Tie Down The Dying chords by Hey Rosetta!

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


NOTE:
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)