Key: G
Introduction:
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Grandpa Campbell would sit upon his front porch
G D Em C
And I'd be right there just sittin' on his knees
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He'd tell stories of love and feast and famine
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And I'd hang onto every word that he would breathe
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He'd say, 'Boy as you walk through this life
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Here's a little wisdom that'll help you get by
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You gotta live and learn, you gotta crash and burn
G D Em C
You gotta take some stances and take some chances
G D Em C A
You gotta laugh and love and take all life has to give
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You gotta live and learn so you can learn to live
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Though I left home and I went to Carolina
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I then set off just to see what I could see
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I did some things that I wasn't really proud of
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And sometimes life just got the best of me
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But I'd always think back to those days
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And I know what Grandpa Campbell would say he'd say
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You gotta live and learn, you gotta crash and burn
G D Em C
You gotta take some stances and take some chances
G D Em C A
You gotta laugh and love and take all life has to give
C G D
You gotta live and learn so you can learn to live
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After years of runnin' 'round and searchin'
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I found me a woman who loves me just for me
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All those mistakes I thought that I was making
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Led me right here till you're sittin' on my knees
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Son as you walk through this life
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Here's a little wisdom that'll help you get by
G D Em C
You gotta live and learn, you gotta crash and burn
G D Am Em Am D
You gotta take some stances and take some chances
G D Em C A
You gotta laugh and love and take all life has to give
C G D Am C D
You gotta live and learn , you gotta live and learn
So you can learn to live, learn to live