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Die Trying

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              E5079000
            Em/C8109000
 Em/C*          879000
           Bsus4799000
           Esus4077700
              Em022000
              B5024400
           Cm7/G332000
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[Intro]
      E5   Em/C   Em/C*
      E5   Em/C   Em/C*
      E5   Em/C   Em/C*
Bsus4   Esus4
[Verse 1]
                         E5      Em/C   Em/C*
You can make a fire out of anything
                             E5      Em/C   Em/C*                    E5    Em/C   Em/C*
You can warm your hands on the plastic burning on the frozen ground
When the Bsus2only word is Esus2‘when’
                            E5      Em/C   Em/C*
You can make a camp out of anywhere
                      E5     Em/C   Em/C*                   E5    Em/C   Em/C*
Polythene sheets and rope until they come to pull it down
   Bsus2You just start Esus2again
        [Chorus]
        C/GWinter storms and the snow flying
        AmRazor wire and the gulls crying
        GCross the water or Bmdie trying
[Instrumental]
2x
      E5   Em/C   Em/C*
[Verse 2]
                                  E5    Em/C   Em/C*
You can make a little hope out of anything
 Em/C*                              Bsus4      E5    Em/C   Em/C*
Follow the latest rumour to an empty concrete yard
On the Bsus4edge of Esus4town
                              E5        Em/C   Em/C*
Where there’s always someone to take your money
         Em/C*                               Bsus4      E5    Em/C   Em/C*
There’s always someone to make a promise and then go to ground
AnBsus4other face to forEsus4get
       [Chorus]
        C/GWinter storms and the snow flying
        AmRazor wire and the gulls crying
        GCross the water or Bmdie tryingEm  B5  
        C/GWinter storms and the snow flying
        AmRazor wire and the gulls crying
        GCross the water or Bmdie tryingEm  B5  
                [Bridge]
                You caAmn lie awake through the long dark night
                And C/Gcount the trucks as they go passing by
                   AmThe ships loading up and sailing C/Gout for the promise land
                You caAmn listen to the wind as it whips up the sand from the dunes
                Cm7/GAnd dream and dream that it blows and C/Gblows and blows
                All thCm7/Ge fences in the world down to the ground
[Instrumental] 
2x
      E5   Em/C   Em/C*
 Em/C*  Bsus4  
      E5   Em/C   Em/C*
Bsus4   Esus4
[Verse 3]
                         E5    Em/C   Em/C*
You can end the journey anywhere
         Em/C*                               Bsus4           E5    Em/C   Em/C*
You can lose your hold on the axle frame and fall into the road
And Bsus4under the Esus4wheels
                                       E5    Em/C   Em/C*
You can fall right through the world and disappear
           Em/C*                        Bsus4          E5    Em/C   Em/C*
Playing a game of hide-and-seek just one too many times
Until the Bsus4time that you’re not Esus4found
      [Chorus]
        C/GWinter storms and the snow flying
        AmRazor wire and the gulls crying
        GCross the water or Bmdie tryingEm  B5  
        C/GWinter storms and the snow flying
        AmRazor wire and the gulls crying
        GCross the water or Bmdie tryingEm  B5  
        GCross the water or Bmdie tryingEm  B5  
        GCross the water or Bmdie tryingEm  

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Die Trying

by New Model Army

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em/C

Bsus4

Esus4

Cm7/G

Bsus2

Esus2

C/G

079000

Em/C

8109000

Em/C

* 879000

Bsus4

799000

Esus4

077700

022000

024400

Cm7/G

332000

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[Intro]

E5 Em/C Em/C

Bsus4 Esus4

[Verse 1]

E5 Em/C Em/C

You can make a fire out of anything

E5 Em/C Em/C E5 Em/C Em/C

* *

You can warm your hands on the plastic burning on the frozen ground

Bsus2 Esus2

When the only word is ‘when’

E5 Em/C Em/C

You can make a camp out of anywhere

E5 Em/C Em/C E5 Em/C Em/C

* *

Polythene sheets and rope until they come to pull it down

Bsus2 Esus2

You just start again

[Chorus]

C/G

Winter storms and the snow flying

Razor wire and the gulls crying

G Bm

Cross the water or die trying

[Instrumental]

E5 Em/C Em/C

[Verse 2]

E5 Em/C Em/C

You can make a little hope out of anything

Em/C Bsus4 E5 Em/C Em/C

* *

Follow the latest rumour to an empty concrete yard

Bsus4 Esus4

On the edge of town

E5 Em/C Em/C

Where there’s always someone to take your money

Em/C Bsus4 E5 Em/C Em/C

* *

There’s always someone to make a promise and then go to ground

Bsus4 Esus4

Another face to forget

[Chorus]

C/G

Winter storms and the snow flying

Razor wire and the gulls crying

G Bm Em B5

Cross the water or die trying

C/G

Winter storms and the snow flying

Razor wire and the gulls crying

G Bm Em B5

Cross the water or die trying

[Bridge]

You can lie awake through the long dark night

C/G

And count the trucks as they go passing by

Am C/G

The ships loading up and sailing out for the promise land

You can listen to the wind as it whips up the sand from the dunes

Cm7/G C/G

And dream and dream that it blows and blows and blows

Cm7/G

All the fences in the world down to the ground

[Instrumental]

E5 Em/C Em/C

Em/C Bsus4

E5 Em/C Em/C

Bsus4 Esus4

[Verse 3]

E5 Em/C Em/C

You can end the journey anywhere

Em/C Bsus4 E5 Em/C Em/C

* *

You can lose your hold on the axle frame and fall into the road

Bsus4 Esus4

And under the wheels

E5 Em/C Em/C

You can fall right through the world and disappear

Em/C Bsus4 E5 Em/C Em/C

* *

Playing a game of hide-and-seek just one too many times

Bsus4 Esus4

Until the time that you’re not found

[Chorus]

C/G

Winter storms and the snow flying

Razor wire and the gulls crying

G Bm Em B5

Cross the water or die trying

C/G

Winter storms and the snow flying

Razor wire and the gulls crying

G Bm Em B5

Cross the water or die trying

G Bm Em B5

Cross the water or die trying

G Bm Em

Cross the water or die trying

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