I Wanna Be Remembered
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Intro B G#m A E (x2)
Verse
B
Never gonna throw my life away
E B
‘Cause I wanna be remembered
B
Emily is waging her war today
E B
And all we gotta do is defend her
[Refrão]F#
Push my head into battle
C# B F#
And I will find my way
F#
Wish me all but the said and
C# B F#
I’ll run away today
Verse
B
Laugh a lot of the tools out
E B
Of this original revolution
B
Lose the last homophobics
E B
That bring down our equal nation
[Refrão]F#
Push my head into battle
C# B F#
And I will find my way
F#
Wish me all but the said and
C# B F#
I’ll run away today
Post-Chorus
C# F#
And this battle for the books won’t be won by night
C# F#
And I sit alone to watch the sky tonight
F#
But what may be
B G#m
Will soon arrive for me
C# F#
And my lasting Sunday ends when we defeat
The fake
Instrumental
B G#m A E (x2)
Verse
B
The hell to the V.I.P.
E B
I’m just a middle-man stuck in the P-I-T-s
B
They’re so new and I’m so old school
E B
But at least I can see
[Refrão]F#
Push my head into battle
C# B F#
And I will find my way
F#
Wish me all but the said and
C# B F#
I’ll run away today
Post-Chorus
C# F#
And this battle for the books won’t be won by night
C# F#
And I sit alone to watch the sky tonight
F#
But what may be
B G#m
Will soon arrive for me
C# F#
And my lasting Sunday ends above the trees
Outro
B G#m A E
Tonight
B G#m A E
Tonight
B G#m A E
Tonight
B G#m A E (x3)
B
How to play I Wanna Be Remembered
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. 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.