Song for Life

Alison Krauss - Song For Life written by Rodney Crowell Album: Too Late To Cry (1987) Transcribed by Bruce DeBoard (deboard@pa.uky.edu) This song has been done by several different people, including The Seldom Scene, and Alan Jackson. But this is the version I have heard most. There is some arpeggiation during the intro, but I will leave that to you to figure out. Intro D A Bm D7 G A7 D A (same as verse) Verse 1 D A Bm D7 I don't drink as much as I used to G A7 D A (walk up A-B-C#) Lately, it just ain't my style D A Bm D7 And hard times don't last like they used to G A7 D They pass quicker, like when I was a child. Chorus G A7 D Somehow I've learned how to listen G A7 Bm D7 To a sound like the sun going down G A7 D G And the magic the morning is bringing home D A Bm D7 a song for a life I have found G A7 D It keeps my feet on the ground Solo --Play verse again second verse The midsummer days sit so heavy but don't they blow like a breeze through your mind when nothing appears in a hurry to make up for someone's lost time repeat chorus (*A note on the chorus---the version by The Seldom Scene has a somewhat different last chorus. This may be the original words, and were changed for soon to be obvious reasons(Alison being a woman and all) It only affects the last two lines: A song for a girl I have found She keeps my feet on the ground Also, Alan Jackson uses friend instead of girl I believe, although I'm not sure if he says he or she on the next line. So use whichever version you like best, or best suits your gender*)