Rhythm Of Life  Transcription by Doron Sayar.


Part 1: Intro 

Am                 G                Am              G        F7 
E|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------| 
B|----0-1---1-0-1-|----0-1---1-0-1-|----0-1---1-0-1-|----0-1-1-1-0-1-| 
G|--2-------------|--0-------------|--2-------------|--0-----2-------| 
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------3-------| 
A|0---------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------| 
E|----------------|3---------------|----------------|3---------------| 

  

  Am      C        G       F7       Am      C        G       F7 
E|0---0-0-0---0-0-|3---3-3-0---0-0-|0---0-0-0---0-0-|3---3-3-0-------| 
B|1---0-1-1-2-0-1-|0---0-1-1-1-0-1-|1---0-1-1-2-0-1-|0---0-1-1-------| 
G|2-2-2-2-0---0-0-|0-0-0-0-2---2-2-|2-2-2-2-0---0-0-|0-0-0-0-2-------| 
D|2---2-2-2---2-2-|0---0-0-3---3-3-|2---2-2-2---2-2-|0---0-0-3-------| 
A|0-------3-------|2---------------|0-------3-------|2---------------| 
E|----------------|3---------------|----------------|3---------------| 

The nice thing here is that we can actually play both the lead and the 
backing chords at the same time - this really sounds genuine! 
Once in every chord shift, the second bit is a single note and the rest 
are chords, which gives the mixed feeling. 

Part 2: Verse 

I'm no where...    ever been     I'm no one I can't remember me     make it all 
  Em               C                Em               C 
E|----0-------0---|----3--5-3-5-3--|----0-------0---|----3--5-3-5-3--| 
B|----0-------0---|----3-----3---3-|----0-------0---|----3-----3---3-| 
G|----0-------0---|----5-----------|----0-------0---|----5-----------| 
D|----2--22-2-2---|----5-----------|----2--22-2-2---|----5-----------| 
A|-------22-2-----|3---------------|-------22-2-----|3---------------| 
E|0------00-0-----|----------------|0------00-0-----|----------------| 

  
  go.. showing me heaven...door    closed... 
  A                D       D#       Em 
E|0---------------|5-------6-------|----------------|----------------| 
B|2---------------|7-------8-------|----------------|----------------| 
G|2---------------|7-------8-------|----------------|----------------| 
D|2---------------|7-------8-------|----------------|----------------| 
A|0---------------|5-------6-------|----------------|----------------| 
E|x---------------|x-------x-------|----------------|----------------| 

        Like the church doors.. ..need a little      ..outside his... 
   Em               C                Em               C 
E|----0-------3232|----3--5-3-5-3--|----0-------3232|----3--5-3-5-3--| 
B|----0-------0000|----3-----3---3-|----0-------0000|----3-----3---3-| 
G|----0-------0000|----5-----------|----0-------0000|----5-----------| 
D|----2--22-2-----|----5-----------|----2--22-2-----|----5-----------| 
A|-------22-2-----|3---------------|-------22-2-----|3---------------| 
E|0------00-0-----|----------------|0------00-0-----|----------------| 

  
  know...  where were... needed ..to hold... 
  A                D       D#       Am 
E|0---------------|5-------6-------|----------------| 
B|2---------------|7-------8-------|----------------| 
G|2---------------|7-------8-------|----------------| 
D|2---------------|7-------8-------|----------------| 
A|0---------------|5-------6-------|----------------| 
E|x---------------|x-------x-------|----------------| 

The only difference between the 2 halves of the verse is 
the insertion of the second guitar on the Em. I know - 
it's easier typed than played! But even if you get somehow 
close to it then it's probably enough .

Part 3: Chorus - exactly like the second half of the intro! 

Part 4: Middle section 

Simply playing the following sequence of chords 4 times : 

  Em      G        F#      F 
E|0-------3-------|2-------1-------| 
B|0-------3-------|2-------1-------| 
G|0-------4-------|3-------2-------| 
D|2-------5-------|4-------3-------| 
A|2-------5-------|4-------3-------| 
E|0-------3-------|2-------1-------| 

The guitar solo is also based on the intro/chorus chords, and since 
it is somewhat blurred I can't think of any special notes for it. 


Basic Song Chords


Am     C     G        F 
INTRO 
Am     C    G        F 
INTRO 

     Em                C 
I'm no where that I've ever been 
     Em                C 
I'm no-one I can't remember me 
            A 
make it all go 
                  D 
You're showing me heaven 
     D# 
Your door is always 
Em               C 
Closed, like the church doors 
Em                                   C 
When you need a little Jesus, ooh outside his business hours you know 
A     D               D# 
Where were you when I needed you to 
Am    C  G                          F 
Hold me, give a little beat of your heart to me you've got to 
Am    C  G            F 
Hold me, the rythm of life to me, you've got to 
Am            C            G                          F 
(hold on now, hold on now) give a little beat of your heart to me 
Am            C            G             F 
(hold on now, hold on now), the rythm of life... 
   Em 
to me... 
  

And on...