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Shania Twain - Life’s About To Get Good Chords

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ChordsBb, Eb, C, Cm, Fm, F
Strumming↓-↓-↓-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to D key to play this song with easier chords.

  • Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-x-1-3-4-3Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar Cm chord diagram Fingering: x-3-1-0-1-3Guitar Cm chord diagram
  • Guitar Fm chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-1-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Fm chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

[Opening]
[Bb]
I [Eb]wasn’t just broken, I was [Bb]shattered
I [Eb]trusted you so much, you were all that [Bb]mattered
You [Eb]no longer love me and you stand right beside [Bb]her
I [Eb]couldn’t move on and you were [Bb]flattered

[chorus]
Life’s about [Bb]joy, life’s about [C]pain
It’s all about [Eb]forgiving and the will to walk [Bb]away
I’m ready to be [Bb]loved, loved the way I [C]should
Life’s about, [Eb]life’s about to get [Bb]good
[Bb]Oh, life’s about to get good, [C]oh, life’s about to get good
[Eb]Oh, life’s about to get [Bb]good

[verse 2]
The [Eb]longer my tears fell, the wider the [Bb]river
It [Eb]killed me that you gave your life to be with [Bb]her
I [Eb]had to believe that things would get [Bb]better
It’s [Eb]time to forget you, [Bb]forever

[chorus]
Life’s about [Bb]joy, life’s about [C]pain
It’s all about [Eb]forgiving and the will to walk [Bb]away
I’m ready to be [Bb]loved, loved the way I [C]should
Life’s about, [Eb]life’s about to get [Bb]good
[Bb]Oh, life’s about to get good, [C]oh, life’s about to get good
[Eb]Oh, life’s about to get [Bb]good
[Bb]Oh, life’s about to get good, [C]oh, life’s about to get good
[Eb]Oh, life’s about to get [Bb]good

[verse 3]
It took me [Bb]so long to [Cm]be strong, but [Fm]I’m [F]alive, and I’ll [Cm]hold on
What I can [Bb]feel, it has [Cm]healed, [F]oh, [Eb]I
[Bb](About to get good, [C]about to get good, [Eb]about to get [Bb]good)

[chorus]
Life’s about [Bb]joy, life’s about [C]pain
It’s all about [Eb]forgiving and the will to walk [Bb]away
I’m ready to be [Bb]loved, loved the way I [C]should
Life’s about, [Eb]life’s about to get [Bb]good
[Bb]Oh, life’s about to get good, [C]oh, life’s about to get good
[Eb]Oh, life’s about to get [Bb]good
[Bb]Oh, life’s about to get good, [C]oh, life’s about to get good
[Eb]Oh, life’s about to get [Bb]good

[Closing]
Life’s about [Bb]joy, life’s about [C]pain
Life’s about, [Eb]life’s about to get [Bb]good

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ArtistShania Twain
AlbumNow
GenresCountry, Reggae
Year2017
KeyBb

How to play Life's About To Get Good on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Shania Twain - Life's About To Get Good on guitar requires 6 chords and 8 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓-↓-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Life's About To Get Good uses these transitions most often: Eb → Bb (22), Bb → C (13), and C → Eb (13). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Bb - Eb chord transition.

1. Bb → Eb chord transition

Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-x-1-3-4-3Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram

To move from Bb to Eb;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
  3. Keep ring finger on G string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky on B string from fret 3 to fret 4.
Bb to Eb

2. Bb → C chord transition

Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from Bb to C;

  1. While playing Bb, lift your pinky from B string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 3 to fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
Bb to C

3. C → Eb chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-x-1-3-4-3Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram

To move from C to Eb;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 4.
C to Eb

4. Bb → Cm chord transition

Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
Guitar Cm chord diagram Fingering: x-3-1-0-1-3Guitar Cm chord diagram

To move from Bb to Cm;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 3 to fret 1.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from B string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
Bb to Cm

5. Cm → Fm chord transition

To move from Cm to Fm;

  1. While playing Cm, lift your middle finger from D string fret 1.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from E string fret 3 to D string fret 3.

6. Fm → F chord transition

To move from Fm to F;

  1. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  2. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  3. Keep pinky on D string fret 3.
  4. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

7. F → Cm chord transition

To move from F to Cm;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 1.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Lift your pinky from D string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

8. F → Eb chord transition

To move from F to Eb;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from D string fret 3 to B string fret 4.

Life's About To Get Good chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Life's About To Get Good.

  • Life's About To Get Good includes 64 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Life's About To Get Good connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Bb, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (34%), C (20%), and Dm (9%).
    • Bb → C: 20%
    • Bb → Eb: 5%
    After Eb, the most likely next chords across Chordier are Bb (30%), F (18%), and Ab (10%).
    • Eb → Bb: 30%
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