Jethro Tull: Life is a Long Song
Album: Living in the past (and "Living with the past")
Transcribed by: Håkan Mattsson

Capo on 7:th fret on "Living in the past"
Capo on 5:th fret on "Living with the past"

Time signature: 6/8

Each set of "|" indicates one bar.

I do not tab all the strummed chords everywhere - just the
"interesting" parts.

        triplet
         _____
         | | |
1 2 3 4 5     6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
(D)              C strum       C strum     Cmaj7 strum
|------2---------|0----------|--0--------|--0--------|
|--0-3---0h1p0---|1----------|--1--------|1p0--------|
|2-------------0-|0----------|--0--------|--0--------| repeat once
|----------------|2----------|0h2--------|--2--------|
|----------------|3----------|--3--------|--3--------|
|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
1. First intro part...
2. And again...

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1.6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1.6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1..6 1 2 3 4 5 6
D D C Cmaj7 D C C As4 A Asus2
|2----------|----2-0----|0--|--0--------|2--|--------0-0|0--0|0-0-0-0-0-0|
|3---------0|3---3---1--|1--|1p0--------|3--|--------1-1|1--0|3-3-2-2-0-0|
|2-------2--|----2-----2|0--|--0-------0h2--|--0-2-0-0-0|0--0|2-2-2-2-2-2| repeat
|0----------|----0------|2--|--2--------|0--|4-------2-2|2--2|2-2-2-2-2-2| twice
|-----------|-----------|3--|--3--------|---|--------3-3|3--3|0-0-0-0-0-0|
|-----------|-----------|---|-----------|---|-----------|----|-----------|

3. Intro...
4. When you're... And you... Stock of...
5. And you... As it... On what you...

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
F C G
|1-----1-1-1|----1-1-1-1|0-----0----|0-----0-0-0|3-----3----|3-----3-3-3|
|1-----1-1-1|----1-1-1-1|1-----1----|1-----1-1-1|0-----0----|0-----0-0-0|
|2-----2-2-2|0h2-2-2-2-2|0-----0----|0-----0-0-0|0-----0----|0-----0-0-0|
|3-----3-3-3|----3-3-3-3|2-----2-0h2|2-----2-2-2|0-----0----|0-----0-0-0|
|-----------|-----------|3-----3----|3-----3-3-3|2-----2-0h2|2-----2-2-2|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|3-----3----|3-----3-3-3|
Don't you fret... I will give...

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Asus4       A       Asus2
|0-0-0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0-0-0|
|3-3-3-3-3-3|2-2-2-2-0-0|
|2-2-2-2-2-2|2-2-2-2-2-2|
|2-2-2-2-2-2|2-2-2-2-2-2|
|0-0-0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0-0-0|
|-----------|-----------|
cheer

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
D strum....     D strum     C strum     C strum
|2----------|----2------|----0------|----0------|
|3----------|----3------|----1------|----1------|
|2----------|----2------|----0------|----0------|
|0----------|0h4-4------|0h2-2------|----2------|
|-----------|-----------|----0------|0h3-3------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
Life's a long song...
Life's a long song...
Life's a long song...                       If you...

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
G strum... G strum... Asus4       A       Asus2
|3----------|3----------|0-0-0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0-0-0|
|0----------|0----------|3-3-3-3-3-3|2-2-2-2-0-0|
|0----------|0----------|2-2-2-2-2-2|2-2-2-2-2-2|
|0----------|0----------|2-2-2-2-2-2|2-2-2-2-2-2|
|2----------|2----------|0-0-0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0-0-0|
|3----------|3----------|-----------|-----------|
wait..your plate...will fill

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The final line                                              And the...
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1..6 1..6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
G strum... G strum... A.ring... As4 A   As2 D D.ring...|
|3----------|3----------|0---|----|0-0-0-0-0-0|2-2--------|
|0----------|0----------|2---|----|3-3-2-2-0-0|3-3--------|
|0----------|0----------|2---|----|2-2-2-2-2-2|2-2--------|
|0----------|0----------|2---|----|2-2-2-2-2-2|0-0--------|
|2----------|2----------|0---|----|0-0-0-0-0-0|0-0--------|
|3----------|3----------|----|----|-----------|-----------|
tune ends to soon for a song

Lyrics:

When you're fallen awake and you take stock of the new day,
and you hear your voice croak as you choke on what you need to say.
Well don't you fret, don't you fear.
I will give you good cheer.
Life's a long song.
Life's a long song.
Life's a long song.
If you wait then your plate I will fill.

As the verses unfold and your soul suffers the long day,
and the twelve o'clock gloom spins the room, you struggle on your way.
Well don't you sigh, don't you cry.
Lick the dust from your eye.
Life's a long song.
Life's a long song.
Life's a long song.
We will meet in the sweet light of dawn.

As the Baker Street train spills your pain all over your new dress,
and the symphony sounds underground put you under du-ress.
Well don't you squeal as the heel
grinds you under the wheels.
Life's a long song.
Life's a long song.
Life's a long song.
But the tune ends too soon for a song.
But the tune ends too soon for a song.