To Begin Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays547

To Begin by Alela Diane is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, C, Em and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro: D 

D                                                               C                        D 
Down the stairs to the stone house. Golden light, oh what a fight, another sleepless night. 
Em                           A 
  Her dress's filigree, She tells me all her secrets then I'm back on the street. 
Em         A 
  Oh, whoooaaaooh 

     Em                                               A 
It's hard, oh it's hard to help yourself when you don't know where to begin. 
         Em                                                    A 
It's the devil, it's the boil, it's the black of night in your head, in your head. 

D                                             C                            D 
Do you see the fire, heavy lit before this time? Know you the color of the end of, the end of, the end. 
Em                                  A 
Silence is dancing to beating drum. Money is nothing but a loaded gun. 
Em          A 
  Oh, whoooaaaooh 

         Em                                               A 
And it's hard, oh it's hard to help yourself when you don't know where to begin. 
         Em                                                    A 
It's the devil, it's the boil, it's the black of night in your head, in your head. 

     Em                                               A 
It's hard, oh it's hard to help yourself when you don't know where to begin. 
         Em                                                    A 
It's the devil, it's the boil, it's the black of night in your head, in your head. 

Interlude 
D C D Em A Em A Em A 

         Em                                               A 
And it's hard, oh it's hard to help yourself when you don't know where to begin. 
       Em                                       A 
In the midst of a moment can you break the boy, can you tame a demon? 
                      Em           A       
Light a candle in the dark, in the dark, in dark 
       Em                          A 
In the dark, light a candle in the dark, in dark 
            Em              A 
In dark, in dark, oh, whoa, whoa 
       Em                          A 
In the dark, light a candle in the dark, in dark, in dark, in dark... (Fade...) 
    	

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante