(G)Hope when you take that jump, you (Gsus)don’t feel the (G)fall.
(G)Hope when the wat er ris es, (Gsus)you build a (G)wall.
(Em)Hope when the crowd screams out, they’re scream in’ your (Cmaj7)name.
(Em)Hope if ev ’ry bod y runs, you choose to stay.
I (G)hope that you fall in love and it (Gsus)hurts so bad.
The (G)on ly way you can know you gave it (Gsus)all you had.
And I (Em)hope that you don’t suf fer but take the (Cmaj7)pain.
(Em)Hope when the mo ment (Cmaj7)comes you’ll say, (G)I,
(Gsus)I did it (G)all.
(G)I,
(Gsus)I did it (G)all.
I (Em)owned ev ’ry sec ond that this world could give.
I saw (Cmaj7)so ma ny plac es, the things that I did.
Yeah, with (Em)ev ’ry bro ken (C)bone, I swear I (G)lived.
(G)Hope that you spend your days but they (Gsus)all add up.
And (G)when that sun goes down, hope you (Gsus)raise your cup.
I (Em)wish that I could wit ness all your (C)joy and all your pain.
But (Em)un til my mo ment (Cmaj7)comes I’ll say...
Oh,
oh,
oh,
(Cmaj7)oh,
(Cmaj7)oh.
(G)I,
(Gsus)I did it (G)all.
(G)I,
(Gsus)I did it (G)all.
I (Em)owned ev ’ry sec ond that this world could give.
I saw (Cmaj7)so man y plac es, the things that I did.
Yeah, with (Em)ev ’ry bro ken (C)bone, I swear I lived.
Oh,
oh,
I swear I lived.
Oh,
oh,
oh.
This page shows “I Lived” by OneRepublic in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 120 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.