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The Story

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Step 1 / 56Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

        E5- x799xx
E5 (maj7) - x798xx
[Intro, Verse and Chorus]
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----4-------6--------------------|-----4-------6-------------------|
A|-2-2---2-4-4---4-----6-----6-4-6--|-2-2---2-4-4---4-----6-------6-4-|
E|-----------------4-4---4-4--------|-----------------4-4---4-4-4-----|
[Bridge]
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---6----------------------------------------------6--|
D|--6-------2------2------6------6------4------4---6---|
A|-4------2------2------6------6------4------4----4----|
E|------0------0------4------4------2------2-----------|   (Thanks Zach for the bridge)
or just play all (Intro, Verse, Bridge and Chorus) 4 strum down.
[Intro]
 B5   C#5   G#5x2
[Verse 1]
  B5I've been C#5thinking of G#5everything
I B5used to C#5want to G#5be
  B5I've been C#5thinking of G#5everything
Of B5me, of C#5you and G#5me
[Chorus]
This is the B5story C#5of my G#5life
These are the B5lies I have C#5creaG#5ted   x2
  E5   E5(maj7)
[Verse 2]
B5I'm in the mC#5iddle of notG#5hing
And it's B5where I C#5want to G#5be
B5I'm at the bC#5ottom of eG#5verything
And I B5finally C#5start to G#5leave
[Chorus]
This is the B5story C#5of my G#5life
These are the B5lies I have C#5creaG#5ted   x2
G#5I've created
[Bridge]
  C#mAnd I Eswear to god
I've G#mfound myself in the F#end   x4
In the E5end.
G#5In the end.
F#5In the end.
C#5In the end.
   B5     C#5    G#5x4
This is the B5story C#5of my G#5life
These are the B5lies I have C#5creaG#5ted   x3

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The Story

by Thirty Seconds To Mars

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#5

G#5

C#m

G#m

F#5

- x799xx

E5 (maj7) - x798xx

[Intro, Verse and Chorus]

e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

D|-----4-------6--------------------|-----4-------6-------------------|

A|-2-2---2-4-4---4-----6-----6-4-6--|-2-2---2-4-4---4-----6-------6-4-|

E|-----------------4-4---4-4--------|-----------------4-4---4-4-4-----|

[Bridge]

e|-----------------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------------|

G|---6----------------------------------------------6--|

D|--6-------2------2------6------6------4------4---6---|

A|-4------2------2------6------6------4------4----4----|

E|------0------0------4------4------2------2-----------| (Thanks Zach for the bridge)

or just play all (Intro, Verse, Bridge and Chorus) 4 strum down.

[Intro]

B5 C#5 G#5

[Verse 1]

B5 C#5 G#5

I've been thinking of everything

B5 C#5 G#5

I used to want to be

B5 C#5 G#5

I've been thinking of everything

B5 C#5 G#5

Of me, of you and me

[Chorus]

B5 C#5 G#5

This is the story of my life

B5 C#5 G#5

These are the lies I have created x2

E5 E5

(maj7)

[Verse 2]

B5 C#5 G#5

I'm in the middle of nothing

B5 C#5 G#5

And it's where I want to be

B5 C#5 G#5

I'm at the bottom of everything

B5 C#5 G#5

And I finally start to leave

[Chorus]

B5 C#5 G#5

This is the story of my life

B5 C#5 G#5

These are the lies I have created x2

G#5

I've created

[Bridge]

C#m E

And I swear to god

G#m F#

I've found myself in the end x4

In the end.

G#5

In the end.

F#5

In the end.

C#5

In the end.

B5 C#5 G#5

This is the story of my life

B5 C#5 G#5

These are the lies I have created x3

About The Story Chords by Thirty Seconds To Mars

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What key is "The Story" in?

The chords for "The Story" show the original chord names (including E5, B, G, D, A, E). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.