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Diaspora

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1/41

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 41Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Chords: G5: E|3  Csus: E|3  Em7:
 D5: E|3  G: E|1 Am: E|0 C:
D: E|2
            B|3        B|3       B|3      B|3
    B|1    B|1    B|3
 x= dont    G|0        G|0       G|0      G|2     G|0     G|2    G|0    G|2
    play    D|0        D|2       D|2      D|0     D|0     D|2    D|2    D|0
   string   A|2        A|3       A|2      A|x     A|2     A|0    A|3    A|x
            E|3        E|x       E|0      E|x
    E|x    E|x    E|x
[Intro:] *You can also use Nuzza's version:
E|-3-22-33-22-33-22-33-22---|
B|-5-55-55-55-55-55-55-55---|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
[Verse 1:]
*You can strum this or use the chords.
e|33-22-33-22-33-22-33-22-33-22-33-22-33-22--------------------------------|
B|55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-5555------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------44-4444------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
or
G5Warm yourself by the Csusfire son,
D5And the morning will come Csussoon.
G5I'll tell you stories of a Csusbetter time,
D5In a place that we once Csusknew.
[Verse 2:] (A little more distorted for electric)
G5Before we packed our bags and we Csusleft all this
D5behind us in the Csusdust,
G5We had a place that we could Csuscall home
And a D5life no-one could Csustouch.
[Chorus:]
EmDon't hold me up now,
GI can stand my own ground
DI don't need your help now,
CYou won't let me down, down, down.
EmDon't hold me up now,
GI can stand my own ground
DI don't need your help now,
CYou won't let me down, down, down, ddoowwnn..
[Filler:]
E|-3-22-33-22-33-22-33-22---|
B|-5-55-55-55-55-55-55-55---|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
[Verse 3:]
G5We are the angry and the Csusdesperate,
The D5hungary and the Csuscold.
G5We are the one's who kept Csuscrying,
And D5always did what we were Csustold.
[Verse 4:] (A little more distorted for electric)
G5But we've sweaty when you Csusslept so cold,
In the D5safety of your Csushome.
G5We've been pulling out the Csusnails that holds up,
D5Everything you've Csusknown.
[Chorus:]
EmDon't hold me up now,
GI can stand my own ground
DI don't need your help now,
CYou won't let me down, down, down.
EmDon't hold me up now,
GI can stand my own ground
DI don't need your help now,
CYou won't let me down, down, down, ddoowwnn..
[Bridge:]
CsusSo open your D5eyes, so lets be on our Csusway,
CsusBroken windows and D5ashes guiding the Csusway.
CsusKeep crying no D5longer we'll sing through the Csusday,
CsusThe lives that we've Em7lost, the lives we've reD5claimed.
[Solo:]
[Filler:]
E|-3-22-33-22-33-22-33-22---|
B|-5-55-55-55-55-55-55-55---|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
[Chorus:]
EmDon't hold me up now,
GI can stand my own ground
DI don't need your help now,
CYou won't let me down, down, down.
EmDon't hold me up now,
GI can stand my own ground
DI don't need your help now,
CYou won't let me down, down, down.
****Little mock-chorus at the end but same chords as chorus above.
**Special Thanks to Nuzza for the intro struming bit.
lyrics for this.

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Diaspora

by Rise Against

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Csus

Em7

G5 E Csus E Em7

Chords: : |3 : |3 :

D5 E G E Am E C

: |3 : |1 : |0 :

D E

: |2

B B B B

|3 |3 |3 |3

B B B

|1 |1 |3

x= dont G|0 G|0 G|0 G|2 G|0 G|2 G|0 G|2

play D|0 D|2 D|2 D|0 D|0 D|2 D|2 D|0

string A|2 A|3 A|2 A|x A|2 A|0 A|3 A|x

E E E E

|3 |x |0 |x

E E E

|x |x |x

[Intro:] *You can also use Nuzza's version:

|-3-22-33-22-33-22-33-22---|

|-5-55-55-55-55-55-55-55---|

G|-----------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------|

[Verse 1:]

*You can strum this or use the chords.

e|33-22-33-22-33-22-33-22-33-22-33-22-33-22--------------------------------|

B|55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-5555------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------44-4444------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G5 Csus

Warm yourself by the fire son,

D5 Csus

And the morning will come soon.

G5 Csus

I'll tell you stories of a better time,

D5 Csus

In a place that we once knew.

[Verse 2:] (A little more distorted for electric)

G5 Csus

Before we packed our bags and we left all this

D5 Csus

behind us in the dust,

G5 Csus

We had a place that we could call home

D5 Csus

And a life no-one could touch.

[Chorus:]

Don't hold me up now,

I can stand my own ground

I don't need your help now,

You won't let me down, down, down.

Don't hold me up now,

I can stand my own ground

I don't need your help now,

You won't let me down, down, down, ddoowwnn..

[Filler:]

|-3-22-33-22-33-22-33-22---|

|-5-55-55-55-55-55-55-55---|

G|-----------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------|

[Verse 3:]

G5 Csus

We are the angry and the desperate,

D5 Csus

The hungary and the cold.

G5 Csus

We are the one's who kept crying,

D5 Csus

And always did what we were told.

[Verse 4:] (A little more distorted for electric)

G5 Csus

But we've sweaty when you slept so cold,

D5 Csus

In the safety of your home.

G5 Csus

We've been pulling out the nails that holds up,

D5 Csus

Everything you've known.

[Chorus:]

Don't hold me up now,

I can stand my own ground

I don't need your help now,

You won't let me down, down, down.

Don't hold me up now,

I can stand my own ground

I don't need your help now,

You won't let me down, down, down, ddoowwnn..

[Bridge:]

Csus D5 Csus

So open your eyes, so lets be on our way,

Csus D5 Csus

Broken windows and ashes guiding the way.

Csus D5 Csus

Keep crying no longer we'll sing through the day,

Csus Em7 D5

The lives that we've lost, the lives we've reclaimed.

[Solo:]

[Filler:]

|-3-22-33-22-33-22-33-22---|

|-5-55-55-55-55-55-55-55---|

G|-----------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------|

[Chorus:]

Don't hold me up now,

I can stand my own ground

I don't need your help now,

You won't let me down, down, down.

Don't hold me up now,

I can stand my own ground

I don't need your help now,

You won't let me down, down, down.

****Little mock-chorus at the end but same chords as chorus above.

**Special Thanks to Nuzza for the intro struming bit.

lyrics for this.

About Diaspora Chords by Rise Against

Learn how to play Diaspora by Rise Against with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Diaspora chords”, “Diaspora guitar chords”, or “Rise Against Diaspora 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 Diaspora chords and for experienced players who want accurate Diaspora lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G5, E, Csus, Em7, D5, G.

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