Sacrifice
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The way I've written this allows it to either be played in Drop D with power chords on electric or in standard
tuning acoustically. Any (bracketed) chords are the acoustic chords only and any square bracketed chords are
not in the actual song but I think they sound better there.
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Electric chords:
e|-X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X----X-----------------------------------------------|
B|-X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X----X-----------------------------------------------|
G|-X---X---X---X---X---X---5---7---X----X-----------------------------------------------|
D|-0---0---2---2---3---7---5---7---3----6-----------------------------------------------|
A|-0---0---2---2---3---7---3---5---2----7-----------------------------------------------|
D|-0---0---2---2---3---7---X---X---3----6-----------------------------------------------|
D5 Dm E Em F Am C Dm* Fdim E/G#
Acoustic chords:
e|-----0---1---0---0---1---1---0---0-----0------------------------------------------|
B|-3---0---1---1---0---3---3---1---1-----0------------------------------------------|
G|-2---1---2---2---0---2---2---0---2-----1------------------------------------------|
D|-0---2---3---2---2---0---0---2---3-----2------------------------------------------|
A|-0---2---3---0---2---0---0---3---3-----2------------------------------------------|
E|-----0---1-------0---------------1-----4------------------------------------------|
D5 E F Am Em Dm Dm* C Fmaj7 E/G#
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Intro: Dm chugging (power chord)
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-4-4-3-|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|
This continues into Verses 1 and 2:
verse 1:
D5
Close your eyes now time for dreams, death is never what it seems
Did the things you thought you should, all the things they said were good
verse 2:
D5
All your faith in ancient ways leaves you trapped inside a maze
D5 E E E
Take the lives of those you need. Sow the death and reap the seed
E E E E E
Reap the seed
verse 3:
Am F E F E F E F E
Born an angel heaven sent, falls from grace are never ele - gant
Am F
Stars will drop out of the sky, the moon will sadly watch the roses die
PreChorus 1:
F Em F Em F Em Dm
In vain. Lost, no gain. But you're not taking me
Chorus:
Am F Dm C Dm*
You can't have my life
Am F Dm
I'm not your sacrifice
C Dm* Fmaj7 Em Dm Am
You can try but I'm free and you won't conquer me
Fdim(F) E E/G# Am
I won't crawl, most of all I won't fall for you
verse 4:
Am F E F E F E F E
Show them gods and deities. Blind and keep the people on their knees
Am F
Pierce the sky escape your fate. The more you try the more you'll just breed hate
PreChorus 2:
Em F Em F Em Dm
And lies. Truth will rise, revealed by mirrored eyes.
Bridge: There are no chords, but the melody goes like this:
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e|-------------------------------4-5-----------------------------------8---7------4--|
B|----5-6-5-3-5-6-5------5-6-5-6-----6------5-6-5-3-5-6-5------5-6-5-6---------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
N/C
What if all the plans you made were not worth the price you paid?
Even with the lives you stole, still no closer to your goal.
Solo: Same chords as Chorus
Am | Am | F | Dm C Dm* | Am | Am | F | Dm C Dm* |
Chorus:
Am F Dm C Dm*
You can't have my life
Am F Dm
I'm not your sacrifice
C Dm* Fmaj7 Em Dm Am
You can try but I'm free and you won't conquer me
Fdim(F) E E/G# Am
I won't crawl, most of all I won't fall for you
End: Am
How to play Sacrifice
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.