Baby I Got The Death Rattle
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Afinação: E A D GTecla: DCapotraste: Sem capotraste
*verses are played softly*
[Verse 1]
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D|9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
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A|10---10---10---10---9---9---9---9---10---10---10---10---5---5---5-------| x5
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------7---|
*repeat verse 1 _ times, last one on "see the frost has bitten me"*
"My blisters black and touch cold like a cute stuffed toy bears nose, the
kind of gift I'd give you like a less comitted Van Gogh, and"
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D|x-x-x-x-9-------9---9---9---9---x-x-x-x-7-------7---7---7---7---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Pre-Chorus]
"you, you are an angel, that's why you pray, and I am an ass, and that's why I bray. Your-"
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A|10---10---10---10---9---9---9---9---10---10---10---10---5---5---5-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------7---|
"halo slipped to frame you like a photo, porthole window. I see-
blood spill in the pure snow, you see sweet sauce on ice-cream cones. And"
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"you, you are an angel, that's why you pray, and I am an ass, and that's why I bray"
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"if you were tomorrow, I'll be today, and this is the end"
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A|10---10---10---10---9---9---9---9---10---10---10---10---5~--------------|
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*break for 8 measures*
[Chorus]
"(I'm serious, so listen now)"
"Baby, I got the death rattle, and baby, I got it bad. I've been-"
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D|--------------------------7-------------------------------------|
A|5-5---5-x-5---5-x-5---7-9---9-7---------------------------------|
E|----7-------7-------7-----------7-7-7-7---7-7-7-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|
"digging my grave for quite some time, when I'm not digging up the past. and I-"
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D|--------------------------7---9----------------------------------------|
A|5-5---5-x-5---5-x-5---7-9---9---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-|
E|----7-------7-------7--------------------------------------------------|
"chewed my only necktie, from the metal frame of my bed, where I-"
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D|--------------------------7-------------------------------------|
A|5-5---5---5---5---5---7-9---9-7---------------------------------|
E|----7-------7-------7-----------7-7-7-7---7-7-7-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|
"tied your wrists together, spent all night giving (oh, you get the message though). not-"
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D|--------------------------7---9---------------------------------------|
A|5-5---5---5---5---5---7-9---9---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-10-10-10-10---10-10---|
E|----7-------7-------7-------------------------------------------------|
[Outro 1]
"headstone, but headboard, is where I wanna be mourned, not-"
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D|--------------------------7-------------------------------------|
A|5-5---5---5---5---5---7-9---9-7---------------------------------|
E|----7-------7-------7-----------7-7-7-7---7-7-7-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|
"headstone, but headboard, is where I wanna be mourned, not-"
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D|--------------------------7---9---------------------------------------|
A|5-5---5---5---5---5---7-9---9---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-10-10-10-10---10-10-5-|
E|----7-------7-------7-------------------------------------------------|
*repeat [Outro 1] x4*
[Outro 2]
"headstone (not headstone), but headboard (but headboard), is where I wanna be mourned, not-"
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A|5-5---5---5---5---5---7-9---9-7---------------------------------|
E|----7-------7-------7-----------7-7-7-7---7-7-7-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|
"headstone (not headstone), but headboard (but headboard), is where I wanna be mourned, not-"
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D|--------------------------7---9---------------------------------------|
A|5-5---5---5---5---5---7-9---9---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-10-10-10-10---10-10---|
E|----7-------7-------7-------------------------------------------------|
*repeat {Outro 2] x5, fade out starts at 3rd repetition*
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| x Dead note
| ~ Vibrato
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How to play Baby I Got The Death Rattle
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.