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Tragedy

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Capo 2 without cello
Capo 3 with cello
I’ll leave it to you to figure out where she hammers on the chords in certain places.
INTRO:     Em     C     Am  D/F#  
EmSorry I'm only 
CHuman you know me
AmGrown up oh no guess agD/F#ain 
EmMy days always
CDry up and blow away
AmSometimes I could do that D/F#too
But make no mistake that 
GWhen you G/F#need a Emfriend
AmYou could count on D/F#anyone 
But Gyou know G/F#I'll deEmfend 
The Amtragedy that D/F#we knew as 
        Am    Am7      C(Strum  Am7and  Conce)
The end 
EmProgress, changing
CGrowing then giving up
AmSomehow we're never quite prepared D/F#  
But I understand it 
GWhen you G/F#need a Emfriend
AmYou could count on D/F#anyone 
GBut you know G/F#I'll deEmfend 
The Amtragedy that D/F#we knew as 
        Am    Am7    C2x   (Strum  Am7once) 
The end 
GSo taking you with Emme would be like 
AmTaking all your Dmoney to the grave 
GIt does G/F#no gEmood to Amanyone eDspecially 
The Gone you're G/F#trying to sEmave 
                G     G/F#          Em       C  D*  (slide from  Cto D*)
But it's so hard not to save 
GWhen you G/F#need a Emfriend 
AmYou could count on D/F#anyone 
But Gyou know G/F#I'll deEmfend 
The Amtragedy that D/F#we knew as 
The eGnd
    D*    G                       G/F#  
e:--x---3---3---
B:--3---3---3---
G:--o---o---o---
D:--4---o---o---
A:--5---2---2---
E:--x---3---2---

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Tragedy

by Brandi Carlile

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

G/F#

Am7

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Capo 2 without cello

Capo 3 with cello

I’ll leave it to you to figure out where she hammers on the chords in certain places.

Em C Am D/F#

INTRO:

Sorry I'm only

Human you know me

Am D/F#

Grown up oh no guess again

My days always

Dry up and blow away

Am D/F#

Sometimes I could do that too

But make no mistake that

G G/F# Em

When you need a friend

Am D/F#

You could count on anyone

G G/F# Em

But you know I'll defend

Am D/F#

The tragedy that we knew as

Am Am7 C Am7 C

(Strum and once)

The end

Progress, changing

Growing then giving up

Am D/F#

Somehow we're never quite prepared

But I understand it

G G/F# Em

When you need a friend

Am D/F#

You could count on anyone

G G/F# Em

But you know I'll defend

Am D/F#

The tragedy that we knew as

Am Am7 C Am7

2x (Strum once)

The end

G Em

So taking you with me would be like

Am D

Taking all your money to the grave

G G/F# Em Am D

It does no good to anyone especially

G G/F# Em

The one you're trying to save

G G/F# Em C D C D

* (slide from to *)

But it's so hard not to save

G G/F# Em

When you need a friend

Am D/F#

You could count on anyone

G G/F# Em

But you know I'll defend

Am D/F#

The tragedy that we knew as

The end

D G G/F#

e:--x---3---3---

B:--3---3---3---

G:--o---o---o---

D:--4---o---o---

A:--5---2---2---

E:--x---3---2---

About Tragedy Chords by Brandi Carlile

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