Red chords by Meg & Dia

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: F

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Verse 1:
I've been keeping
   Dm       C
it real low key
F
Biting my tongue and
Gm
getting you what you
Dm       C   F
need for free Takes
         Gm
a lot to push me over
Dm    C   F
  The edge everybody
      Gm
has a breaking point
Dm  C    F
  I guess modern reverie
    Gm
has been destroyed

Chorus 1:
Dm            C
  But then it all went red
F          Gm
  And I've felt it all since
Dm          C
then Wonder where I've been
F      Gm
  In a bad trip with no
Dm        C
end I was in my head
F       Gm             Dm
  Now I hear my pulse again
         C               F Gm
Breaking through my chest


Verse 2:
I've been burning on
Dm       C     F
high lid tight Doing
             Gm
no wrong but never
             Dm
quite get it right I
C    F
tried Push a little
     Gm
more make me lose it
Dm     C   F
  It's cool if I'm
            Gm
buried on a Sunday
     Dm    C    F
night  The truth is I'm
         Gm
a 9 to 5 sacrifice


Chorus 2:
Dm            C
  But then it all went red
F          Gm
  And I've felt it all since
Dm          C
then Wonder where I've been
F      Gm
  In a bad trip with no
Dm        C
end I was in my head
F       Gm             Dm
  Now I hear my pulse again
         C               F Gm
Breaking through my chest


Instrumental:
Dm C


Bridge:
Dm             C
  You've got a funny way
   Dm
of talking Don't push
   Gm
me to the other side
Dm         C
  I try my best to
          Dm
keep from crashing
            Gm
So try your best
to look alive
Dm              C
  You know I'll hold
         Dm
it all together
So don't you push
     Gm
your luck tonight
Dm             C
  You've got a funny
       Dm
way of asking
       Gm
If I'm alright


Guitar Solo:
Dm C F Gm  x4


Chorus 3/Outro:
Dm            C
  But then it all went red
F          Gm
  And I've felt it all since
Dm          C
then Wonder where I've been
F      Gm
  In a bad trip with no
Dm        C
end I was in my head
F       Gm             Dm
  Now I hear my pulse again
         C               F Gm Dm
Breaking through my chest