Dig Your Own Grave Chords
Dig Your Own Grave by The Dear Hunter is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, F#7, B7, C, D, Am and F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1
Em
I've been staring at the edge too long
F#7 B7 Em
Wondering if my legs are gonna push me off
Em
The feeling on the back of my neck
F#7 B7 Em C D Em
When I trouble trust in the person I become
verse 2
Em
I've been digging in the ground too far
F#7 B7 Em
And it looks too deep to make it out of here alone
Em
But I know the painful truth
F#7 B7 Em
I could climb right out if I really, really want
Am Em
Burn what you need of me
Am Em F#
I'll give you a fire to light your soul
B7 Em
To be your coal when you need it
Am Em
Then burn all that's left of me
Am Em
Then leave me to die
F# Am Em
The fire's grown out of control, out of control
verse 3
Em
I've got the world weighing down my chest
F#7 B7 Em
It takes the best I can to keep air in my lungs
Em F#7
But I'm still shoveling dirt right on my back
B7 Em
To keep me from ever getting up
Am Em
Burn what you need of me
Am Em F#
I'll give you a fire to light your soul
B7 Em
To be your coal when you need it
Am Em
Then burn all that's left of me
Am Em
Then leave me to die
F# Am Em
The fire's grown out of control, out of control
Interlude
C Em
Ooooh Oooooooh
C Em
Ooooh Oooooooh
F#7 B7
Ooooh Oooooooh
C Em
Ooooh Oooooooh
C Em
Ooooh Oooooooh
F#7 B7 Em
Ooooh Oooooooh
verse 4
Em
I've been staring at the edge too long
F#7 B7 Em
Wondering if my legs are gonna push me off
Em
The feeling on the back of my neck
F#7 B7 Em C D Em
When I trouble trust in the person I become
Am Em
Burn what you need of me
Am Em F#
I'll give you a fire to light your soul
B7
To be your coal when you need it
Am Em
Then burn all that's left of me
Am Em
Then leave me to die
F# B7 Em
The fire's grown out of control, out of control
Outro
C Em
Ooooh Oooooooh
C Em
Ooooh Oooooooh
F#7 B7
Ooooh Oooooooh
C Em
Ooooh Oooooooh
C Em
Ooooh Oooooooh
F#7 B7 Em
Ooooh Oooooooh