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Dying Breed

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Tuning is standard, with capo on the 6th fret.
[Verse 1]
GRed is the G/F#color of Emmemory
GBlue is the G/F#way to Emgreen
And Gdarling G/F#you did Emgamble
‘cause Cyou were a Ddying Embreed
Yes Cyou were a Amdying Embreed
[Verse 2]
GYellow the G/F#color of Emyour skin
GBlack was the G/F#color of your Emhair
Your Gearthly G/F#days have Empassed you by
CWhere oh Dwhere oh Emwhere 
did yCou goAm  
When they took your Embones
Did Cyou go when they Dtook your bones and Emran
[Verse 3]
GRed is the G/F#color of Emmemory
GBlue is the G/F#way to Emgreen
And Gdarling G/F#you did Emgamble
‘cause Cyou were a Ddying Embreed
Yes Cyou were a Amdying Embreed
[Verse 4]
GFrank, this G/F#song is Emfor you, love
And Gfor your G/F#curly Emhair
Your Gearthly G/F#days have Empassed you by
CWhere oh Dwhere oh Emwhere
did yCou goAm  
When they took your Embones
Did Cyou go when they Dtook your bones and Emran

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Dying Breed

by Marissa Nadler

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Tuning is standard, with capo on the 6th fret.

[Verse 1]

G G/F# Em

Red is the color of memory

G G/F# Em

Blue is the way to green

G G/F# Em

And darling you did gamble

C D Em

‘cause you were a dying breed

C Am Em

Yes you were a dying breed

[Verse 2]

G G/F# Em

Yellow the color of your skin

G G/F# Em

Black was the color of your hair

G G/F# Em

Your earthly days have passed you by

C D Em

Where oh where oh where

C Am

did you go

When they took your bones

C D Em

Did you go when they took your bones and ran

[Verse 3]

G G/F# Em

Red is the color of memory

G G/F# Em

Blue is the way to green

G G/F# Em

And darling you did gamble

C D Em

‘cause you were a dying breed

C Am Em

Yes you were a dying breed

[Verse 4]

G G/F# Em

Frank, this song is for you, love

G G/F# Em

And for your curly hair

G G/F# Em

Your earthly days have passed you by

C D Em

Where oh where oh where

C Am

did you go

When they took your bones

C D Em

Did you go when they took your bones and ran

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