Shallow Grave Chords by The Birthday Massacre
Tempo:
114.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
B
E
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [A]
[E] [D]
[Bm]
[F#m] [A] [G]
[D] [B] [A]
[B] [D]
[B] [F#m]
[A] [G]
[D] [Bm] Her voice [A] cuts through the walls, [E] rings through everything that's [Bm] hollow.
These bitter [D]
words recall [E] all that's left and haunts [D] your swallow.
[Bm] She knows love is good as [A] long as it means you feel so [E] glad.
[Bm] All she's sponsoring is [D]
a whisper she never [E] lets.
Every bag [B] turned to her, we put it down.
[A]
[E] She wears a dress [D] like a body [F#] bag every [B] day.
And this way she won't [F#m] have to yell at you.
[A] And she can keep [G] her aggressive [D] face every [Bm] day.
Her blood [A] runs hot, so cold.
[E] Always breaking off she [Bm] borrows.
Her [D] favor's bought a song.
[E] She lives like she's dead [D] tomorrow.
[Bm] Just another reason [A]
to kill the next [E] because.
[Bm] Just another [D] husband she knew she never [E] was.
Every [D] bag turned to [B] her, we put it down [A] in the shallow glades.
[E] She wears a dress [D] like a body bag every [B] day.
And this way she won't [F#m] have to yell at [A] you.
And she can keep [G] her aggressive [D] face every [Em] day.
[B] So long, though, [F#] [D] for time to see [E] see through.
[Bm] As patience, [G] [A] a pain, can feel like [Em] tooth and gauze.
[B] When we gave her [F#m] [D]
last chance at a [Em] view.
She never [F#]
fooled us [G] because she could [A] never fool herself.
[B] [A]
[E] [D]
[B] [F#m]
[A] [G]
[D] [B] We put it down [A] in the shallow grade.
[B] She wears a dress [D] like a body [F#] bag every [B] day.
And this way she won't [F#m] have to run away.
[A] And she can keep [G] her aggressive [D] face every [B] day.
[A] [B] [D]
[B] [F#m]
[A] [G]
[D] [Gm]
[E] [G#] [N]
[E] [D]
[Bm]
[F#m] [A] [G]
[D] [B] [A]
[B] [D]
[B] [F#m]
[A] [G]
[D] [Bm] Her voice [A] cuts through the walls, [E] rings through everything that's [Bm] hollow.
These bitter [D]
words recall [E] all that's left and haunts [D] your swallow.
[Bm] She knows love is good as [A] long as it means you feel so [E] glad.
[Bm] All she's sponsoring is [D]
a whisper she never [E] lets.
Every bag [B] turned to her, we put it down.
[A]
[E] She wears a dress [D] like a body [F#] bag every [B] day.
And this way she won't [F#m] have to yell at you.
[A] And she can keep [G] her aggressive [D] face every [Bm] day.
Her blood [A] runs hot, so cold.
[E] Always breaking off she [Bm] borrows.
Her [D] favor's bought a song.
[E] She lives like she's dead [D] tomorrow.
[Bm] Just another reason [A]
to kill the next [E] because.
[Bm] Just another [D] husband she knew she never [E] was.
Every [D] bag turned to [B] her, we put it down [A] in the shallow glades.
[E] She wears a dress [D] like a body bag every [B] day.
And this way she won't [F#m] have to yell at [A] you.
And she can keep [G] her aggressive [D] face every [Em] day.
[B] So long, though, [F#] [D] for time to see [E] see through.
[Bm] As patience, [G] [A] a pain, can feel like [Em] tooth and gauze.
[B] When we gave her [F#m] [D]
last chance at a [Em] view.
She never [F#]
fooled us [G] because she could [A] never fool herself.
[B] [A]
[E] [D]
[B] [F#m]
[A] [G]
[D] [B] We put it down [A] in the shallow grade.
[B] She wears a dress [D] like a body [F#] bag every [B] day.
And this way she won't [F#m] have to run away.
[A] And she can keep [G] her aggressive [D] face every [B] day.
[A] [B] [D]
[B] [F#m]
[A] [G]
[D] [Gm]
[E] [G#] [N]
Key:
D
A
B
E
Bm
D
A
B
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ Her voice [A] cuts through the walls, [E] rings through everything that's [Bm] hollow.
These bitter [D]
words recall _ [E] all that's left and haunts [D] your swallow.
[Bm] She knows love is good as [A] long as it means you feel so [E] glad. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] All she's sponsoring is [D]
a whisper she never [E] lets. _ _ _
Every bag [B] turned to her, we put it down.
[A] _
_ _ _ [E] She wears a dress [D] like a body [F#] bag every [B] day.
And this way she won't [F#m] have to yell at you.
_ _ [A] And she can keep [G] her aggressive [D] face every [Bm] day.
Her blood [A] runs hot, so cold.
[E] _ Always breaking off she [Bm] borrows.
Her [D] favor's bought a song.
_ [E] She lives like she's dead [D] tomorrow.
[Bm] Just another reason [A]
to kill the next [E] because. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] Just another [D] husband she knew she never [E] was. _ _ _
Every [D] bag turned to [B] her, we put it down [A] in the shallow glades.
[E] She wears a dress [D] like a body bag every [B] day.
And this way she won't [F#m] have to yell at _ [A] you.
And she can keep [G] her aggressive [D] face every [Em] day.
_ _ [B] So long, though, _ [F#] _ _ _ [D] for time to see [E] see through.
_ [Bm] As patience, _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] a pain, can feel like [Em] tooth and _ gauze.
[B] When we gave her [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ _
last chance at a [Em] view.
She never [F#]
fooled us [G] because she could [A] never fool herself.
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [B] We put it down [A] in the shallow grade.
_ [B] She wears a dress [D] like a body [F#] bag every [B] day.
And this way she won't [F#m] have to run away.
_ [A] And she can keep [G] her aggressive [D] face every [B] day.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ Her voice [A] cuts through the walls, [E] rings through everything that's [Bm] hollow.
These bitter [D]
words recall _ [E] all that's left and haunts [D] your swallow.
[Bm] She knows love is good as [A] long as it means you feel so [E] glad. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] All she's sponsoring is [D]
a whisper she never [E] lets. _ _ _
Every bag [B] turned to her, we put it down.
[A] _
_ _ _ [E] She wears a dress [D] like a body [F#] bag every [B] day.
And this way she won't [F#m] have to yell at you.
_ _ [A] And she can keep [G] her aggressive [D] face every [Bm] day.
Her blood [A] runs hot, so cold.
[E] _ Always breaking off she [Bm] borrows.
Her [D] favor's bought a song.
_ [E] She lives like she's dead [D] tomorrow.
[Bm] Just another reason [A]
to kill the next [E] because. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] Just another [D] husband she knew she never [E] was. _ _ _
Every [D] bag turned to [B] her, we put it down [A] in the shallow glades.
[E] She wears a dress [D] like a body bag every [B] day.
And this way she won't [F#m] have to yell at _ [A] you.
And she can keep [G] her aggressive [D] face every [Em] day.
_ _ [B] So long, though, _ [F#] _ _ _ [D] for time to see [E] see through.
_ [Bm] As patience, _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] a pain, can feel like [Em] tooth and _ gauze.
[B] When we gave her [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ _
last chance at a [Em] view.
She never [F#]
fooled us [G] because she could [A] never fool herself.
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [B] We put it down [A] in the shallow grade.
_ [B] She wears a dress [D] like a body [F#] bag every [B] day.
And this way she won't [F#m] have to run away.
_ [A] And she can keep [G] her aggressive [D] face every [B] day.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ [N] _
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