Buried
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[Intro ]
This one's call Buried
Em D C G
Da da da daa
[Verso 1]
Em
I'm getting tired
D C
Of growing old but no more wiser, yeah
G Em
Talk to myself but I'm a liar
D
This I know
C
But I don't let it show
G
I don't let it show
Em
Taking too much
D C
Cheap psychedelics on a rooftop
G
Been singing songs
Em D
While all my friends are passing time
C
Leaving me behind
G
Leaving me behind
[Pré-Refrão]
Em D/F# G
'Cause I'm learning how
Am G/B D
This real life goes
[Refrão]
C
While they're all
Growing up, getting jobs, getting married
G D C
Raising kids in the halls of their parents' house
Going out in the snow, getting buried
Em D
Calling me on the phone saying
C
Where are you now
C
I'm picking up, say I long for a family
G D
I'm old enough, lost in love
C
So it scares me now
Just want a son in the snow
Getting buried
Em
Before I'm buried
D C
Before I'm buried down
E -----------
B -----------
G -----------
D -----5-7--
A -5/7-----7-
E -----------
G
Before I'm buried down
D
E -----------
B -3-1-0-----
G -------2---
D ---------0-
A -----------
E -----------
Mm mmmm
Em
Call it bad luck
D C
But really I just fucked my life up
[Verso 2]
G Em
Setting bombs off in the backyard
D C
Getting stoned, and ending up alone
G
Ending up alone
[Pré-Refrão]
Em D/F# G
'Cause I'm learning how
Am G/B D
This real life goes
[Refrão]
C
And they're all
Growing up, getting jobs, getting married
G D C
Raising kids in the halls of their parents' house
Going out in the snow, getting buried
Em D
Calling me on the phone saying
C
Where are you now
C
I'm picking up, say I long for a family
G D
I'm old enough, lost in love
C
So it scares me now
Just want a son in the snow
Getting buried
Em
Before I'm buried
D C
Before I'm buried dow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-own
G D
Buried dow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-own
C
Oh, bury me dow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-own
Em
Buried down
D
Buried down
Outro
C
While they're all
Growing up, getting jobs, getting married
G D C
Raising kids in the halls of their parents' house
Just want a son in the snow, getting buried
Em
Before I'm buried
D C
Before I'm buried down
E ----------
B ----------
G ----------
D ----------
A ----------
E -3/5-5--3-
How to play Buried
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. 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.