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Die Like A Rich Boy

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Frightened Rabbit - Die Like A Rich Boy
Album version - Capo VI
Live acoustic version - Capo IV
Chord used
e|--x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----|
B|--0-----1-----0-----1-----1-----3-----1-----|
G|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D|--0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----4-----2-----|
A|--2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----5-----3-----|
E|--3-----3-----0-----0-----3-----x-----x-----|
     G[G*]    Em[Em*]  [C*]   C/G  C  
[Intro]
Basic finger picking of the above chord shapes, listen to song to get the idea 
[G - G* - Em - Em*] x 2
This picking pattern more or less continues throughout the song, I've just listed the major chord changes
[Verse 1]
I need to fGind somebody who can tear me away
From the Emcar crying babies and switchblade days
The bGark of the unemployment hounds
And the Emthought of the thick, white skull on the ground
        C*
I won't die in the bony arms of the state
To be Emlaid to rest in the wake of the faded town
[G - G* - Em - Em*] x 2 
[In the acoustic live versions, Scott throws in a couple of fills when picking the G chord]
[Verse 2]
And if the Graincoats come to steal my home
There's a Embig white house at the end of the road
I can Gsee you wrapped in Egyptian thread
In a Emmarble garden, immune to the mess
       C*
If you leave this world in a rhinestone shroud
We could Emfinally make your father proud
[G - G* - Em - Em*] x 2 
[Pre-Chorus]
      C*
If I leave this world in a loaded daze
      Em                      C*         
I can finally have and eat my cake
[Chorus]
I want to Gdie like a rich boy diving
In a Bmhydro-codone dream
        C*
You can die like a rich girl by me
Oh how the Dmagazines wilCl grieve
I'll Gdie like a rich boy bathing
In a Bmmilk bath I could drown
        C*
Want to die like a rich boy
Even if we're as Dpoor as we arCe now
I want to Gdie like a rich boy drowning
In a Bmlake that bears my name
        C*
You can die like a rich girl by me
Flushed and Dradiant witCh fame
I wanna Glie in a state on the TV
In a Bmgolden cardboard crown
        C*
Want to die like a rich boy
Even if we're as Dpoor as we arCe now
[G - G* - Em - Em*] x 2 
[Verse 3/Outro]
Well I Gfound you now so tear me away
From the Emferal street they lumped us in
GI'll be Shakespeare's moon-struck king
We can Emlose our minds at the top of the hill
        C*
We burn cash and carry a decadent flame
Way Eminto the night and beyond the Ggrave 
[G - G* - Em - Em* - G] 
By Chadwick Davies

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Die Like A Rich Boy

by Frightened Rabbit

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Frightened Rabbit - Die Like A Rich Boy

Album version - Capo VI

Live acoustic version - Capo IV

Chord used

e|--x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----|

B|--0-----1-----0-----1-----1-----3-----1-----|

G|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|

D|--0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----4-----2-----|

A|--2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----5-----3-----|

E|--3-----3-----0-----0-----3-----x-----x-----|

G Em C/G C

[G*] [Em*] [C*]

[Intro]

Basic finger picking of the above chord shapes, listen to song to get the idea

[G - G* - Em - Em*] x 2

This picking pattern more or less continues throughout the song, I've just listed the major chord changes

[Verse 1]

I need to find somebody who can tear me away

From the car crying babies and switchblade days

The bark of the unemployment hounds

And the thought of the thick, white skull on the ground

I won't die in the bony arms of the state

To be laid to rest in the wake of the faded town

[G - G* - Em - Em*] x 2

[In the acoustic live versions, Scott throws in a couple of fills when picking the G chord]

[Verse 2]

And if the raincoats come to steal my home

There's a big white house at the end of the road

I can see you wrapped in Egyptian thread

In a marble garden, immune to the mess

If you leave this world in a rhinestone shroud

We could finally make your father proud

[G - G* - Em - Em*] x 2

[Pre-Chorus]

If I leave this world in a loaded daze

Em C*

I can finally have and eat my cake

[Chorus]

I want to die like a rich boy diving

In a hydro-codone dream

You can die like a rich girl by me

D C

Oh how the magazines will grieve

I'll die like a rich boy bathing

In a milk bath I could drown

Want to die like a rich boy

D C

Even if we're as poor as we are now

I want to die like a rich boy drowning

In a lake that bears my name

You can die like a rich girl by me

D C

Flushed and radiant with fame

I wanna lie in a state on the TV

In a golden cardboard crown

Want to die like a rich boy

D C

Even if we're as poor as we are now

[G - G* - Em - Em*] x 2

[Verse 3/Outro]

Well I found you now so tear me away

From the feral street they lumped us in

I'll be Shakespeare's moon-struck king

We can lose our minds at the top of the hill

We burn cash and carry a decadent flame

Em G

Way into the night and beyond the grave

[G - G* - Em - Em* - G]

By Chadwick Davies

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