The Worst Part
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Capo I
This isn't how they play it because they use power chords and multiple guitars,
but it sounds as much like the song as one would hope from a single guitar
playing mostly chords.
F Am
The worst part
F Am
Every hour of every day
F Am
Can you hear them
G
There's no escape
F Am
But the truth is
F Am
There's a line that we all cross
F Am
I've been crossed out
G
We all get crossed out
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(rest) Chord means there's a beat before the chord comes in. It's easy to hear in the song.
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(rest) F Am F Am F Am G G
(rest) F Am
All the same sad lives
F Am
All the love that disappears
F Am
We are aching bones
G
And wasted years
(rest) F Am
We have few regrets
F Am
Save it for every night alone
F Am G
In the sinking ship and haunted home
~
Over this section they just play what sounds like triples of these notes muted, twice through:
A|3-(x16)-0-(x8)--------
E|---------------3-(x8)-
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Out of the blue, out into the loneliest place
That you'll ever know
I carried the world just as far as I could
But the damage had taken its toll
C F
You used to call my name
Am F
Every hour of every day
C F
How I live to hear that sound
Am F
But every sound gets washed away
G
We wash away
(rest) F Am
We are not that strong
F Am
We have almost disappeared
F Am
All the love we shared
G
Was destroyed years ago
(rest) F Am
All the days and nights
F Am
Days of having lots of lies
F Am
As the clockwork creeps
G
On useless lives
~
repeat muted part twice
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Out of the blue out into the loneliest place
That you'll ever know
I carried the world just as far as I could
But the damage had taken its toll
C F
You used to call my name
Am F
Every hour of every day
C F
How I live to hear that sound
Am F
But every sound gets washed away
C F
And the years have been unkind
Am F
We no longer have control
C F
And we used to make a smile
Am F
Pursue the sound and lock the door
G
We are no more
~
There' a bit here on the G and B strings that's played a couple times here before the chords pick up again.
B|1-1-1-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-0-0-1-1-0-0-
G|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
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Am G F
I wrote a letter, a letter right from the start
Am G F
I married the madness who left me alone in the dark
Am G F
And down her a letter I'll shiver without you tonight
Am
I did everything right
G F
I did everything, I thought was right
Am
I did everything right
G F
I did everything, I thought was right
Am
I did everything right
G F
I did everything, I thought was right
C F
You used to call my name
Am F
Every hour of every day
C F
How I live to hear that sound
Am F
But every sound gets washed away
C
We wash away
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How to play The Worst Part
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 F. 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.