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Doomsday by Lizzy McAlpine

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Key: C#

Tune your guitar to the tuning shown on the tab below (open C#). Here is how to play the chords:

      C#      E6    A#m7#5    A     D#m7#5   D#11   G#add4   B6/9       
C#|---0---|---0---|---0---|---0---|---0---|---0---|---0---|---0---|      
G#|---0---|---0---|---0---|---8---|--10---|---0---|---0---|---0---|
F |---0---|---3---|---5---|---8---|--10---|---2---|---7---|---6---|
C#|---0---|---3---|---5---|---8---|--10---|---2---|---7---|---7---|
G#|---0---|---3---|---5---|---8---|--10---|---2---|---7---|---7---|
C#|---0---|---0---|---0---|---0---|---0---|---0---|---0---|---7---|



🎸 Verse 1:

C#                  E6      A#m7#5
Pull the plug in September
C#                      E6   A#m7#5
I don't want to die in June
    C#                        E6       A#m7#5
I’d like to start planning my funeral
         A        D#m7#5  C#   E6  A#m7#5  C#   E6  A#m7#5
I've got work to do

🎸 Verse 2:
C#                    E6        A#m7#5
Pull the plug make it painless
C#                      E6  A#m7#5
I don't want a violent end
C#                           E6       A#m7#5
Don’t say that you'll always love me
                    A            D#m7#5                     C#   E6  A#m7#5  C#   E6  A#m7#5
‘Cause you know I'd bleed myself dry for you over and over again


🎸 Chorus: 

B6/9
Doomsday is close at hand
A#m7#5                     C#
I'll book the marching band to play as you speak
B6/9
I'll feel like throwing up
A#m7#5                      C#
You'll sit and stare like a goddamn machine
            B6/9
I'd like to plan out my part in this
    A#m7#5
But you're such a narcissist
       D#11
You’ll probably do it next week
              A#m7#5
I don’t get a choice in the matter
    A
Why would I?
     D#m7#5   C#          E6  A#m7#5
It's only the death of me
         C#          E6  A#m7#5
Only the death of me


🎸 Verse 3:

C#                   E6       A#m7#5
Pull the plug but be carеful
C#                       E6   A#m7#5
I don’t want to die too soon
C#                          E6         A#m7#5
I think there's good in you somеwhere
N.C                            C#
I'll hang on ‘til the chaos is through


🎸 Chorus: 

B6/9
Doomsday is close at hand
A#m7#5                     C#
I'll book the marching band to play as you speak
B6/9
I’ll feel like throwing up
A#m7#5                      C#
You'll sit and stare like a goddamn machine
            B6/9
I'd like to plan out my part in this
    A#m7#5
But you're such a narcissist
       D#11
You'll probably do it next week
              A#m7#5
I don't get a choice in the matter
    A
Why would I?
     D#m7#5
It's only the death of me


🎸 Bridge: 

G#add4
It was so quiet
               A#m7#5
No friends and family allowed
        G#add4
Only my murderer, you, and the priest
                A#m7#5
Who told you to go to Hell
                       G#add4
And the funny thing is I would've married you
              A#m7#5
If you'd have stuck around
            C#                  E6     A#m7#5
I feel more free than I have in years
                    C#   E6  A#m7#5  C#  E6  A#m7#5
Six feet in the ground


🎸 Chorus: 

B6/9
Doomsday is close at hand
A#m7#5                     C#
I'll book the marching band to play as you speak
B6/9
I feel like throwing up
A#m7#5                C#
You sit and stare like a goddamn machine
                  B6/9
I'd have liked to plan out my part in this
    A#m7#5
But you're such a narcissist
D#11
That you did it on Halloween
         A#m7#5
I had no choice in the matter
    A
Why would I?
     D#m7#5
It's only the death of me

Doomsday Chords Info

Published: November 2, 2021

Last Updated: January 6, 2026