Harro :D. Hi, My name is Jeff and I am 15 years old. I have recently found
out that David Choi released a new album called 'Forever and Ever'. its been
over a month since the album came out and i found out that it was released
just yesterday... (fail) ^^" ANYWAYS, My favorite song (out of the whole
album) was 'This and That is Life' and I felt like I HAD to learn how to play
it, but nobody posted the chords for it online yet! So then, I watched a
couple of videos on youtube where David played the song live and learned the
chords (but they're not perfect and I left a few out that I couldn't get...
including the bridge... :P). This is my first chord/tab thingy I'm posting
so please, even if I get a lot of things wrong, no rude comments? :D
THANK YOU and enjoy xD.
Youtube Video used to figure out the chords:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?vBfBiOX_7J1k
AND
http://www.youtube.com/watch?vt-UttjBYryI&featurerelated
WARNING: 1) THIS IS MY FIRST TAB/CHORD SO I WILL GET A FEW CHORDS WRONG
2) I LEFT OUT A FEW CHORDS I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT
3) I LEFT OUT THE BRIDGE BECAUSE I COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT T^T
4) All the chords of the song are jazz chords (i think) so be aware,
they are hard to play at first, but just practice and you'll get
it :D
(and if they're not hard for you to play, "dang... you'r good..")
TIPS: 1) The song has a jazz feeling, and jazz is a genre you tend to
improvise and play around with (which also means having fun with,
which is the reason it is my favorite genre), and that is what you
should do with this song :D
2) The strumming is all the same except the 'pre-chorus' and the
'bridge' (which I still haven't figured out ._.). You strum down
once and you palm mute it immediately. Repeat that (only the
'down-strum') throughout the intro, verse, chorus, etc. The
'pre-chorus' and the 'bridge' are harder to describe so my
suggestion is to listen to the song and try the rhythm, and
improvise if you can't get it (like how I did xD).
Please send any corrections you find so I can fix it for other people too @
'woongjae159@gmail.com'
Tuning: Standard
CHORDS USED
[Am7] [Dm9] [Bm7] [Em9] [Cm7]
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5---------5---------7---------7---------9-----|
G|-----5---------5---------7---------7---------9-----|
D|-----5---------4---------7---------6---------9-----|
A|---------------5-------------------7---------------|
E|-----5-------------------7-------------------9-----|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
THIS AND THAT IS LIFE by DAVID CHOI
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
INTRO- Am7, Dm9, Bm7, Em9 (x2)
VERSE 1:
Its a Mo[Am7]nday and theres so much to do
You gotta [Dm9]wake up soon cuz its already noon
[Bm7]Oooooo [Em9]Oooooo
Ya know its so[Am7]mething special when you roll out of bed
And then you [Dm9]realize life is not over yet
[Bm7]Oooooo [Em9]Oooooo
PRE-CHORUS:
Lets ge[Am7]t it together
Yeah [Cm7]it happens again
But [Bm7]it doesnt matter
Cuz [Em9]its not the end
We got [Am7]time to improve
[Cm7]Time can renew
I [Bm7]dont know why
But [Em9]I wanna cry
Cuz [Am7]this, and [Dm9]that, is life
CHORUS:
Oh as this [Am7]world keeps [Dm9]spinning
You and [Bm7]I keep [Em9]fishing
Flying [Am7]kites and [Dm9]wishing
For [Bm7]something n[Em9]ice
And I [Am7]know theres mi[Dm9]ssing
With every [Bm7]chance Im ta[Em9]king
But [Am7]this, and [Dm9]that, is li[Am7]fe[-][Dm9][-][Bm7][-][Em9]
VERSE 2:
Its the lo[Am7]ving hate and hating love
Its the up[Dm9]s and downs that carry us all
[Bm7]Oooooo [Em9]Oooooo
You [Am7]reach real high at the low hanging clouds
Its ha[Dm9]rd sometimes with your feet on the ground
[Bm7]Oooooo [Em9]Oooooo
PRE-CHORUS:
Lets ge[Am7]t it together
Yeah [Cm7]it happens again
[Bm7]But it doesnt matter
Cuz [Em9]its not the end
[Am7]We got time to improve
[Cm7]Time can renew
[Bm7]I dont know why
But [Em9]I wanna cry
Cuz [Am7]this, and[Dm9] that, is life
CHORUS:
Oh as this [Am7]world keeps [Dm9]spinning
You and [Bm7]I keep [Em9]fishing
Flying [Am7]kites and [Dm9]wishing
For [Bm7]something nice[Em9]
And I [Am7]know theres mi[Dm9]ssing
With every [Bm7]chance Im ta[Em9]king
But [Am7]this, and [Dm9]that, is life
BRIDGE (didn't do ._.):
Im getting over
Four leaf clovers
[Am7]Today?oh y[Dm9]eah
CHORUS:
Oh as this [Am7]world keeps [Dm9]spinning
You and [Bm7]I keep [Em9]fishing
Flying [Am7]kites and [Dm9]wishing
For [Bm7]something right[Em9]
And I [Am7]know theres mi[Dm9]ssing
With every [Bm7]chance Im ta[Em9]king
But [Am7]this, and [Dm9]that, and [Bm7]this and [Em9]that
And [Am7]this, and [Dm9]that, and [Bm7]this and [Em9]that
And [Am7]this, and [Dm9]that?is li[Am7]fe
OUTRO:
Am7-Dm9-Bm7-Em9-Am7 (HOLD and fade away)
Okay... the chords took me two hours to type in O^O... I spent a lot of time and
effort into this so PLEASE!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!! have fun :D
out that David Choi released a new album called 'Forever and Ever'. its been
over a month since the album came out and i found out that it was released
just yesterday... (fail) ^^" ANYWAYS, My favorite song (out of the whole
album) was 'This and That is Life' and I felt like I HAD to learn how to play
it, but nobody posted the chords for it online yet! So then, I watched a
couple of videos on youtube where David played the song live and learned the
chords (but they're not perfect and I left a few out that I couldn't get...
including the bridge... :P). This is my first chord/tab thingy I'm posting
so please, even if I get a lot of things wrong, no rude comments? :D
THANK YOU and enjoy xD.
