Elaborate Lives (Cifras)

There's a bit of picking at the beginning and the end. It's not difficult at all, and 

you shouldn't have any trouble with it. This is the first version of the song as opposed 

to Aida's reprise at the conclusion of the show.



Tuning: Standard EADGBE

Key: G



The Broadway version is actually in the key of Gb, but to put off some work, I figured 

whoever would want these chords would like to have the option of having the original key 

or a half-step higher.



Chords:

G= 320033

Cadd9= x32033

C= x32010

Em= 022000

D= xx0232

B= 799877

A7= x02020

C*= x22010

Dsus4= xx0233

E= 022100



Intro:





e|--10---8---8---7---7---5---5---3---7---------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|





e|--10---8---8---7---7---5---5---3---7------5--------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|





Verse 1:

        G   Cadd9  G

We all lead



                 C C* C

Such elaborate lives



           D  Dsus4 D

Wild ambition



          G   Cadd9

In our sights



          G    B

How an affair



Of the heart



    Em

Survives



        C

Days apart



               D

And hurried nights





Seems quite



       B

unbelieveable to me



            Em

I don't want to live like that



                  B

Seems quite unbelieveable to me



               C

I don't wanna love like that



D                        E

I just want our time to be



             A7

Slower and gentler



D

Wiser



C

Free





Verse 2:



G  Cadd9  G





        G   Cadd9 G

We all live



                C    C* C

in extravagant times



       D

Playing games



           G    Cadd9 G

we can't all win



    G     B

Unintended



          Em

emotional crimes



    C

take some out



        D

take others in



                 B

I'm so tired of all we're going through



            Em

I don't want to live like that



                 B

I'm so tired of all we're going through



                C

I don't wanna love like that



D              E

I just wanna be with you



           A7

Now and forever



D

Peaceful



C

True





Bridge:

                   C

This may not be the moment



              G

to tell you face to face



                    A7

But I could wait forever



                        D

for the perfect time and place





C        G  Cadd9 G

We all lead



                C    C* C

such elaborate lives



          D   Dsus4  D

We don't know



                  G  Cadd9 G

whose words are true



            G

Strangers lovers



B         Em

husbands wives



        C

Hard to know



             D

who's loving who



                B

Too many choices tear us apart



             Em

I don't want to live like that



                B

Too many choices tear us apart



             C

I don't wanna love like that



D                  E

I just wanna touch your heart



             A7

May this confession



D

be the



(begin picking)

start





Outro:



e|--10---8---8---7---7---5---5---3---7---------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|





e|--10---8---8---7---7---5---5---3---7------5--------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|





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Thank you!