Forty Days
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Drop D flat tuning
[Verso 1]
Dm
Tell me all your stories
G
Tell me what the world was like
F
Tell me how to fake my death
G
Or tell me how I'm gonna survive
Dm
Tell me about the price you paid
G
And whether it was worth your time
F
Tell me about the life you made
G
When was the last time you cried?
[Pré-Refrão]
Dm
Don't tell me anything at all
G
I'll get back up if I fall
F
Don't tell me about where it's at
G
I'll draw my own damn map
Dm
Come find me when it's over
G
When we're not looking over our shoulders
F G
This rain keeps coming and I, I, I
[Refrão]
F G Asus G F G
Well, I will wait here as the waters rise
F Dm
40 days and 40 nights
F G Am G F Dm
Nothing you can say will make me move
F G Asus G F G
If I'm dead and gone when you arrive
C F G Am G Dm F
Bury me right where I lie in wait
G G Am G Dm
'Til you are buried too
[Verso 2]
(ring out first part, palm mute second part)
Dm G
Now looking back, I see the missteps
F
Praying for this storm to miss us
G
But it was always on its way
(But it was always on its way)
Dm G
On bread alone, we roamed the desert
F
A pain for which there is no measure
G
Like a dam that's giving way
G
Like a dam that's giving way
[Pré-Refrão]
Am
We lived in floodplains
C
Until it was too late
[Refrão]
F G Asus G F G
And now I wait here as the waters rise
F Dm
40 days and 40 nights
F G Am G F Dm
Nothing you can say will make me move
F G Asus G F G
If I'm dead and gone when you arrive
C F G Am G Dm F
Bury me right where I lie in wait
G G Am G Dm
'Til you are buried too
[Ponte]
(repeat 4 times)
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------3--5----3--0--------------------------------------------|
Db|---0--0---------------3----0--3--5----6--5----------------------|
(repeating the entire bridge but in power chord form)
Dm C D C F Dm F G G# G
I'll break my back waiting here
Dm C D C F Dm F G G# G
I'm fasting as my stomach turns
Dm C D C F Dm F G G# G
Footsteps on the glowing embers
F Dm F G G# G F Dm F G G# G Dm C D C F Dm F G
Barefoot, on the coals, for you, I will burn
G# G Dm C D C F Dm F G
I will burn
G# G Dm C D C F Dm F G
I will burn
G# G F Dm F G G# G
I will burn
F Dm F G G# G
{Final Chorus}
(let ring out)
F G
I'll wait here as the waters rise
Dm
40 days and 40 nights
C Dm
Nothing you can say will make me move
C
If I'm dead and gone when you arrive
Dm C
Bury me right where I lie in wait
Dm
'Til you are buried too
How to play Forty Days
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 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.