Fixin To Die
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ACapotraste: Sem capotraste
https://open.spotify.com/track/16wB6HevZMkhaqgcWf2lJJ
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Track 1 on You Can’t Beat Your Brain For Entertainment
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-2.
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[Intro] (Rubato = with no Beat)
| E* | N.C. | E* | E |
DOWNSTRUM
[Verse 1]
E E E E
I'm looking forward in my mind, Lord, I believe I'm fixing to die.
A A E E
I'm looking forward in my mind, Lord, I believe I'm fixing to die.
B A E E
Well, I ain't scared of dying but I hate to leave my children crying.
[Interlude]
| E | E |
[Verse 2]
E E E E
So many nights by the fireside I heard my children's mama cry.
A A E E
So many nights by the fireside I heard my children's mama cry.
B
That's why I've tried so hard, children,
C#5** D5* D#5* E* E* E*
to come home to die.
[Verse 3]
E E E E
Your mama treated me, children, like I was her baby child.
A A E E
Your mama treated me, children, like I was her baby child.
B A E E*
That's why I just could not tell her I had to say goodbye.
[Interlude]
| A | A | E | E |
| B | C#5** D5* D#5* | E | E |
| A | A | E | E |
| B | C#5** D5* D#5* | E* | |
[Verse 4]
E E E E
Oh, take my children back before, before they lay me down.
A A E E
Oh, take my children back before, before they lay me down.
B A E E
Don't leave them standing on that burying ground.
[Interlude]
| E | E |
[Verse 5] (Reprise Verse 1 + Ending)
E E E E
I'm looking forward in my mind, Lord, I believe I'm fixing to die.
A A E E
I'm looking forward in my mind, Lord, I believe I'm fixing to die.
B A E E
Well, I ain't scared of dying but I hate to leave my children crying.
B A E E
Well, I ain't scared of dying but I hate to leave my children crying.
B
Well, I ain't scared of dying
C#5** D5* D#5* E* E*
but I hate to leave my children crying.
How to play Fixin To Die
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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.