Dirge
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[Intro]
Am C/G C F C C/G x2
[Verse 1]
Am C/G C F C C/G Am
You're obsessed with dying young in a past life, I can't convince you otherwise
C/G C F C C/G
You used to dream of all the ways that you have died
Am C/G C F C C/G
And I'm the reincarnate killer who took you before your time
Am C/G
No trace behind
C F C C/G
Leave no trace behind
[Verse 2]
Am C/G C x2
Am C/G C
When the family tree starts growing some phantom limbs
Am C/G C
I knew it to be true
Am C/G C Am C/G
Now this kindred kindling smoke won't stop following you
Am C/G C F C C/G
You're talking in your sleep, the only time I hear you speak
Am C/G C F C C/G
Locked and sealed inside your ribcage lays a stomach you won't feed
Am C/G C F C C/G
And you can hardly hear the ocean in the shell you've grown to be
Am C/G C
Just vacancy
F C C/G
Just vacancy
[Verse 3]
C Am G x2
C Am G
Needed a change of scenery, you miss a place you've never been
C Am G
But I suffocate up mountains, and I sink in every sea (so let me be)
C Am G
Vicariously living life through me, when all I want is to feel clean
C Am G
You ended up with trustfall wounds, and pins and needles feet
Am G
[Verse 4]
Am C/G C C/G F C C/G x2
Am C/G C
Bet I can hold my breath longer than you can underwater
C/G F C C/G
And I'll cling to your collarbones happily
Am C/G C
And you sound just like your father but your voice carried further
C/G F C C/G Am C/G C
You won't grow to be taller half asleep
C/G F C C/G Am C/G C
Grab all the guilt you can garner and give it to me
C/G F C C/G
You bite the hand that pulls on your callar and chew on your teeth
[Verse 5]
C C/G Am C/G F C C/G x2
Am C/G C C/G
Had a good head on your shoulders at least until you got older
F C C/G
You know a steady and slow burn still ends in smoke
Am C/G C
What started out as a smoulder has surfaced boiling over
C/G F C C/G
The eyes of the beholder are sewn to be closed
[Verse 6]
C G Am C/G F C C/G
I'm breaking bones and you're signing my cast, that's exactly how you'll wind up dead
C G Am C/G F C C/G
I am blessed to be home I'm possessed by my past put a roof over my rotten head
F C C/G
You know exactly where I'll go when I'm gone
F C C/G
Know that it's been in the works for so long
F C C/G
Born and raised tending to our trauma bond
F C C/G
Because you know that it's all we've got
How to play Dirge
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. 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.