Hanging By A Thread
Billy Talent
MetalAdvanced for beginners7 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
Bm
G
D
A
Em
C#Diagram coming soon
F#Diagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: Bm G D A G Bm Bm Hello hello hello my darling G have we reached the end? D A Cause when the stitches fall G Bm apart we're hanging by a thread Bm G D A G Bm verse 1: Bm Hello hello hello my darling G some things never change D When our words are dipped in A G gasoline our love Bm goes up in flames Bm I tried so hard to get behind your G mental barricade D A But every time it leaves me G Bm feeling damaged torn and frayed Em G Hanging by a thread Em G Hanging by a thread D When you break my heart A I fall apart til G Bm you stitch me up again Post-Chorus: Bm G D A G Bm verse 2 Bm I'm tired of all the drama G that unravels in your head D A Well it's easy to get tangled G Bm up when your world is torn to shreds Bm And everytime you spit at me G someday you will regret D A An ounce of insecurity is G Bm worth a pound of lead Em G Hanging by a thread Em G Hanging by a thread D When you break my heart A I fall apart til G Bm you stitch me up again oh Em G Hanging by a thread Em G Hanging by a thread D A C'mon patch me up or cut me loose G Bm cause these rags are turning red D A C'mon patch me up or cut me loose G Bm cause I'm hanging by a thread Solo: Bm A/C# D D/F# G A Bm Em D A G Bm (2x) welcome to chase!!! Em D/F# Whoa G A whoa whoa verse 3 Bm Hello hello hello my darling G have we reached the end? D A Cause when the stitches fall G Bm apart we're hanging by a thread Bm A/C# For all the times we've D D/F# hurt each other G A Bm A/C# with all the things we've said D A Well it's hard to hold this olive G Bm branch with a gun against my head Em G Hanging by a thread Em G Hanging by a thread D When you break my heart A I fall apart til G Bm you stitch me up again oh Em G Hanging by a thread Em G Hanging by a thread D A C'mon patch me up or cut me loose G Bm cause these rags are turning red D A C'mon patch me up or cut me loose G Bm cause these rags are turning red D A C'mon patch me up or cut me loose G Bm A Bm cause I'm hanging by a thread
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Chord set
Bm · G · D · A · Em · C# · F#
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.