Secret Chords by The Birthday Massacre

Tempo:
139.9 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Db

Bb

Bbm

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Birthday Massacre - Secret chords
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[Eb] [Bb]
[Db]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Db]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Bbm] [Db]
[Eb] [F]
[Fm] [Bb]
I [Db] woke up and I [F]
waited, bleeding [Bb] slow, there was [Bbm] no [Db] way to make all this [Bb] blow over slow.
I [Db] started writing [F] the ending, I said too [Bb] much, and you [Bbm] just [Db] kept on pretending.
[Eb] For [Bb] both of [Db] us, I could [Eb] not speak, [Bbm]
[Db] I
[Eb] couldn't [Fm] come to [Eb] words.
[Db]
[Eb] I asked you [Bbm]
to [Db] rest, [Eb] you'd come to [Fm] me.
[Bb]
All the [Bbm] days that I [Fm]
counted, you'll never [Bb] know,
All that [Bbm] I've put you [Ab]
down, and [Bb] I told [Bbm] you [Bb] so.
Forget [Db] the words that we've [Fm]
spoken, [F] and thoughts [Bb] erased.
Let's be [Db] the path that was [Ab]
chosen, [Eb] without a [Db] trace.
I [Eb] [Bbm]
wanted to [Db]
hear, [Eb] I couldn't [Fm] come here.
[Eb] I asked [Db]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Bbm] you to [Db] rest, [Eb] you'd come [Fm] to [Bb]
[Bbm] [Eb]
[Bbm]
[Eb]
[Db]
[Bb] [Bbm]
[Db]
me.
All the [Eb] [Fm] days [Fm]
[Bb] [Db] that I counted, [Eb] [Bb]
[Bbm] you'll never know,
I wanted to [Db] hear, [Eb] I couldn't [Fm] come here.
[Eb] [Db] I
[Eb] asked you to [Bbm]
rest, [Db]
you'd [Eb] come [Fm] to
[Eb] [Db]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Bbm] [Db] me.
[Eb] [Fm]
[Eb] [Db]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Bbm] [Db]
[Eb] [Fm]
[F]
[G]
[Eb]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Db
12341114
Bb
12341111
Bbm
13421111
Fm
123111111
Eb
12341116
Db
12341114
Bb
12341111
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To start learning The Birthday Massacre - Secret chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Fm, Bbm, Db, Eb, Fm, Eb and Db in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 70 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 140 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Ab Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
I [Db] woke up and I [F] _
waited, _ _ bleeding [Bb] slow, there was [Bbm] no [Db] way to make all this [Bb] blow over slow.
I [Db] started writing [F] the ending, I said too [Bb] much, _ and you [Bbm] just [Db] kept on _ pretending.
[Eb] For [Bb] both of [Db] us, I could [Eb] not speak, _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] I _
_ _ [Eb] _ couldn't [Fm] come to _ _ [Eb] _ _ words.
[Db] _ _
_ [Eb] I asked you _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ to [Db] rest, _ _ [Eb] you'd come _ to [Fm] me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
All the [Bbm] days that I [Fm] _
counted, _ you'll never [Bb] know,
All that [Bbm] I've put you _ [Ab]
down, and [Bb] I told [Bbm] you _ [Bb] so.
Forget [Db] the words that we've [Fm] _
spoken, [F] and thoughts [Bb] erased.
Let's be [Db] the path that was [Ab] _
chosen, _ [Eb] without a [Db] trace.
I _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ wanted to [Db] _
hear, [Eb] I couldn't [Fm] come here.
_ [Eb] _ I asked [Db] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ you to [Db] rest, _ _ [Eb] you'd come _ _ [Fm] to _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
me.
All the [Eb] _ [Fm] days _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Db] that I counted, _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Bbm] you'll never know,
I wanted to [Db] hear, _ [Eb] I couldn't [Fm] come _ here.
[Eb] _ _ _ [Db] I _
_ _ [Eb] asked you to [Bbm] _ _
_ rest, _ _ _ [Db] _ _
you'd [Eb] come _ _ [Fm] to _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Db] me. _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Pins And Needles album.

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