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Only Dying

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[Intro slow part]
Am7 Fmaj7 Em7 Am7
Am7 Fmaj7 Em7
[Intro fast part]
Am G F Em
Am G F Em
Am G F Em Em7
[Verse 1]
My Amlife is Amover
AmOver since the night she Amdied
AmI sit, I Amsigh, I weep
I'm Amdying, dying, dying in deep Ampain
[Pre-Chorus]
This F7time it'll make a G#difference AmnowC  F#m  
This Ftime it'll make a E7difference Amnow
   F7This E7pain D#I think it only gets Ddeep regretA#  
A#And where I'm going I Em7don't know now
[Chorus]
AmShattered
Somebody Ghelp me now
FMy only Em7exit is a one way Amout Gof FhereEm  
I've been Amshattered, somebody Gpull me out
FI'm only Emdying, I'm only AmdyiGngF  Em7  
[Verse 2]
This Amtime it's Amover
AmOver since the night she Amdied
AmI sit, I sigh, I Dweep
I'm Amdying, dying, dying in deep Ampain
[Pre-Chorus]
This Ftime it'll make a G#7difference noAmwDm7  Gm  
This Ftime it'll make a E7difference noAmw
   F7This paEin D#I think it only gets Ddeep regretA#  
A#And where I'm going I Emdon't know now
[Bridge]
Dear CGod, I'll make a change for the Fbetter
My Elife you can spare till toAmmorrDm7owDm  
I knFowG  Am  
[Solo]
(played to accompany riffs)
Am    Am    Am    Am
Am    Am    Am    Am
Am    Am    Am    Am
Am    Am    Am    B Am
Am    Am    Am    Am
F     G#    Am    D  F#m
F     E     Am    Am G
F     Em    D#    D
A#    A#7   E7 Em Em
[Chorus]
AmShattered
Somebody Ghelp me now
FMy only Emexit is a one way Amout Gof FhereEm  
   EmCan't you see that I'm Amshattered, somebody Gpull me out
FI'm only Emdying, I'm only AmdyiGngF  Em  
[Outro]
Am    Am    Am    Am        (19x Am, 1x B, Am until end, fade out)
Am    Am    Am    Am
Am    Am    Am    Am
Am    Am    Am    Am
Am    Am    Am    B
Am (until end)

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Only Dying

by Stone Temple Pilots

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Fmaj7

Em7

F#m

G#7

Dm7

A#7

[Intro slow part]

Am7 Fmaj7 Em7 Am7

Am7 Fmaj7 Em7

[Intro fast part]

Am G F Em

Am G F Em Em7

[Verse 1]

Am Am

My life is over

Am Am

Over since the night she died

Am Am

I sit, I sigh, I weep

Am Am

I'm dying, dying, dying in deep pain

[Pre-Chorus]

F7 G# Am C F#m

This time it'll make a difference now

F E7 Am

This time it'll make a difference now

F7 E7 D# D A#

This pain I think it only gets deep regret

A# Em7

And where I'm going I don't know now

[Chorus]

Shattered

Somebody help me now

F Em7 Am G F Em

My only exit is a one way out of here

Am G

I've been shattered, somebody pull me out

F Em Am G F Em7

I'm only dying, I'm only dying

[Verse 2]

Am Am

This time it's over

Am Am

Over since the night she died

Am D

I sit, I sigh, I weep

Am Am

I'm dying, dying, dying in deep pain

[Pre-Chorus]

F G#7 Am Dm7 Gm

This time it'll make a difference now

F E7 Am

This time it'll make a difference now

F7 E D# D A#

This pain I think it only gets deep regret

A# Em

And where I'm going I don't know now

[Bridge]

C F

Dear God, I'll make a change for the better

E Am Dm7 Dm

My life you can spare till tomorrow

F G Am

I know

[Solo]

(played to accompany riffs)

Am Am Am Am

Am Am Am B Am

Am Am Am Am

F G# Am D F#m

F E Am Am G

F Em D# D

A# A#7 E7 Em Em

[Chorus]

Shattered

Somebody help me now

F Em Am G F Em

My only exit is a one way out of here

Em Am G

Can't you see that I'm shattered, somebody pull me out

F Em Am G F Em

I'm only dying, I'm only dying

[Outro]

Am Am Am Am (19x Am, 1x B, Am until end, fade out)

Am Am Am Am

Am Am Am B

Am (until end)

About Only Dying Chords by Stone Temple Pilots

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