WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Jon Foreman - Learning How To Die Chords | Ver. 3
The little bass note walkdown that makes this song special is simply:
G F# E
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--3---2---0---|
To add that last layer of finesse, make sure you hit the root of each chord before
strumming the whole chord...mmmmmmm delicious.
CAPO 5
Intro:
D G (G - F# - E walkdown) Em A7 (x2)
Verse 1:
D G
I'm gonna miss you
Em A7 D G (G-F#-E walkdown) Em A7
I'm gonna miss you when you're gone
D G
She says, "I love you
Em A7 D G (G-F#-E walkdown) Em A7
I'm gonna miss hearing your songs"
Prechorus:
B
And I said, "Please
B/G B
Don't talk about the end
B/G B B/G
Don't talk about how every living thing
B
Goes away"
A7
She said, "Friend...
Chorus:
D
All along
G Em
Thought I was learning how to take
A7 D
How to bend not how to break
G Em
How to live not how to cry
Em A7 C
But really I've been learning how to die
G D G (G-F#-E walkdown) Em A7
I've been learning how to die"
Interlude:
D G (G - F# - E walkdown) Em A7
Verse 2:
D G (G-F#-E walkdown)
Hey everyone
A7 D G (G-F#-E walkdown) Em A7
I've got nowhere to go
D G (G-F#-E walkdown) Em
The grave is lazy
A7 D G (G-F#-E walkdown) Em A7
And he takes our bodies slow
Prechorus:
B
And I said, "Please
B/G B
Don't talk about the end
B/G B B/G
Don't talk about how every living thing
B
Goes away"
A7
She said, "Friend...
Chorus:
D
All along
G Em
Thought I was learning how to take
A7 D
How to bend not how to break
G Em
How to live not how to cry
Em A7 C
but really I've been learning how to die
G D G Em A7
I've been learning how to die
D G Em
Die
A7 C D
I've been learning how to die"
