Tear Me Down Chords by Stephen Trask

Tempo:
136.6 bpm
Chords used:

C

Bb

F

Eb

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tear Me Down chords
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[Bb] [Gm] [C]
Don't you know me [F] Kansas City?
I'm a new [Bb] Berlin wall
[F] [C] Try and tear me down.
I
Was born on the [F] other side
[C]
[F] of a town [C] rich in two
I made over the [F] great divide
[Bb] But now [F] I'm [C] coming for you in me [F] serious
[Bb]
Trying to tear [C] me down
You won't be [F] buried
area
[Bb]
[C] Fine, tell me now.
[Fm]
[Cm] [C] [F] [Cm] [C]
[Eb] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [Fm]
[Eb] [C] [Fm] [Eb] [C] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [C]
[Gm] [C]
I was from [Fm] off of a doctor's lab [Bbm] the [Fm] glass
[C] Now [C]
everyone will take a stab decorate [Bbm] me with blood [C] graffiti instead and amazing [F] serious
[Bb]
It's [F] not a [C] down
You won't be [F] buried
[Bb]
[F] [C] area
On [F]
[Eb] [C] [F] [Cm] [C]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Dm] [Fm]
[C] [F] [Eb] [C] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [C]
[Ab]
[Cm]
[Fm] August [Bb] 13
1961 [C] hello was erected on the middle of a city of [F] Berlin a
World one [Bb] divided by a cold war and a [C] Berlin wall was a most hated symbol of that [Eb] divide
reviled [Bb] graffiti
The [C]
walls stand forever
[Bb]
And now that [Fm] it's gone.
We don't know who we [C] are anymore
Ladies and gentlemen, [Eb] that's biggest like that wall
[Bb] Standing before you in a divide [C] between East West
slavery freedom [Eb]
man and woman [Bb] top and bottom
And you can try and say I heard that
But before you do
You must remember one thing
[Eb] [C] Hey
in the
[G] Between [Bb]
[Cm] a bridge and a wall
[C] Without me right [Db] in the middle
[Fm] [C]
[F] [Bb]
[Fm] [C]
[F] [Bb]
[C]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[F] [Bb]
[C] [F]
Oh
[Eb]
[F] Hello Missouri!
What?
Stop telling [Eb] me now!
[D] [Eb] [Gm] [Cm]
[C]
Come on and play!
Come on and play!
[D]
Key:  
C
3211
Bb
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F
134211111
Eb
12341116
Fm
123111111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
F
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To start learning Stephen Trask - Tear Me Down chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: F, Bb, C, F, C and Eb. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 68 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 137. Given the song's key of C Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
Don't you know me [F] Kansas City?
I'm a new [Bb] Berlin wall
[F] [C] Try and tear me down. _
I
Was born on the [F] other side
_ [C] _
[F] of a town [C] rich in two _ _
I made over the [F] great divide _ _
[Bb] But now [F] I'm [C] coming for you in me _ [F] serious
_ _ [Bb] _
Trying to tear [C] me down _ _
You won't be [F] buried
_ area
[Bb] _
_ [C] Fine, tell me now.
_ [Fm] _ _
[Cm] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ [C] _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] _
[Eb] _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
I was from [Fm] off of a doctor's lab _ [Bbm] the [Fm] glass
[C] _ _ Now [C] _
_ everyone will take a stab decorate [Bbm] me with blood [C] graffiti instead _ and amazing _ [F] serious
_ _ [Bb]
It's [F] not a [C] down
_ _ You _ won't be [F] buried
_ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ area
On [F] _
[Eb] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ [C] _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Dm] _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Fm] _ _ August [Bb] 13
_ 1961 [C] hello was erected on the middle of a city of [F] Berlin a
World one [Bb] divided by a cold war and a [C] Berlin wall was a most hated symbol of that [Eb] divide
_ reviled [Bb] graffiti
The [C] _
walls stand forever
_ _ [Bb] _
And now that [Fm] it's gone.
We don't know who we [C] are anymore
Ladies and gentlemen, [Eb] that's biggest like that wall
[Bb] Standing before you in a divide [C] between East West
slavery freedom [Eb]
man and woman [Bb] top and bottom
And _ _ _ _ you can try and say I heard that
_ But before you do
_ _ _ You must remember one thing
_ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ _ Hey _
_ in the
_ [G] Between _ [Bb] _
_ [Cm] a bridge and a wall _ _
[C] Without me right [Db] in the middle _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Fm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ Oh
_ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] Hello Missouri!
What?
_ _ Stop telling [Eb] me now!
[D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Come on and play! _ _ _ _ _
Come on and play! _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song finds its place within the Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack album.