Born To Die Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays504

Born To Die by The Amity Affliction is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C. 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
  			
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Tuning: Drop C 

(~ is let ring on this tab) 

Intro 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|-0~--2-4~--2~---2-0~---0~--------------------------------------------------| 
G|-0~--2-4~--2~---2-0~---0~--------------------------------------------------| 
C|-0~--2-4~--2~---2-0~---0~--------------------------------------------------| 


verse 1 - (Repeat whole section) 
"Feet don't..."  
"Walking through..." (2nd Time) 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|-14---------13---------14---------16--------13-----------------------------| 
C|-x--(x16)---x--(x16)---x--(x12)---x--(x4)---x--(x16)-----------------------| 
G|-12---------11---------12---------14--------11-----------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Verse cont.. 
"Breaks every..." 
"Alone on a..." (2nd Time) 
D|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
F|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
C|-00000000--44444444--22222222-22222222--|-(2nd time)-22222222-0~------------| 
G|-00000000--44444444--22222222-22222222--|------------22222222-0~------------| 
C|-00000000--44444444--22222222-22222222--|------------22222222-0~------------| 

Chorus 
"Don't make me..." 
D|-----------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------| 
F|-----------------------------------------| 
C|-0---------4---------2---------0---------| 
G|-0--(x16)--4--(x16)--2--(x16)--0--(x16)--| 
C|-0---------4---------2---------0---------| x2 

Chorus cont... (Listen to song for chord changes) 
"Come and take..." 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|-11--------13------14--------16-------13--------14-------------------------| 
C|-x--(x12)--x-(x4)--x--(x12)--x--(x4)--x--(x16)--x--(x16)-------------------| 
G|-9---------11------12--------14-------11--------12-------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

"Choose your last..." 
D|-----------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------| 
F|-----------------------------------------| 
C|-0---------4---------2---------0~--------| 
G|-0--(x16)--4--(x16)--2--(x16)--0~--------| 
C|-0---------4---------2---------0~--------| 

2nd Verse is same as first 

2nd Chorus is same as first 

Breakdown  
All palm muted listen to song for rhythm and timing 

D|-----------------| 
A|-----------------| 
F|-----------------| 
C|-0---4---2---0---| 
G|-0---4---2---0---| 
C|-0---4---2---0---| 
 |-------Pm--------| x1 

2nd Part 2:52 
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|-44444444--55555555--77777777--9999--2222222222222222--0000000000000000-| 
G|-44444444--55555555--77777777--9999--2222222222222222--0000000000000000-| 
C|-44444444--55555555--77777777--9999--2222222222222222--0000000000000000-|x1 

I play this clean don't have too but fits well 
D|--------------------| 
A|--------------------| 
F|--------------------| 
C|--------------------| 
G|--------------------| 
C|-0--2/4---4/2-2-0---| 
  
3:12 
"Keep making me..." 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|-0~--2-4~--2~---2-0~---0~--------------------------------------------------| 
G|-0~--2-4~--2~---2-0~---0~--------------------------------------------------| 
C|-0~--2-4~--2~---2-0~---0~--------------------------------------------------| 

Chorus Same as previous but start from 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|-11--------13------14--------16-------13--------14-------------------------| 
C|-x--(x12)--x-(x4)--x--(x12)--x--(x4)--x--(x16)--x--(x16)-------------------| 
G|-9---------11------12--------14-------11--------12-------------------------| 
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Then play first bit of the breakdown again to finish 

:) 



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| /   slide up 
| \   slide down 
| h   hammer-on 
| p   pull-off 
| ~   vibrato 
| +   harmonic 
| x   Mute note 
| b   Bend 
| pb  Pre-bend 
| br  Bend release 
| pbr Pre-bend release 
| brb Bend release bend 

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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