Hey Rosetta! – Tie Down The Dying (Guitar)

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Figured out these chords on piano. They're pretty bang on if you're playing on piano, and they sound great on guitar too. Enjoy! A lot of these chords sound great with extensions peppered in. I marked the spots I like best with an asterisk(*), but just play what feels good! Gm* -> you can also play Gm7, Gm9, Gmadd9, or even Gm11 Bb* -> you can also play Bb7 Bdim* -> you can also play Bdim7 Dbdim* -> you can also play Dbdim7 [Verse 1]
F                     Gm
So march is in like a lion

F               Dbdim      Dm
And she marches out like a lamb

F                          Gm*
You can't blame a girl for trying

F      Dbdim          Dm
We all need a helping hand

F         Gm                    F
Maybe someone who could drag me up

F         Dbdim  Dm
Out of my dirty dreams

F                     Gm*
Pick me up and dust me off

F          Dbdim          Dm
So I might spread some relief
[Bridge]
C                           Bb7
You build your life out of diamonds

(C6) C                          Bb7
       And you brush away the dirt

(C6) C                       Bb7
       And you push away the problems
[Chorus]
F         C         Bb
  And you wonder what

F      C            Bb*
  That good life's got

F          C
  Miles of rope to

Bdim*   Bb*
      Burn
[Verse 2]
F                          Gm*
There's a girl tied to the train tracks

F         Dbdim          Dm
Down the road from your house, singing

F                               Gm*
"The western world could mark a throwback

F            Dbdim             Dm
Spaghetti dangling from their mouths"

F          Gm               F
If life is sex and entertainment

F       Dbdim         Dm
Then I die some everyday

F                                Gm*
I'll count my losses and cash my chips in

F        Dbdim           Dm
I might better spend my pay
[Bridge]
C                           Bb7
You build your life out of diamonds

(C6) C                          Bb7
       And you brush away the dirt

(C6) C                       Bb7
       And you push away the problems
[Chorus]
F         C         Bb
  And you wonder what

F      C            Bb*
  That good life's got

F          C
  Miles of rope to

Bdim*                     Bb*
     Tie down the dying

Bdim7                     Bb7
     Tie down the dying
[Breakdown] Dm Bdim C Dm Bdim* C Dbdim*
Dm        Bdim*       C
  You can stop the train...

Dm        Bdim*       C     Dbdim*
  You can stop the train...

Dm        Bdim*       C
  You can stop the train...

Dbdim*
Just pull the brake...

Dm        Bdim*       C     Dbdim*
  You can stop the train...      (etc. to end)