Capo
2
Difficulty
Beginner 👶
Rate for accuracy
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Key: C
Tuning: E A D G B E
Intro:
C Fmaj7
C
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Fmaj7
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
C*
Verse 1:
N.C. C Fmaj7 C*
Learn to live, learn to love, learn to cope, learn to die
N.C. C Fmaj7 C*
Put your feet in the grass, you take a walk, you take a drive
N.C. C Fmaj7 C*
Start to wonder if a curse might be on this house
N.C. C Fmaj7
Like the bad air from the city finally made its way south
Am* C* Cmaj7/B* Fmaj7*
And the world starts spinnin' so soon
Am* C* Cmaj7/B* Fmaj7*
We all go to work, all the kids go to school
Chorus 1:
C Fmaj7
What's gone just turns to something I can not bear to lose
Am Cmaj7/B Fmaj7
So whatever I've forgotten, I'll just pretend I never knew
C Fmaj7
This town will fade to nothing, but my head says no goodbyes
Am Cmaj7/B Fmaj7 C
'Cause the air inside will run out, long bеfore I'll let something diе
[Interlude]
Fmaj7
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Verse 2:
C Fmaj7
Makin' light, making jokes to slow down a year later
C Fmaj7
You promised you'd never smile at our new neighbors
C Fmaj7
Drive past the cop on the hill, and I say, "I swear
C* C
The dirt would know your name, the road would know your laugh
Fmaj7
The dark would know the color of your hair
Am* C* Cmaj7/B* Fmaj7* Am* C* Cmaj7/B* Fmaj7
But I won't count the ghosts that live off Lancaster County's most dangerous road"
Chorus 2:
C Fmaj7
What's gone just turns to something I can not bear to lose
Am Cmaj7/B Fmaj7
So whatever I've forgotten, I'll just pretend I never knew
C Fmaj7
This town will fade to nothing, but my head says no goodbyes
Am Cmaj7/B Fmaj7
'Cause the air inside will run out, long before I'll let something die
Bridge:
C Fmaj7 Am
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) I need to know if it was me
Cmaj7/B Fmaj7
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) But you wouldn't let me go
Chorus 3:
C* C Fmaj7* Fmaj7
What's gone just turns to something I can not bear to lose
Am* Cmaj7/B* Fmaj7*
So whatever I've forgotten, I'll just pretend I never knew
C* Fmaj7*
This town will fade to nothing, but my head says no goodbyes
Am* Cmaj7/B* Fmaj7* Fmaj7* C
'Cause the air inside you will run out, long before I will let you die
Outro:
Die
Song History
Published: March 30, 2026
Last Updated: March 30, 2026