Dear Life
Beck
RockMedium for beginners7 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
E
G
C
A
D
D#Diagram coming soon
F
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Capo on 1st fret Intro E G C A C D verse 1 E C A You sang your swan song to the dogs C G E ?Cause they make mince meat of the dreams you hung your boots on C A So you cut it out, well your sins cost C G E While money talks to your conscience, looking like a fool for love E C A C G E C G Dear life, I?m holding on E C G A D# F Dear life, I?m holding on, ah-ah ah-ah ah E C G How long must I wait E C G A D# F Before the thrill is gone, ah-ah ah-ah ah Interlude 1 E C G E C G A D# F E C G E C G A D# F verse 2 E C A You drove your Rolls into the swamp C G E You stole away like a thief reeling from the sticker shock C A Of the price they put upon your soul C G E You buy it back from the burning ashes of the devil you know E C A C G E C G Dear life, I?m holding on E C G A D# F Dear life, I?m holding on, ah-ah ah-ah ah E C G How long must I wait E C G A D# F Before the thrill is gone, ah-ah ah-ah ah Bridge E C G E C G E C Dear life, come and pick me up G Dear life, I think the button?s stuck E C Dear life, I think it?s gone too far G Dear life, please lower the bar, lower than the stars E C G Dear life, I?m holding on E C G A D# F Dear life, I?m holding on, ah-ah ah-ah ah E C G How long must I wait E C G A D# F Before the thrill is gone, ah-ah ah-ah ah Interlude 2 E C G E C G A D# F E C G E C G A D# F Outro E C G La-la la-la-la E C G A D# F La-la-la, la-la la-la E C G La-la la-la-la E C G A D# F La-la-la, la-la la-la
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Chord set
E · G · C · A · D · D# · F
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.