C#m                                 A
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la It's Madcon
E                                   B
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la Kelly Rowland
C#m                                 A
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
           E     B
Living one liiiife
C#m                     A
You're only getting one life, so live it up
    E                                    B
One life La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
C#m                A
All you get is one life, so live it up
    E                                    B
One life La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.

[Verse 1]
C#m                       A
Don't let nobody tell you otherwise
               E
Listen to your heart
                    B
And let your dreams fly
              C#m     A
Never give it up, up, up
                  E                          B
And even when you fog it up and give another try
              C#m
Never give it up, up, up
          A
You gotta beat it
            E                   B
And when it rains it pours just stay the course
     C#m                   A
Yeah,    and even when you think nobody cares
E            B
You gotta believe it gets better

[Pre-Chorus]
     B             E
When nothings gone right
                         C#m
And the light just won't brighten up
        B       E
You got nothing left in your fight
               A
Don't you give it uuuup yeah

[Chorus]
C#m            A
Nobody's gonna hold me down me down
E             B
Ya gotta understand
             C#m      A
We only have one life
             E   B
We only have one life
C#m            A
I keep my feet upon the ground
E          B
I gotta realize
             C#m     A
We only have one life
             E   B
We only have one life
            C#m
We're gonna make it
            A
We're gonna make it
                         E
Yes, we've gotta make it work
                         B
Yes, we're gotta make it work
            C#m
We're gonna make it
            A
We've gonna make it
                         E
Yes, we've gotta make it work
                         B
Yes, we've gotta make it work

[Verse 2]
      C#m
   Uh,    yeah
         A
   While looking at the old me
E                                  B
   And thinking back on stuff that all my teachers told me
C#m                     A
   You know it put that fire in my eyes
                  E                         B
   And though I'm blind to the future I'mma do it cause I owe me
C#m              A                         E
   You know this grind is my religion, got tired of modest livin'
      B
   Survival was my upbringing
C#m           A
   Uh, and my sky it has no limit
      E
   My time is all I'm giving

[Pre-Chorus]
     B             E
When nothings gone right
                         C#m
And the light just won't brighten up
        B       E
You got nothing left in your fight
               A
Don't you give it uuuup yeah

[Chorus]
C#m            A
Nobody's gonna hold me down me down
E             B
Ya gotta understand
             C#m      A
We only have one life
             E   B
We only have one life
C#m            A
I keep my feet upon the ground
E          B
I gotta realize
             C#m     A
We only have one life
             E   B
We only have one life
            C#m
We're gonna make it
            A
We're gonna make it
                         E
Yes, we've gotta make it work
                         B
Yes, we're gotta make it work
            C#m
We're gonna make it
            A
We've gonna make it
                         E
Yes, we've gotta make it work
                         B
Yes, we've gotta make it work

[Bridge]
C#m                                 A
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la It's Madcon
E                                   B
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la It's Kelly Rowland
C#m                                 A
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la TJ
E                                   B
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
C#m
La, la, la, la, la,
                    A
You're only getting one life, so live it up
E
La, la, la, la, la, oh
                    B
You're only getting one life, don't give it up
C#m
La, la, la, la, la,
                    A                            E
You're only getting one life, so pick it up, and give it all you got. Cause all you get is one life
B             C#m
Don't give it up

[Chorus]
C#m            A
Nobody's gonna hold me down me down
E             B
Ya gotta understand
             C#m      A
We only have one life
             E   B
We only have one life
C#m            A
I keep my feet upon the ground
E          B
I gotta realize
             C#m     A
We only have one life
             E   B
We only have one life
            C#m
We're gonna make it
            A
We're gonna make it
                         E
Yes, we've gotta make it work
                         B
Yes, we're gotta make it work
            C#m
We're gonna make it
            A
We've gonna make it
                         E
Yes, we've gotta make it work
                         B
Yes, we've gotta make it work

[Outro]
C#m       A
One liiiife
             E      B
We only have one liife