And here we have another great unknown pop gem from the band whose entire career was based on obscurity. Notes: 1) The Eb in the verses isn't realy a chord, it's just a walkup note. All you have to do is play the 1st fret on the D string. That's it. I'd put it in TAB, but it'd be lonely, since it's the only bit in that area that requires it. So just remember: Eb=1st fret, D string. Got it? Good. 2) There is some very cool acoustic 12-string guitar stuff going on underneath the "You give me light" part, but I can't get it exactly. Here is a rough approximation: E---------------|---0----|-----------------|-----| B---------------|---2----|-----------------|-----| G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2----|-4p2p0---------2-|-(2)-| D-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-|--------|-------4p2p0---2-|-(2)-| A-0-0-0-3h4-----|--------|-------------3p0-|-(0)-| E---------------|--------|-----------------|-----| q q.^ e3e3e e3e3e q q (w) This isn't exact, and that's last bit sounds like "Unskinny Bop" by Poison (yeah, I know, it's really "I Know A Little" by Skynyrd), so I don't like it. But this is as good as I can do with this bit. 3) "My life's fun is wild?" Bell didn't really say that, did he? Well, it's the best *I* can do with it. Any better suggestions are welcome. 4) There is a piano in here, mostly doing the chords. 5) The vocal harmonies are a large part of this (and almost every Big Star) song. The most amazing bit comes during the "So right" part. The backing vox (singing "right") go from G to F# over the G-D change, and then they go back up from F# to G over the D-A change, making the A chord an amazing dominant 7th. This is, of course, a very basic expanation of what is going on here. I'm sure it's a lot more complicated, but this'll get you started. "My Life Is Right" (Chris Bell/??? Eubanks) Performed by Big Star From the album _#1_Record_ (available on CD with the also-godlike _Radio_City_) (piano only) Once I walked a lonely road (guitar enters) I had no one to share my load Then you came and showed the way Now I hope you're here to stay You give me light You are my day You give me light And that's right You give me light You are my day You give me light And that's right So right So right So right Lonely days of uncertainty They disappear when you're near me When I'm with you, my life's fun is wild And now I long to see you smile You give me light You are my day You give me light And that's right You give me light You are my day You give me light And that's right So right So right So right My life is right My life is right My life is right Once I walked a lonely road I had no one to share my load Then you came and showed the way Now I hope you're here to stay You give me light You are my day You give me light And that's right You give me light You are my day You give me light And that's right So right So right So right My life is right -- \ / ^ --"It's easy to be nuts. Try being me." V (_The_Fisher_King_)