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[Intro]
G E F E A
[Verse 1]
DOld fCriend iEn your Droom
CWith your ticker, C/Bfeeling thicker
C/BbYou get sicker, but
[Chorus]
  G    E    F    E   ADieHard
  G    E    F    E   ADieHard
  G    E    F    E   ADieHard
  G    E    F    E   ADieHard
[Verse 2]
DOld Cfriend Ein this Dworld
CWith your crucC/Bifix, you think it's C/Bbfixed
And yet you
[Chorus]
  G    E    F    E   ADieHard
  G    E    F    E   ADieHard
  G    E    F    E   ADieHard
  G    E    F    E   ADieHard
[Bridge]
DTo heal you, we have lFoveG  
DTo heal you, we have lFoveG  
DTo heal you, we have lFoveG  
CI don't wanna, I don't wanna
EI don't wanna, I don't wanna
DTo heal you, we have lFoveG  
DTo heal you, we have lFoveG  
DTo heal you, we have lFoveG  
CI don't wanna, I don't wanna
EI don't wanna, I don't wanna
DTo heal you, we have lFoveG  
DTo heal you, we have lFoveG  
DTo heal you, we have lFoveG  
CI don't wanna, I don't wanna
EI don't wanna, I don't wanna

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Old Battery

by Guided by Voices

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

C/Bb

[Intro]

G E F E A

[Verse 1]

D C E D

Old friend in your room

C C/B

With your ticker, feeling thicker

C/Bb

You get sicker, but

[Chorus]

G E F E A

DieHard

G E F E A

DieHard

G E F E A

DieHard

G E F E A

DieHard

[Verse 2]

D C E D

Old friend in this world

C C/B C/Bb

With your crucifix, you think it's fixed

And yet you

[Chorus]

G E F E A

DieHard

G E F E A

DieHard

G E F E A

DieHard

G E F E A

DieHard

[Bridge]

D F G

To heal you, we have love

D F G

To heal you, we have love

D F G

To heal you, we have love

I don't wanna, I don't wanna

D F G

To heal you, we have love

D F G

To heal you, we have love

D F G

To heal you, we have love

I don't wanna, I don't wanna

D F G

To heal you, we have love

D F G

To heal you, we have love

D F G

To heal you, we have love

I don't wanna, I don't wanna

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