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Dido - White Flag
Track #1, Life For Rent, 2003
I've transposed it into an easier key to play, as this way all the minor chords
are in the open position. It's also a good key in which to sing it if you're a
high baritone or a soprano, but if you want to play along to the CD then you need
a capo on the 5th fret.
Jon Pebble - 25th December 2003
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* = Single strum
Capo 5
[Intro]
C   Em   C   Em
[Verse 1]
AmI know you think that I shouldn't still love you
Or Emtell you that
But if AmI didn't say it, well I'd still have felt it
EmWhere's the sense in that?
[Pre-Chorus 1]
I promise GI'm not trying to make your life harder
Or reDmturn to where we wereEm  
[Chorus]
 FBut I will go down with this Cship
And I won't Dmput my hands up and surAmrender
There will be Fno white flag above my Cdoor
I'm in Glove and always Dmwill be
[Verse 2]
AmI know I left too much mess
And destruction to come Emback again
And I cause Amnothing but trouble
I understand if you can't Emtalk to me again
[Pre-Chorus 2]
   GAnd if you live by the rules of it's over
Then I'm Dmsure that that makes senseEm  
[Chorus]
 FBut I will go down with this Cship
And I won't Dmput my hands up and surAmrender
There will be Fno white flag above my Cdoor
I'm in Glove and always Dmwill be
[Bridge]
And when we Cmeet, which I'm sure we will
All that was Emthen, will be there still
I'll let it Dmpass, and hold my tongue
And you will Gthink that I've moved on
[Chorus]
 FBut I will go down with this Cship
And I won't Dmput my hands up and surAmrender
There will be Fno white flag above my Cdoor
I'm in Glove and always Dmwill be
 FBut I will go down with this Cship
And I won't Dmput my hands up and surAmrender
There will be Fno white flag above my Cdoor
I'm in Glove and always Dmwill be
F*                            C*
 But I will go down with this ship
            Dm*                    Am*
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
              F*                     C*
There will be no white flag above my door
       G*              Dm*
I'm in love and always will be

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White Flag

by Dido

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

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Dido - White Flag

Track #1, Life For Rent, 2003

I've transposed it into an easier key to play, as this way all the minor chords

are in the open position. It's also a good key in which to sing it if you're a

high baritone or a soprano, but if you want to play along to the CD then you need

a capo on the 5th fret.

Jon Pebble - 25th December 2003

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* = Single strum

Capo 5

[Intro]

C Em C Em

[Verse 1]

I know you think that I shouldn't still love you

Or tell you that

But if I didn't say it, well I'd still have felt it

Where's the sense in that?

[Pre-Chorus 1]

I promise I'm not trying to make your life harder

Dm Em

Or return to where we were

[Chorus]

F C

But I will go down with this ship

Dm Am

And I won't put my hands up and surrender

F C

There will be no white flag above my door

G Dm

I'm in love and always will be

[Verse 2]

I know I left too much mess

And destruction to come back again

And I cause nothing but trouble

I understand if you can't talk to me again

[Pre-Chorus 2]

And if you live by the rules of it's over

Dm Em

Then I'm sure that that makes sense

[Chorus]

F C

But I will go down with this ship

Dm Am

And I won't put my hands up and surrender

F C

There will be no white flag above my door

G Dm

I'm in love and always will be

[Bridge]

And when we meet, which I'm sure we will

All that was then, will be there still

I'll let it pass, and hold my tongue

And you will think that I've moved on

[Chorus]

F C

But I will go down with this ship

Dm Am

And I won't put my hands up and surrender

F C

There will be no white flag above my door

G Dm

I'm in love and always will be

F C

But I will go down with this ship

Dm Am

And I won't put my hands up and surrender

F C

There will be no white flag above my door

G Dm

I'm in love and always will be

F C

* *

But I will go down with this ship

Dm Am

* *

And I won't put my hands up and surrender

F C

* *

There will be no white flag above my door

G Dm

* *

I'm in love and always will be

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