep blue sea The natives are friendly and the ^A#lob^G#ster's ^F#free ^FSipping Cognac like a ^A#French king ^FPlenty of room, I own the ^A#whole thing ^FJoie de vivre, mon amie ^FAi^Ebn't ^Dbthis ^Bthe ^A#life ^F# ^Db Hu

N.C.

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[Verse 4]

^A#Think I'll go out now on a shopping spree Breakfast in New York, dinner ^A#in ^G#Par^F#is ^FHangin' out with Lynn and ^A#Suzie ^FHave a massage and a Ja^A#cuzzi ^FClimb into bed and see what's ^Fon ^EbT—-^DbV, Awwww ^BDancing through the night ^BEverything's all right ^BGirlfriend and a wife . .

[Chorus]

Ain't this the ^A#life, ya uh ^F#uh uh uh, I said Ain't this the ^Flife, Tell me ^Dbtell me tell me Ain't this the ^A#life, ya uh ^F#uh uh uh, I said Ain't this the ^Flife, Oh Baby baby ^Dbbaby baby Ain't this the ^A#life, Oh ^F#oh, ain't this the ^Dblife, oh baby, ^A#baby, baby Ain't this the ^A#life, Oh ^F#oh, ain't this the ^Dblife, oh baby, ^A#baby, baby Ain't this the life^Gm ^F ^Eb Oh Ain’t this the life^Db ^B ^F ^F# ^F ^F#

[Outro]

^A# ^G#Oh Baby ^F#baby baby baby, Ain't this the life ^Gm ^FOh Mama ^Ebmama mama, Ain't this the life ^Db ^BTell me, ^Fte^F#ll m^Fe,^F# tell me, Ain't this the life ^A# ^G#Oh Baby ^F#baby baby baby, Ain't this the life ^Gm ^FOh Mama ^Ebmama mama, Ain't this the life ^Db ^BTell me, ^Fte^F#ll m^Fe,^F# tell me, Ain't this the life ^A# ^G# ^F#I said, ^EAin't this the life ^A# ^G# ^F#I said, ^EAin't this the life ^A# ^G# ^F#I said, ^EAin't this the life A# G# F# E D C A#

Oingo Boingo - Aint this the life