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Shawn Mendes - Life Of The Party Chords

ChordsEm, C, G, Am
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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[Em] [C] [G] [Am] [Em] [C] [G] [Am]
I [Em]love it when you just [C]don’t [G]care
I [Am]love it when you [Em]dance like there’s [C]nobody [G]there
So [Am]when it gets [Em]hard, don’t [C]be [G]afraid
[Am]We don’t [Em]care what them [C]people [G]say
I [Em]love it when you don’t [C]take [G]no
I [Am]love it when you [Em]do what you
[C]want cause you [G]just said [Am]so
Let them [Em]all go home, we [C]out [G]late
[Am]We don’t [Em]care what them [C]people [G]say


[G]We don’t have to be [C]ordinary, [Em]make your best [C]mistakes
‘Cause [G]we don’t have the time to be [C]sorry
So [Em]baby be the life of the [C]party
I’m telling you, [G]take your shot it [C]might be scary
[Em]Hearts are gonna [C]break
‘Cause [G]we don’t have the time to be [C]sorry
So [Em]baby be the life of the [C]party


[Em]Together we can just [C]let [G]go
[Am]Pretend like there’s [Em]no one else here [C]that we [G]know
Slow [Am]dance fall in [Em]love as the club [C]track [G]plays
[Am]We don’t [Em]care what them [C]people [G]say


[G]We don’t have to be [C]ordinary, [Em]make your best [C]mistakes
‘Cause [G]we don’t have the time to be [C]sorry
So [Em]baby be the life of the [C]party
I’m telling you, [G]take your shot it [C]might be scary
[Em]Hearts are gonna [C]break
‘Cause [G]we don’t have the time to be [C]sorry
So [Em]baby be the life of the [C]party


Come [Em]out tonight, come [G]out tonight
There’s [C]no one standing in [G]your way
Come [Em]out tonight, come [G]out tonight
We don’t [C]care what them people say
We don’t [Em]care what them people [G]say


[G]We don’t have to be [C]ordinary, [Em]make your best [C]mistakes
‘Cause [G]we don’t have the time to be [C]sorry
So [Em]baby be the life of the [C]party
I’m telling you, [G]take your shot it [C]might be scary
[Em]Hearts are gonna [C]break
‘Cause [G]we don’t have the time to be [C]sorry
So [Em]baby be the life of the [C]party


[G]Yeah, [C] [Em]yeah, yeah, [C]life of the [G]party
So [C]don’t let them keep you [Em]down
[C]Oh you know you can’t [G]give up
‘Cause [C]we don’t have the time to be [Em]sorry
So [C]baby be the life of the [Em]party

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AlbumLife Of The Party
GenresPop
Year2014
KeyEm

How to play Life Of The Party on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Shawn Mendes - Life Of The Party on guitar requires 4 chords and 5 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 Of The Party uses these transitions most often: Em → C (29), C → G (27), and C → Em (19). 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 Em - C chord transition.

1. Em → C chord transition

To move from Em to C;

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

2. C → G chord transition

To move from C to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  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 E string fret 3.
C to G

3. G → Am chord transition

To move from G to Am;

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

4. Am → Em chord transition

To move from Am to Em;

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

5. G → Em chord transition

To move from G to Em;

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

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Life Of The Party.

  • Life Of The Party includes 119 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Life Of The Party contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Life Of The Party connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → Em: 8%
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (17%).
    • Em → C: 26%
    • Em → G: 18%