For Sale Sign
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Intro:
D Em G C
D Em D C
[Verso 1]
D Em
I used to see you in the garden
G C
Through the window of the TV room
D Em D C
I used to wake up to your engine hummin
[Verso 2]
D Em
You’d leave a light on in the attic
G C
I could see it from my room
D
And I used to wonder
Em D C
What the rest of your house looked like
D Em C
And if you ever let anyone else inside
[Refrão]
C D C D
There’s a lot of people I thought would live
C D
Live forever
C D C
I think you were one of them
[Verso 3]
D Em
Had my first heartbreak back in high school
G C
You saw me crying in the driveway
D Em D C
The look on your face said you had had one too
D Em D C
I had always been so curious about you
[Refrão]
C D C D
There’s a lot of people I thought would live
C D
Live forever
C D
I think you were one of them
Em G C D
There’s a lot of people I thought would live
Em G
Live forever
C D
Swore you were one of them
[Ponte]
G
I think a lot about all the people everyone forgot
C
Letters on stones
D
Are you better off gone
Em C
When you’re leaving nobody behind
G D/F#
I hope to God you got let off easy
F
And that there’s someone
C B Em
Up there just waiting for you to arrive
D Am
I look at the sky sometimes
C
And think about endings
[Refrão]
D C D
There’s a lot of people I thought would live
C D
Live forever
C D
I think you were one of them
Em G C D
There’s a lot of people I thought would live
Em G
Live forever
C D
Swore you were one of them
Outro:
D Em
Now nobody’s tending to the garden
G
All the flowers died
C D
They tore down the fence
Em D C
And they put up a For Sale Sign
How to play For Sale Sign
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. 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.