Die Trying (acoustic) Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays595

Die Trying (acoustic) by Art Of Dying is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, G, D and Csus4. 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: Em G D 

VERSE 1 
  
Em                G             D 
I think its time for me to go now, 
Em                G              D  
I've done more harm than good  
Em                 G               D 
If I could change how this turned out  
Em                  G             D 
Yeah, You know that I would  

PRE-CHORUS  
Em                   G                  D 
Sometimes the weight is more than I can hold,  
Em                   G                D 
I'd rather fail than not know  

 
Em  D     Csus4  
If it takes forever,  
Em     D  Csus4 
I will die trying  
Em    D  Csus4 
If it takes forever, 
Em  D    Csus4 
I will die trying  
Em   D   Csus4 
I will die trying  


VERSE 2 
Em                G               D 
I wish I knew then what I know now,  
Em                G                D 
But I'd probably do the same  
Em                G               D  
I get the feeling it's planned out,  
Em                G              D 
From the cradle to the grave  

PRE-CHORUS  
Em                G                    D 
Sometimes the weight is more than I can hold, 
Em                G                    D  
I'd rather fail than never really know  

 
Em  D     Csus4  
If it takes forever,  
Em  D     Csus4  
I will die trying  
Em  D     Csus4  
If it takes forever,  
Em  D     Csus4  
I will die trying  
Em  D     Csus4  
I will die trying  


BRIDGE  
Em  D     Csus4  
I am digging a hole,  
Em  D     Csus4  
I am taking it all 
Em  D     Csus4   
I am digging a hole,  
Em  D     Csus4  
To bury my soul  
Em  D     Csus4  
I am digging  

  
Em  D     Csus4  
If it takes forever,  
Em  D     Csus4  
I will die trying  
Em  D     Csus4  
If it takes forever,  
Em  D     Csus4  
I will die trying  
Em  D     Csus4  
If it takes forever,  
Em  D     Csus4  
I will die trying  
Em  D     Csus4  
If it takes forever 
Em  D     Csus4  
I will die trying  
Em  D     Csus4   
If it takes forever  
Em  D     Csus4  
I will die trying   
Em  D     Csus4  
I will die trying 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante