Famous Last Words?
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G
After the wash
F#m7
Before the fire
G
I will decay
F#m7
Melt in your arms
D F#m
As the day hits the night
G F#m
We will sit by candlelight
D
We will laugh
A
We will sing
Bm F#m
When the saints go marching in
Bm
A for a heart
A
B for a brain
D
Insects and grass
A
Are all that remain
D A
When the light from above
Bm F#m
Burns a hole straight through our love
D
We will laugh
A
We will sing
Bm F#m7
When the saints go marching in
Bm
And we will carry war........ no more
Bm A
All our love and all our of pain
Bm
Will be but a tune
The Sun and the Moon
A
The wind and the rain
G A
Hand in hand we'll do and die
G A
Listening to the band that made us cry
Bm
We'll have nothing to lose
D
We'll have nothing to gain
Bm
Just to stay this real life situation
G
For one last refrain
D F#m
As the day hits the night
G F#m
We will sit by candlelight
D
We will laugh
A
We will sing
Bm F#m
When the saints go marching in
And we will carry war no more
How to play Famous Last Words?
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 G. 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.