Dear Life Chords

by Beck
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: F
Capo: 1st fret
Author pmalavi [a] 13,956. Last edit on Jan 8, 2024

Chords

E
G
C
A
D
D#
F

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Capo 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 made mince meat of the dreams you hung your hopes on
                C                    A
So you count it out, well your sins cost
            C                         G                       E
While money talks to your conscience, looking like a fool for love
 
 
[Chorus 1]
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
 
 
[Chorus 2]
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
 
 
[Chorus 3]
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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6 comments
Blitchy
Fresh off the oven! Such an addictive song...
+10
deanrmuchmore
This whole album is musical crack.
+3
thestickmartins
This tab sped up my learning of this song quite a bit. There is a bit more going on in the bridge and the part just before.
+2