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Dear Evan Hansen - Requiem

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Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 10Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

To make it sound more like the original recording, you could hammer on and pull off on the first fret of 
the B string during the first C and G chords in the chorus!  
Capo 4
[Intro]
Am   C F   G
Am   C F   G
e|-0--0---------1--1---1----3---------------|
B|-1--1----3/5--1--1---1----3---------------|
G|-2--2---------2--2---2----4---------------|  x2
D|-2--2---------3--3---3----5---------------|
A|-0--0---------3--3---3----5---------------|
E|--------------1--1---1----3---------------|
[Verse]
AmWhy should I Gplay this Cgame of preFtend?
ReAmmembering Gthrough a Csecondhand Fsorrow?
AmSuch a great Gson and Cwonderful Ffriend
Oh, Gdon't the Ctears jusFt pour
AmI could curl Gup and Chide in my Froom
AmThere in my Gbed still Csobbing toFmorrow
AmI could give iGn to Call of the Fgloom
But Gtell me, Ctell me whaGt for
[Pre-Chorus]
DmWhy should I have a heavy heaC/Ert?
FWhy should I start to break in pieceAms?
DmWhy should I go and falC/El apart for yGou?
[Chorus]
CWhy should I play the grieving girl and
GLie saying that I miss you
And that Ammy world has gone Fdark without your Glight
DmI will C/Esing no D/F#requiFem toniAmght
[Instrumental]
Am   C F   G
Am   C F   G
[Verse]
AmI gave you the Gworld, yoEmu threw it Faway,
Amleaving these Gbroken Empieces behind Fyou
AmEverything Gwasted, nEmothing to sFay
So I Dmcan sing no rGequiem
AmI hear your Gvoice, Emfeel you Fnear
AmWithin these Gwords I Emfinally find Fyou
AmAnd now that I Gknow that Emyou are still Dhere
I Fwill sing no Grequiem tonight
[Pre-Chorus]
DmWhy should I have a heavy heaC/Ert?
FWhy should I say I'll keep you with Amme?
DmWhy should I go and falC/El apart for yGou?
[Chorus]
CWhy should I play the grieving girl and
GLie saying that I miss you
And that Ammy world has gone Fdark without your Glight
DmI will C/Esing no D/F#requiFem
GTonight
[Bridge]
'Cuz when the villains Ffall, the kingdoms never Gweep
No one lights a Fcandle to remember
GNo, no one mourns at Fall
When they lay them down Gto sleep
So don't Bbtell me that I Fdidn't have it Cright
Don't Bbtell me that it Fwasn't black and Cwhite
After Bball you've put me Fthrough, don'Bbt say it wasn't Ftrue
That Dmyou were not the monster that I Fknew,
[Chorus]
Cause CI cannot play the grieving girl and
GLie saying that I miss you
And that Ammy world has gone FdarkC/E  G  
[Coda]
DmI will C/Esing no D/F#requieFm
DmI will C/Esing no D/F#requieFm
DmI will C/Esing no D/F#requieFm
tonigAmht
COhF-oh
GOhAm-oh
COhF-oh
GOhAm-oh

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Dear Evan Hansen - Requiem

by Misc Musicals

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

D/F#

To make it sound more like the original recording, you could hammer on and pull off on the first fret of

the B string during the first C and G chords in the chorus!

Capo 4

[Intro]

Am C F G

e|-0--0---------1--1---1----3---------------|

B|-1--1----3/5--1--1---1----3---------------|

G|-2--2---------2--2---2----4---------------| x2

D|-2--2---------3--3---3----5---------------|

A|-0--0---------3--3---3----5---------------|

E|--------------1--1---1----3---------------|

[Verse]

Am G C F

Why should I play this game of pretend?

Am G C F

Remembering through a secondhand sorrow?

Am G C F

Such a great son and wonderful friend

G C F

Oh, don't the tears just pour

Am G C F

I could curl up and hide in my room

Am G C F

There in my bed still sobbing tomorrow

Am G C F

I could give in to all of the gloom

G C G

But tell me, tell me what for

[Pre-Chorus]

Dm C/E

Why should I have a heavy heart?

F Am

Why should I start to break in pieces?

Dm C/E G

Why should I go and fall apart for you?

[Chorus]

Why should I play the grieving girl and

Lie saying that I miss you

Am F G

And that my world has gone dark without your light

Dm C/E D/F# F Am

I will sing no requiem tonight

[Instrumental]

Am C F G

[Verse]

Am G Em F

I gave you the world, you threw it away,

Am G Em F

leaving these broken pieces behind you

Am G Em F

Everything wasted, nothing to say

Dm G

So I can sing no requiem

Am G Em F

I hear your voice, feel you near

Am G Em F

Within these words I finally find you

Am G Em D

And now that I know that you are still here

F G

I will sing no requiem tonight

[Pre-Chorus]

Dm C/E

Why should I have a heavy heart?

F Am

Why should I say I'll keep you with me?

Dm C/E G

Why should I go and fall apart for you?

[Chorus]

Why should I play the grieving girl and

Lie saying that I miss you

Am F G

And that my world has gone dark without your light

Dm C/E D/F# F

I will sing no requiem

Tonight

[Bridge]

F G

'Cuz when the villains fall, the kingdoms never weep

No one lights a candle to remember

G F

No, no one mourns at all

When they lay them down to sleep

Bb F C

So don't tell me that I didn't have it right

Bb F C

Don't tell me that it wasn't black and white

Bb F Bb F

After all you've put me through, don't say it wasn't true

Dm F

That you were not the monster that I knew,

[Chorus]

Cause I cannot play the grieving girl and

Lie saying that I miss you

Am F C/E G

And that my world has gone dark

[Coda]

Dm C/E D/F# F

I will sing no requiem

Dm C/E D/F# F

I will sing no requiem

Dm C/E D/F# F

I will sing no requiem

tonight

C F

Oh-oh

G Am

Oh-oh

C F

Oh-oh

G Am

Oh-oh

About Dear Evan Hansen - Requiem Chords by Misc Musicals

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