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Too Much Pride

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Key:       C      
Chords used: Am7    x02010                Bm7    x24232
                  A7x02020                 D7sus4xx0213
                Bdimx2343x  
                   Dxx0232                      G320003
                  D6xx0202                     G6320000
               Edim7xx2323                  Adim7xx7878
             F#dim7 xx4545                Bdim7  xx9,10,9,10
                  D7x57575                     Em022000
                   Cx32010                      G355433
                    x3555x (end of verse) G/B    x20003
                  C6x35555                     G7353433
                 C/G332010                   G7/Bx20001
                   F133211                    F/Ax03211                  
Intro: |  D   D6   Edim7   F#dim7|  G   G6   Adim7   Bdim7|
Verse 1:
  CCommon as dirt; Fas old as sin
  G7The road to ruinC6, again and again
  COh, how many dreams Fhave bloomed and died
  TG7oo mG7/Buch prCideG  F/A  G/B  
Verse 2:
  CHow many heavens Fare hopelessly lost?
  G7How many tender loves has C6vanity cost?
  CLord, help the soul that can't be Fsatisfied
  TG7oo mG7/Buch prCide
Chorus:
  D7You don't have to be rFighG7t all the tCimeC/G  Am7  
  You can't go D7on with all of these axes to grGindG  F/A  G/B  
  So, why don't you Clighten up Fand let it ride
  TG7oo mG7/Buch priCdeD7  
Solo: | C/G  Bm7| C| G6  Em| A7  D7sus4| C/G  Bm7| C  A7|  D6   Edim7  F#dim7|G|
Verse 3:
  CEmpires rise Fand empires fall
  G7Stick around here long enough, C6you'll see it all
  CNow it looks like it's gFone nationwide
  TG7oo G7/Bmuch prCide
Bridge:
  D7Some people tell you it's a gGood thing
  D7Some people tell you it's a sGin
  D7Just like a weeGd in the garden
  D7You're askin' for trouble if you let it Gin
Outro:
  CNow, it looks like it's gone Fnationwide
  TG7oo G7/Bmuch prCideG  F/A  G/B  
 CIt's the oldest form of Fsuicide
 TG7oo mG7/Buch prCideG  F/A  Bdim  C  

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Too Much Pride

by Don Henley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D7sus4

Bdim

Edim7

Adim7

C/G

G7/B

F/A

F#dim7

Bdim7

G/B

Am7

Bm7

Key: C

Chords used: Am7 x02010 Bm7 x24232

A7 D7sus4

x02020 xx0213

Bdim

x2343x

D G

xx0232 320003

D6 G6

xx0202 320000

Edim7 Adim7

xx2323 xx7878

F#dim7 xx4545 Bdim7 xx9,10,9,10

D7 Em

x57575 022000

C G

x32010 355433

x3555x (end of verse) G/B x20003

C6 G7

x35555 353433

C/G G7/B

332010 x20001

F F/A

133211 x03211

D D6 Edim7 F#dim7 G G6 Adim7 Bdim7

Intro: | | |

Verse 1:

C F

Common as dirt; as old as sin

G7 C6

The road to ruin, again and again

C F

Oh, how many dreams have bloomed and died

G7 G7/B C G F/A G/B

Too much pride

Verse 2:

C F

How many heavens are hopelessly lost?

G7 C6

How many tender loves has vanity cost?

C F

Lord, help the soul that can't be satisfied

G7 G7/B C

Too much pride

Chorus:

D7 F G7 C C/G Am7

You don't have to be right all the time

D7 G G F/A G/B

You can't go on with all of these axes to grind

C F

So, why don't you lighten up and let it ride

G7 G7/B C D7

Too much pride

C/G Bm7 C G6 Em A7 D7sus4 C/G Bm7 C A7 D6 Edim7 F#dim7 G

Solo: | | | | | | | ||

Verse 3:

C F

Empires rise and empires fall

G7 C6

Stick around here long enough, you'll see it all

C F

Now it looks like it's gone nationwide

G7 G7/B C

Too much pride

Bridge:

D7 G

Some people tell you it's a good thing

D7 G

Some people tell you it's a sin

D7 G

Just like a weed in the garden

D7 G

You're askin' for trouble if you let it in

Outro:

C F

Now, it looks like it's gone nationwide

G7 G7/B C G F/A G/B

Too much pride

C F

It's the oldest form of suicide

G7 G7/B C G F/A Bdim C

Too much pride

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