Intro Em  Am  B  Em 
  
Em 
 A song is written on the pages(pages) 
B 
 But the music's how you play it 
Em 
 If I close my eyes and listen(listen) 
B 
 I can hear my own rhythm 

Am        Am 
Beating, beating 
Em                 B 
I won't let it fade 
I'll sing it my way 

Em 
I'm not changing 
G 
How I'm playing 
Am 
I'm creating 
C 
In the key of life 

Em 
I'm living 
G 
What I've been giving 
Am 
Lose or winnin' 
C                  Em 
In the key of life 

      G       Am 
I'm not afraid 
       C                    Em 
'Cause everything sounds better,better 
G             Am 
When it's played 
C                 Em  B 
In the key of life 

Em 
 A melody will just be noises 
B 
 If we're not using our own voices 
Em 
 It doesn't need to be perfection 
B 
 For my symphony to happen 

Am   Am 
Now, now 
Em                 B 
There's no time to waste 
I got noise to make 

Em 
I'm not changing 
G 
How I'm playing 
Am 
I'm creating 
C 
In the key of life 

Em 
I'm living 
G 
What I've been giving 
Am 
Lose or winnin' 
C                  Em 
In the key of life 

      G       Am 
I'm not afraid 
       C                    Em 
'Cause everything sounds better,better 
G             Am 
When it's played 
C                 Em  B 
In the key of life 

Am      Em 
This is my own 
Am       Em 
Life to play 
Am       Em 
So I'm gonna 
B 
Play it my own way 

Em 
I'm not changing 
G 
How I'm playing 
Am 
I'm creating 
C 
In the key of life 

Em 
I'm living 
G 
What I've been giving 
Am 
Lose or winnin' 
C                  Em 
In the key of life 

      G       Am 
I'm not afraid 
       C                    Em 
'Cause everything sounds better,better 
G             Am 
When it's played 
C                 Em  B 
In the key of life