Most Toys Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays465

Most Toys by Marillion is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			

s       Slide 
h       Hammer-on 
p       Pull-off 
T       Tap 
B       Bend the note to the fret after the B 
R       Release back to the originally bent note 
A.H.    Artificial Harmonic 
m       Palm Muted 
//      Trem Pick (Pick as fast as possible) 

Gtr. 1 - Distorted Electric 
Gtr. 2 - Distorted Electric 
Gtr. 3 - Distorted Electric 

All parts are Gtr. 1 unless otherwise noted 
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Intro 
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e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---7b8-----------------7b8---------------7b8---------------7b8-------------| 
G|-------9---7---------------9-7---------------9-7---------------9-7---------| 
D|---------9---9-5s7-9-----------9-5s7-9-----------9-5s7-9-----------9-5s7-9-| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-0-------------------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------| 
But he who dies with the most toys.... 
is still dead. 
He who dies with the most toys.... 
is still dead. 

Interlude 
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e|-----------------------| 
B|---10----10---10----10-| 
G|-7-7-777-7--7-7-777-7--| 
D|-0-0-000-0--0-0-000-0--| 
A|-----------------------| 
E|-----------------------| 

Verse 
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e|----------------| 
B|----------------| 
G|-4-4---5-5---7~-| 
D|-4-4---5-5---7~-| 
A|-5-5---0-0-0-5~-| 
E|-----7----------| 
You have to be cool 
You have to be hip 
You have to be chic 
You have to be rich 
You have to be young 
Whatever that is 
You have to listen to what's in and 
what's happenin' 

Chorus 
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e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---7b8-----------------7b8---------------7b8---------------7b8-------------| 
G|-------9---7---------------9-7---------------9-7---------------9-7---------| 
D|---------9---9-5s7-9-----------9-5s7-9-----------9-5s7-9-----------9-5s7-9-| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-0-------------------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------| 
But 
He who dies with the most toys.... 
is still dead. 

Interlude (as before) 
========= 

Verse (as before) 
===== 
You have to keep up 
Take the right drugs 
Know when to be cagey 
Know when to shut up 
You have to talk fast 
Know who to thank 
Drive the right car to the right bank 

Chorus (as before) 
====== 
But 
He who dies with the most toys.... 
is still dead. 

Breakdown 
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e|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|-5-5-5--7-7-7--9---9~-| Gtr. 1 
D|-4-4-4--6-6-6--7---7~-| 
A|-----------------0----| 
E|----------------------| 

e|---------------|------------------|---------------| 
B|---------------|------------------|---------------| 
G|-8b9r8b9r8b9r8-|-(8)b9r8b9r8b9~s8-|-8b9r8b9r8b9r8-| Gtr. 2 
D|---------------|------------------|---------------| 
A|---------------|------------------|---------------| 
E|---------------|------------------|---------------| 

Poison your life 
As you turn the knife 

Chorus (as before w/Gtr. 3) 
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e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| Gtr. 3 
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
E|-------------------------------| 
He who dies with the most toys.... 
is still dead. 
He who dies with the most toys.... 
is still dead.  

  x16 x16 x16 x16 
e|----------------| 
B|----------------| 
G|-9---12--16--19-| Gtr. 3 (x2) 
D|-x----x---x---x-| 
A|-7---10--14--17-| 
E|----------------| 

He who dies with the most toys.... 
is still dead. 
He who dies with the most toys.... 
is still dead.  

Breakdown 
========= 
e|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|-5-5-5--7-7-7--9---9~-| Gtr. 1 
D|-4-4-4--6-6-6--7---7~-| 
A|-----------------0----| 
E|----------------------| 

e|---------------| 
B|---------------| 
G|-8b9r8b9r8b9r8-| Gtr. 2 
D|---------------| 
A|---------------| 
E|---------------| 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

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

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante