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Key: A
πΈ Intro:
G A G A
G A G A
πΈ Verse:
G A
What it takes, it takes a dog to cry
G A
What it takes a boy must die
G A
What it takes sometime before midnight
G A
What it takes, it takes a life
G A
'Cause I was o' so young
G A
Misshaped before my time
G A
Ride metallic monsters and there's mud in your eye
G A
For lady do or die
πΈ Interlude:
G A G A
πΈ Verse 2:
G A
It makes a woman bleed
G A
Can't give her all her needs
G A
Close the door before you leave
G A
Can almost hear her breath
G A
It's a shame what you've become
G A
The things I do for love
G
On this road tonight
A
Looking for her candlelight
G A
For lady do or die
G A
For lady do or die
πΈ Bridge:
Bm E
Tumbleweed, passing by
Bm E
Train whistle start to cry
Bm F#m
More people start to die
G
I don't know why
A
God knows why
πΈ Interlude:
G A G A
G A G A
πΈ Verse 3:
G A
I wonder what it takes
G A
to free someone
G A
I wonder what it takes
G A
Free you from your prison
G A
Kings of the road keep travelin' on
G A
Every mile a ragged woe
G A
Kings on the road keep smiling on
G A
Play the guitar and sing the blues and cry
G A
Play the guitar and sing the blues and cry
G A
Play the guitar and sing the blues and cry
G A
For lady do or die
G A
For lady do or die
G A
For lady do or die
G A
For lady do or die
G A G A
G A
For lady do or die
G A
Play the blues and cry
G A
For lady do or die
G A
Play the guitar
G A
For lady do or die
G A
Sing, sing the blues and cry
G A
For lady do or die
Song History
Published: October 25, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025