Youtube Video used to figure out the chords:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?vBfBiOX_7J1k
AND
http://www.youtube.com/watch?vt-UttjBYryI&featurerelated
WARNING: 1) THIS IS MY FIRST TAB/CHORD SO I WILL GET A FEW CHORDS WRONG
2) I LEFT OUT A FEW CHORDS I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT
3) I LEFT OUT THE BRIDGE BECAUSE I COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT T^T
4) All the chords of the song are jazz chords (i think) so be aware,
they are hard to play at first, but just practice and you'll get
it :D
(and if they're not hard for you to play, "dang... you'r good..")
TIPS: 1) The song has a jazz feeling, and jazz is a genre you tend to
improvise and play around with (which also means having fun with,
which is the reason it is my favorite genre), and that is what you
should do with this song :D
2) The strumming is all the same except the 'pre-chorus' and the
'bridge' (which I still haven't figured out ._.). You strum down
once and you palm mute it immediately. Repeat that (only the
'down-strum') throughout the intro, verse, chorus, etc. The
'pre-chorus' and the 'bridge' are harder to describe so my
suggestion is to listen to the song and try the rhythm, and
improvise if you can't get it (like how I did xD).
Please send any corrections you find so I can fix it for other people too @
'woongjae159@gmail.com'
Tuning: Standard
CHORDS USED
[Am7] [Dm9] [Bm7] [Em9] [Cm7]
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5---------5---------7---------7---------9-----|
G|-----5---------5---------7---------7---------9-----|
D|-----5---------4---------7---------6---------9-----|
A|---------------5-------------------7---------------|
E|-----5-------------------7-------------------9-----|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
THIS AND THAT IS LIFE by DAVID CHOI
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
INTRO- Am7, Dm9, Bm7, Em9 (x2)
VERSE 1:
Its a Mo[Am7]nday and theres so much to do
You gotta [Dm9]wake up soon cuz its already noon
[Bm7]Oooooo [Em9]Oooooo
Ya know its so[Am7]mething special when you roll out of bed
And then you [Dm9]realize life is not over yet
[Bm7]Oooooo [Em9]Oooooo
PRE-CHORUS:
Lets ge[Am7]t it together
Yeah [Cm7]it happens again
But [Bm7]it doesnt matter
Cuz [Em9]its not the end
We got [Am7]time to improve
[Cm7]Time can renew
I [Bm7]dont know why
But [Em9]I wanna cry
Cuz [Am7]this, and [Dm9]that, is life
CHORUS:
Oh as this [Am7]world keeps [Dm9]spinning
You and [Bm7]I keep [Em9]fishing
Flying [Am7]kites and [Dm9]wishing
For [Bm7]something n[Em9]ice
And I [Am7]know theres mi[Dm9]ssing
With every [Bm7]chance Im ta[Em9]king
But [Am7]this, and [Dm9]that, is li[Am7]fe[-][Dm9][-][Bm7][-][Em9]
VERSE 2:
Its the lo[Am7]ving hate and hating love
Its the up[Dm9]s and downs that carry us all
[Bm7]Oooooo [Em9]Oooooo
You [Am7]reach real high at the low hanging clouds
Its ha[Dm9]rd sometimes with your feet on the ground
[Bm7]Oooooo [Em9]Oooooo
PRE-CHORUS:
Lets ge[Am7]t it together
Yeah [Cm7]it happens again
[Bm7]But it doesnt matter
Cuz [Em9]its not the end
[Am7]We got time to improve
[Cm7]Time can renew
[Bm7]I dont know why
But [Em9]I wanna cry
Cuz [Am7]this, and[Dm9] that, is life
CHORUS:
Oh as this [Am7]world keeps [Dm9]spinning
You and [Bm7]I keep [Em9]fishing
Flying [Am7]kites and [Dm9]wishing
For [Bm7]something nice[Em9]
And I [Am7]know theres mi[Dm9]ssing
With every [Bm7]chance Im ta[Em9]king
But [Am7]this, and [Dm9]that, is life
BRIDGE (didn't do ._.):
Im getting over
Four leaf clovers
[Am7]Today?oh y[Dm9]eah
CHORUS:
Oh as this [Am7]world keeps [Dm9]spinning
You and [Bm7]I keep [Em9]fishing
Flying [Am7]kites and [Dm9]wishing
For [Bm7]something right[Em9]
And I [Am7]know theres mi[Dm9]ssing
With every [Bm7]chance Im ta[Em9]king
But [Am7]this, and [Dm9]that, and [Bm7]this and [Em9]that
And [Am7]this, and [Dm9]that, and [Bm7]this and [Em9]that
And [Am7]this, and [Dm9]that?is li[Am7]fe
OUTRO:
Am7-Dm9-Bm7-Em9-Am7 (HOLD and fade away)
Okay... the chords took me two hours to type in O^O... I spent a lot of time and
effort into this so PLEASE!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!! have fun :D
