Life Is So Peculiar
1950
usBurke/Van Heusen
A7Am7B7CC7D7E7Em7GG7Gdim
11 chords used in this song
GG7
Oh, Glife G7is so peculiar
C7G7
C7You get so wet in the G7rain
Am7D7
Am7You get so warm in the D7sunshine
GdimD7G
GdimIt doesn't D7pay to compGlain
G
GWhen I get up each mornin'
G7
There's G7nothin' to breathe but air
C7
C7When I look in the mirror
There's nothin' to comb but hair
A7
A7When I sit down to breakfast
There's nothin' to eat but food
D7
D7Life is so peculiar
But you can't stay home and brood
GG7
Oh, Glife G7is so peculiar
C7G7
C7The desert's only got G7sand
Am7D7
Am7The ocean's only got D7water
GdimD7G
GdimYou never D7know where you Gstand
G
GWhen I go out to dinner
G7
There's G7nothin' to wear but clothes
C7
C7Whenever I get sleepy
There's nothin' to do but doze
A7
A7Whenever I get thirsty
There's nothin' to do but drink
D7
D7Life is so peculiar
That it makes you stop and think
GG7
Yes, Glife G7is so peculiar
C7G7
C7A fork belongs with a G7knife;
Am7D7
Am7Corned beef is lost without D7cabbage
B7E7
B7A husband should have a E7wife
Am7Em7C
Am7Life is Em7so peCculiar
A7D7A7D7
A7But as D7everyA7body D7says
G
"That's Glife"
D7G
D7"That's Glife"
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