The Greatest

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Intro + Chorus Verse Pre-Chorus
-------------- ------------ ------------
F F Dm
13321x 13321x xx023x
C Am/E Dm/C
x3201x 00221x x3x23x
C#dim Dm Bb
x4x02x xx023x x1333x
Dm Bb F/A
xx023x x1333x x0321x
Bb Dm/A C
x1333x x0023x x3201x
A Gm
x0222x 35533x
Dm/A
x0023x
Gm
35533x
Notes:
- For easier playing, use partial chords as shown above
- G*, A*, E*, D*, C* are single bass transition notes (optional)
[Intro]
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 & |
F C C#dimDm C
| | |
Bb F C
| | |
F A C#dimDm C
| | |
Bb Dm/A Gm
| | |
[Verse 1]
F Am/E Dm G A
* *
I miss Long Beach and I miss you, babe
Bb Dm/A Gm E
*
I miss dancing with you the most of all
F Am/E Dm D C
* *
And I miss the bar where the Beach Boys would go
Bb Dm/A Gm
Dennis's last stop before Kokomo
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Dm Dm/C Bb
Those nights were on fire, we couldn't get higher
G A Bb
* *
We didn't know that we had it all
F/A C
But nobody warns you before the fall
[Chorus 1]
F C C#dim Dm
And I'm wa-a-a-a-a-a-----asted
C Bb F C
Don't leave‚ I just need a wake-up call
F A C#dim Dm
I'm fa-a-a-a--cing the greatest
C Bb Dm/A Gm
The greatest loss of them all
Bb Dm/A Gm
The culture is lit and I had a ball
Bb Dm/A Gm
I guess I'm signing off after all
[Interlude]
| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 & |
F C C#dimDm C
| | |
Bb F C
| | |
F A C#dimDm C
| | |
Bb Dm/A Gm
| | |
[Verse 2]
F Am/E Dm G A
* *
I miss New York and I miss the music
Bb Dm/A Gm E
*
Me and my friends‚ we miss rock 'n' roll
F Am/E Dm D C
* *
I want shit to feel just like it used to
Bb Dm/A Gm
When baby, I was doing nothing the most of all
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Dm Dm/C Bb
The culture is lit and if this is it
G A Bb
* *
I had a ba-a-a-a---a---all
F/A C
I guess that I'm burned out after all
[Chorus 2]
F C C#dim Dm
I'm wa-a-a-a-a-a-----asted
C Bb F C
Don't leave‚ I just need a wake-up call
F A C#dim Dm
I'm fa-a-a-a--cing the greatest
C Bb Dm/A Gm
The greatest loss of them all
Bb Dm/A Gm
The culture is lit and I had a ball
Bb Dm/A Gm
I guess that I'm burned out after all
[Outro]
Bb Dm/A Gm
If this is it, I'm signing off
Bb Dm/A Gm
Miss doing nothing, the most of all
Bb Dm/A Gm
Hawaii just missed a fireball
Bb Dm/A Gm
L.A. is in flames‚ it's getting hot
Bb Dm/A Gm
Kanye West is blond and gone
Bb Dm/A Gm
"Life on Mars" ain't just a song
Bb Dm/A Gm
Oh, the livestream's almost on
BbDm/AGm
x8
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The Greatest chords and lyrics

Free chords for The Greatest by Lana Del Rey. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Intro + Chorus    Verse            Pre-Chorus
--------------    ------------     ------------
F      13321x     F     13321x     Dm    xx023x
C      x3201x     Am/E  00221x     Dm/C  x3x23x
C#dim  x4x02x     Dm    xx023x     Bb    x1333x
Dm     xx023x     Bb    x1333x     F/A   x0321x
Bb     x1333x     Dm/A  x0023x     C     x3201x
A      x0222x     Gm    35533x
Dm/A   x0023x
Gm     35533x
Notes:
- For easier playing, use partial chords as shown above
- G*, A*, E*, D*, C* are single bass transition notes (optional)
[Intro]
| 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 5  &  6  &  7  &  8  & |
| F           C     C#dim| Dm                C    |
| Bb          F          | C                      |
| F           A     C#dim| Dm                C    |
| Bb          Dm/A       | Gm                     |
[Verse 1]
[Pre-Chorus 1]
[Chorus 1]
[Interlude]
| 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 5  &  6  &  7  &  8  & |
| F           C     C#dim| Dm                C    |
| Bb          F          | C                      |
| F           A     C#dim| Dm                C    |
| Bb          Dm/A       | Gm                     |
[Verse 2]
[Pre-Chorus 2]
[Chorus 2]
[Outro]
Bb  Dm/A  Gm   x8
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The Greatest Chords by Lana Del Rey

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