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The Pit

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I would rather stay hDere
where the flowers bloom and the Bmsun, it shines
it shines on you
It ligGhts Aup your eyDes
 Bm   A   Gx2
BmSitting here all Aby ourselves, cGounting all the people 
As they Bmpass us bAy G  
They gatBmher all around, Astare on down
Into a dGark, dDark, Empit 
Don't Bmgo, Aplease don't Ggo
But they sBmtep on in, they fAall all in
They waGlk all over you
OBmne step at a time they waAlk in a line down a fGalse, fDalse, hEmope
Chorus 
I would rather stay hDere
where the flowers bloom and the Bmsun, it shines
it shines on you 
it liGghts Aup your eDyes
I would rather stay hDere
where the moon, it glows
Bmsoaring doves and falling crows
lauGghter is the oAnly sound hDere
DIf i had one wEmish, I'd fill up thGat pit, I'd fill up that Dpit 
I'd cry till it filled to the bEmrim
You'd swim to the tGop, and I'd grab your hDand
Oh Bmhow can I, how can I conviAnce you to stay
where all the flowGers bloom and the grass it sways
And the rBmain, it pours, and the wAaves all roar
and the tGrees they grow, and the falling crow
soars dBmown into that dAark cold pit 
          G                                G*once
and you follow it in, oh you follow it in 
I would rather stay hDere
where the flowers bloom and the sBmun, it shines
it shines on you
it liGghts uAp your eDyes
I would rather stay hDere
where the moon it glows
Bmsoaring doves and falling crows
lauGghter is the oAnly sound hDere
DIf I had one wEmish, I'd fill up that Gpit, I'd fill up that pDit
Oh, I'd cry till it filled to the bEmrim
You'd swim to the tGop and I'd grab your hDand

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The Pit

by Imagine Dragons

Lyrics & chords · Original key

I would rather stay here

where the flowers bloom and the sun, it shines

it shines on you

G A D

It lights up your eyes

Bm A G

Sitting here all by ourselves, counting all the people

Bm A G

As they pass us by

Bm A

They gather all around, stare on down

G D Em

Into a dark, dark, pit

Bm A G

Don't go, please don't go

Bm A

But they step on in, they fall all in

They walk all over you

Bm A G D Em

One step at a time they walk in a line down a false, false, hope

Chorus

I would rather stay here

where the flowers bloom and the sun, it shines

it shines on you

G A D

it lights up your eyes

I would rather stay here

where the moon, it glows

soaring doves and falling crows

G A D

laughter is the only sound here

D Em G D

If i had one wish, I'd fill up that pit, I'd fill up that pit

I'd cry till it filled to the brim

G D

You'd swim to the top, and I'd grab your hand

Bm A

Oh how can I, how can I convince you to stay

where all the flowers bloom and the grass it sways

Bm A

And the rain, it pours, and the waves all roar

and the trees they grow, and the falling crow

Bm A

soars down into that dark cold pit

G G*once

and you follow it in, oh you follow it in

I would rather stay here

where the flowers bloom and the sun, it shines

it shines on you

G A D

it lights up your eyes

I would rather stay here

where the moon it glows

soaring doves and falling crows

G A D

laughter is the only sound here

D Em G D

If I had one wish, I'd fill up that pit, I'd fill up that pit

Oh, I'd cry till it filled to the brim

G D

You'd swim to the top and I'd grab your hand

About The Pit Chords by Imagine Dragons

Learn how to play The Pit by Imagine Dragons with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “The Pit chords”, “The Pit guitar chords”, or “Imagine Dragons The Pit chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy The Pit chords and for experienced players who want accurate The Pit lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, Bm, G, A, Em.

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