Learning How To Die chords by Jon Foreman

Chords with lyrics

Jon Foreman

Learning How to Die

So this is one of Jon Foreman's best and you can get people to cry playing this beautiful song.
I watched videos of him playing this song to make sure I got it right.

It's very simple so have a ton of fun playing it!

Chords used:


    D MajorD    G+G    E minorEm   A7A7   BB    B/G   C majorC
e|------2-------3-------3-------0-------0-------0-------3---|
BB|------3-------3-------3-------2-------0-------0-------3---|
G+G|------2-------0-------0-------0-------4-------4-------0---|
D MajorD|------0-------0-------2-------2-------4-------4-------2---|
A augmentedA|------x-------x-------2-------0-------2-------x-------3---|
E MajorE|------x-------3-------0-------x-------x-------3-------x---|

The little bass note walkdown that makes this song special is simply:

  G+G F#F#  E MajorE
e|--------------|
BB|--------------|
G+G|--------------|
D MajorD|--------------|
A augmentedA|--------------|
E MajorE|--3---2---0---|


To add that last layer of finesse, make sure you hit the root of each chord before
strumming the whole chord...mmmmmmm delicious.

CAPO 5

Intro:
D MajorD  G+G  (G+G - F#F# - E MajorE walkdown)  E minorEm  A7A7 (x2)


Verse 1:
D MajorD     G+G
I'm gonna miss you
E minorEm     A7A7          D MajorD    G+G (G-F#-E walkdown) E minorEm A7A7
I'm gonna miss you when you're gone
D MajorD       G+G
She says, "I love you
E minorEm     A7A7          D MajorD    G+G (G-F#-E walkdown) E minorEm A7A7
I'm gonna miss hearing your songs"

Prechorus:
        BB
And I said, "Please
    B/G      BB
Don't talk about the end
    B/G       BB     B/G
Don't talk about how every living thing
    BB
Goes away"
       A7A7
She said, "Friend...


Chorus:
    D MajorD
All along
        G+G        E minorEm
Thought I was learning how to take
    A7A7       D MajorD
How to bend not how to break
    G+G        E minorEm
How to live not how to cry
      E minorEm     A7A7      C majorC
But really I've been learning how to die
       G+G       D MajorD  G+G (G-F#-E walkdown) E minorEm A7A7
I've been learning how to die"


Interlude:
D MajorD  G+G (G+G - F#F# - E MajorE walkdown) E minorEm  A7A7


Verse 2:
D MajorD     G+G (G-F#-E walkdown)
Hey everyone
   A7A7      D MajorD  G+G (G-F#-E walkdown) E minorEm A7A7
I've got nowhere to go
   D MajorD     G+G (G-F#-E walkdown) E minorEm
The grave is lazy
    A7A7        D MajorD   G+G (G-F#-E walkdown) E minorEm A7A7
And he takes our bodies slow


Prechorus:
        BB
And I said, "Please
    B/G      BB
Don't talk about the end
    B/G       BB     B/G
Don't talk about how every living thing
    BB
Goes away"
       A7A7
She said, "Friend...


Chorus:
D MajorD
All along
        G+G        E minorEm
Thought I was learning how to take
    A7A7       D MajorD
How to bend not how to break
    G+G        E minorEm
How to live not how to cry
      E minorEm     A7A7      C majorC
but really I've been learning how to die
       G+G       D MajorD  G+G E minorEm A7A7
I've been learning how to die
D MajorD  G+G  E minorEm
Die
A7A7       C majorC     D MajorD
I've been learning how to die"


God bless,

MonkTM