Grave
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capo 4
For the intro and Verse:
Em (she hammers on her middle finger on the fifth string and take it of occasionally
just listen for it (if you hold the Em with your ring and middle like her)
Asus2 (she hammers on her index finger to make it an Am chord every couple strums again,
listen for it)
Em
Nineteen and naive,
No boy could ever, ever hurt me....
Am
It takes a man to do that
And I was calling him back
Em
Ya told me ya thought I was pretty,
The brightest star in the city
Am
ya said forever we'd be
Well, ya sure fooled me
C G
Whoa-oh
D Em
Secrets, secrets are no fun
C G
Whoa-oh
D D
Secrets, secrets hurt someone
C G
It wasn't 'til I,
D Em
I fell six foot deep
C G
'Til I found out you were
D Em
married to a girl that wasn't me (Oh, whoa-oh)
C G
You say you're so ashamed
D Em
You say forget my name
C G D D
Take this with you to
Em
your grave
Am
Your grave
Em
Late nights followed by no calls
I'm making no sense of it, oh
Am
Write my name in your phone
It was saved as unknown
Em
Your lies finally add up,
Her necklace and her makeup
Am
It was her perfume
Sitting there in your room
C G
Whoa-oh
D Em
Secrets, secrets are no fun
C G
Whoa-oh
D D
Secrets, secrets hurt someone
C G
It wasn't 'til I,
D Em
I fell six foot deep
C G
'Til I found out you were
D Em
married to a girl that wasn't me (Oh, whoa-oh)
C G
You say you're so ashamed
D Em
You say forget my name
C G D D
Take this with you to
Am
your grave
(Am)
You don’t know me very well
Em
If you think I won't tell
Am C Em D
Ha, not a chance in hell
C G D Em D
Oh, oh, no, no
C G D Em D
Oh, oh, no, no
C G
It wasn't 'til I,
D Em
I fell six foot deep
C G
'Til I found out you were
D Em
married to a girl that wasn't me (Oh, whoa-oh)
C G
You say you're so ashamed
D Em
You say forget my name
C G D D
Take this with you to
Em
your grave
How to play Grave
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 Em. 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.