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by Eric Idle of Monty Python from the movie Life of Brian
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
by Eric Idle
Some [Am] things in life are bad
They can [G] really make you [Em] mad
[Am] Other things just [D] make you swear and [G] curse.
When you're [Am] chewing on life's [D] gristle
Don't [G] grumble, give a [Em] whistle
And [Am] this'll help things turn out for the [D7] best.
( Chorus ...and
[G] Always [Em] look on the [Am] bright [D7] side of [G] life
(whistle over [Em] [Am] [D7] )
[G] Always [Em] look on the [Am] light [D7] side of [G] life
(whistle over [Em] [Am] [D7] )
If life seems jolly rotten
There's something you've forgotten
And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing.
When you're feeling in the dumps
Don't be silly chumps
Just purse your lips and whistle - that's the thing.
Chorus
For life is quite absurd
And death's the final word
You must always face the curtain with a bow.
Forget about your sin - give the audience a grin
Enjoy it - it's your last chance anyhow.
So always look on the bright side of death & whistle
Just before you draw your terminal breath & whistle
Life's a piece of shit
When you look at it
Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true.
You'll see it's all a show
Keep 'em laughing as you go
Just remember that the last laugh is on you.
Chorus X4-ever
(Come on guys, cheer up!)
(Worse things happen at sea, you know.)
(I mean - what have you got to lose?)
(You know, you come from nothing - you're going back to nothing.
What have you lost? Nothing!)
They can [G] really make you [Em] mad
[Am] Other things just [D] make you swear and [G] curse.
When you're [Am] chewing on life's [D] gristle
Don't [G] grumble, give a [Em] whistle
And [Am] this'll help things turn out for the [D7] best.
( Chorus ...and
[G] Always [Em] look on the [Am] bright [D7] side of [G] life
(whistle over [Em] [Am] [D7] )
[G] Always [Em] look on the [Am] light [D7] side of [G] life
(whistle over [Em] [Am] [D7] )
If life seems jolly rotten
There's something you've forgotten
And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing.
When you're feeling in the dumps
Don't be silly chumps
Just purse your lips and whistle - that's the thing.
Chorus
For life is quite absurd
And death's the final word
You must always face the curtain with a bow.
Forget about your sin - give the audience a grin
Enjoy it - it's your last chance anyhow.
So always look on the bright side of death & whistle
Just before you draw your terminal breath & whistle
Life's a piece of shit
When you look at it
Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true.
You'll see it's all a show
Keep 'em laughing as you go
Just remember that the last laugh is on you.
Chorus X4-ever
(Come on guys, cheer up!)
(Worse things happen at sea, you know.)
(I mean - what have you got to lose?)
(You know, you come from nothing - you're going back to nothing.
What have you lost? Nothing!)