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The song was originally featured in the 1979 film 'Monty Python's Life of Brian'.

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Monty Python - Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life

Author And Composer: Eric Idle
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Intro:

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C                  
Cm  
Some things in life are bad,
         
Gmaj7           
Em7
They can really make you mad
      
D9    
Other things
                        
Gmaj7
just make you swear and curse
            

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C9     
When you're chewing
           
Cm           
Gmaj7  
on life's gristle,don't grumble
       
E      
give a whistle
     
A6                         
And this'll help things turn out
        
D9        
for the best   and

Chorus:


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G      
Em           
Am   
Always look on the bright
D7      

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G    
Em  
Am  
D7
side of life           

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G      
Em          
Am   
Always look on the light
D7      

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G    
Em  
Am  
D7
side of life           

During the Chords whistling: x2

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Am               
D      
If life seems jolly rotten,
        

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G                   
Em    
there's something you've forgotten
    
Am                   
D   
And that's to laugh and smile
              

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G   
and dance and sing
            
Am             
D     
When you're feeling in the dumps,
     

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G         
E     
Don't be silly chumps
     
Am                         
Just purse your lips and whistle
           
D7           
that's the thing     and


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G      
Em           
Am   
Always look on the bright
D7      

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G    
Em  
Am  
D7       
side of life           come on

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Em          
Am   
Always look on the light
D7      

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G    
Em  
Am  
D7
side of life           

    
Am              
D    
For life is quite absurd,
    

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G                 
Em  
And death's the final word
         
Am              
D      
You must always face the curtain
       

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G  
with a bow
   
Am             
D  
Forget about your sin
         

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G           
E  
give the audience a grin
Am      
Enjoy it
                         
D7     
it's your last chance anyhow  so


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G      
Em           
Am   
Always look on the bright
D7      

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G     
Em  
Am  
D7
side of death           

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G      
Em        
Am 
Just before you draw
     
D7        

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G     
Em  
Am  
D7
your terminal breath           

  
Am              
D   
Life's a piece of shit

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G                
Em
when you look at it
Am                 
D             
Life's a laugh and death's a joke
      

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it's true
       
Am             
D   
You'll see it's all a show
         

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G               
E 
keep 'em laughing as you go
     
Am                          
Just remember that the last laugh
      
D7       
is on you   and


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G      
Em           
Am   
Always look on the bright
D7      

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G    
Em  
Am  
D7
side of life           

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G      
Em           
Am   
Always look on the bright
D7      

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G    
Em
side of life   
              
Am          
D7
(Come on guys,  cheer up!)  

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A      
F#m         
Bm    
Always look on the bright
E7      

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A   
F#m  
Bm  
E7
side of life           

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A      
F#m         
Bm    
Always look on the bright
E7      

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A   
side of life
       
F#m              
Bm  
(Worth things happen at sea
        
E7
you now)  

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A      
F#m         
Bm    
Always look on the bright
E7          
side of life
                      

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A             
(What have you got to lost? you know
    
F#m              
You come from nothing
       
Bm                    
E7
You're going back to nothing.  
                    

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A        
What have you lost? nothing!)
Bridge:
D9 Gmaj7 C Gmaj7 x2


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A      
F#m         
Bm    
Always look on the bright
E7      

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A   
F#m  
Bm  
E7
side of life x6        
Bridge:
D9 Gmaj7 C Gmaj7 x2

Ending:
C Gmaj7 D9 Gmaj7 x2
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