Lyrics
He said, “I was in my ear ly for ties with a (C)lot of life be fore me when a (Em)mo ment came that stopped me on a dime.
I spent (G)most of the next days
look in’ at the x rays
and talk in’ ’bout the op tions and (Cmaj7)talk in’ ’bout sweet time.”
I asked him, when it sank in, if this might real ly be the real end, how’s it (G)hit you when you get that kind of news?
Man, what’d you do?
And he said, (CN.C.)“I went (G)sky
div in’, I went Rock y Moun tain climb in’, I went (Em)two point sev en sec onds on a bull named Fu Man chu.
And I (G)loved
deep er and I spoke sweet er and I gave for give ness I’d been de ny in’.”
And he said, “Some day I hope you get the chance
to live like you were dy
in’.”
He said, “I was fi nal ly the hus band
that most the time I was n’t and I be (Em)came a friend a friend would like to have.
And all the (G)sud den go in’ fish in’ was n’t (C)such an im po si tion and I went three times that year I lost my dad.
Well, I, I fin ’lly read the Good Book and I took a good long hard look at what I’d (G)do if I could do it all a gain.
And then
(CN.C.)I went
to live like you were dy
in’,
like to mor row was a gift and you got e ter ni ty to think a bout what you’d do with it,
what could you do with it,
what did I do with it,
what would I do with it?
(A)Sky
div in’, I went Rock y Moun tain climb in’, I went (F#m7)two point sev en sec onds on a bull named Fu Man chu.
And I (A)loved
deep er and I spoke sweet er and I watched an ea gle as it was (D)fly
in’.”
And he said, “Some day I hope you get the chance
to live like you were dy
in’,
to live like you were dy
in’,
to live like you were dy
in’,
to live like you were dy
in’,
to live like you were dy
in’.”
Live Like You Were Dying by Tim McGraw
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Easy piano arrangement in the key of G at 160 BPM. Difficulty: medium. Color-coded notes — no sheet-reading skill required.
About “Live Like You Were Dying”
- What key is "Live Like You Were Dying" in?
- "Live Like You Were Dying" by Tim McGraw is in the key of G with a tempo of 160 BPM. Difficulty: medium.
- Is "Live Like You Were Dying" easy to play on piano?
- This arrangement is rated medium. It requires comfort with chord shapes and basic hand independence. Expect 1-2 weeks of regular practice for a confident performance.
- Can I play "Live Like You Were Dying" without reading sheet music?
- Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.