Tie Down The Dying chords by Hey Rosetta!

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


NOTE:
A augmentedA 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 Gm11Gm11
Bb* -> you can also play Bb7Bb7
Bdim* -> you can also play Bdim7Bdim7
Dbdim* -> you can also play Dbdim7Dbdim7


♫ Verse 1:
FF           G minorGm
So march is in like a lion
FF        DbdimDbdim   DmDm
And she marches out like a lamb
FF             Gm*
You can't blame a girl for trying
FF   DbdimDbdim     DmDm
We all need a helping hand
FF     G minorGm          FF
Maybe someone who could drag me up
FF     DbdimDbdim DmDm
Out of my dirty dreams
FF           Gm*
Pick me up and dust me off
FF     DbdimDbdim     DmDm
So I might spread some relief

♫ Bridge:
C majorC              Bb7Bb7
You build your life out of diamonds
(C6C6) C majorC             Bb7Bb7
    And you brush away the dirt
(C6C6) C majorC            Bb7Bb7
    And you push away the problems

♫ Chorus:
FF     C majorC     Bb majorBb
 And you wonder what
FF   C majorC      Bb*
 That good life's got
FF     C majorC
 Miles of rope to
Bdim*  Bb*
   Burn

♫ Verse 2:
FF             Gm*
There's a girl tied to the train tracks
FF     DbdimDbdim     DmDm
Down the road from your house, singing
FF                Gm*
"The western world could mark a throwback
FF      DbdimDbdim       DmDm
Spaghetti dangling from their mouths"
FF     G minorGm        FF
If life is sex and entertainment
FF    DbdimDbdim     DmDm
Then I die some everyday
FF                Gm*
I'll count my losses and cash my chips in
FF    DbdimDbdim      DmDm
I might better spend my pay

♫ Bridge:
C majorC              Bb7Bb7
You build your life out of diamonds
(C6C6) C majorC             Bb7Bb7
    And you brush away the dirt
(C6C6) C majorC            Bb7Bb7
    And you push away the problems

♫ Chorus:
FF     C majorC     Bb majorBb
 And you wonder what
FF   C majorC      Bb*
 That good life's got
FF     C majorC
 Miles of rope to

Bdim*           Bb*
   Tie down the dying
Bdim7Bdim7           Bb7Bb7
   Tie down the dying

Breakdown:
DmDm BdimBdim C majorC
DmDm Bdim* C majorC Dbdim*

DmDm    Bdim*    C majorC
 You can stop the train...
DmDm    Bdim*    C majorC   Dbdim*
 You can stop the train...
DmDm    Bdim*    C majorC
 You can stop the train...
Dbdim*
Just pull the brake...

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