White Flag Chords

by Dido
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 5th fret
Author JonPebble [a] 1,948.
2 contributors total, last edit on Oct 3, 2023
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Chords

C
Em
Am
G
Dm
F

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Dido - White Flag
Track #1, Life For Rent, 2003
 
I've transposed it into an easier key to play, as this way all the minor chords
are in the open position. It's also a good key in which to sing it if you're a
high baritone or a soprano, but if you want to play along to the CD then you need
a capo on the 5th fret.
 
Jon Pebble - 25th December 2003
 
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* = Single strum
 
 
Capo 5
 
[Intro]
C   Em   C   Em
 
[Verse 1]
Am
I know you think that I shouldn't still love you
   Em
Or tell you that
       Am
But if I didn't say it, well I'd still have felt it
Em
Where's the sense in that?
 
[Pre-Chorus 1]
          G
I promise I'm not trying to make your life harder
     Dm                    Em
Or return to where we were
 
[Chorus]
F                             C
 But I will go down with this ship
            Dm                     Am
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
              F                      C
There will be no white flag above my door
       G               Dm
I'm in love and always will be
 
[Verse 2]
Am
I know I left too much mess
                        Em
And destruction to come back again
            Am
And I cause nothing but trouble
                          Em
I understand if you can't talk to me again
 
[Pre-Chorus 2]
G
   And if you live by the rules of it's over
         Dm                         Em
Then I'm sure that that makes sense
 
[Chorus]
F                             C
 But I will go down with this ship
            Dm                     Am
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
              F                      C
There will be no white flag above my door
       G               Dm
I'm in love and always will be
 
[Bridge]
            C
And when we meet, which I'm sure we will
             Em
All that was then, will be there still
            Dm
I'll let it pass, and hold my tongue
             G
And you will think that I've moved on
 
[Chorus]
F                             C
 But I will go down with this ship
            Dm                     Am
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
              F                      C
There will be no white flag above my door
       G               Dm
I'm in love and always will be
 
F                             C
 But I will go down with this ship
            Dm                     Am
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
              F                      C
There will be no white flag above my door
       G               Dm
I'm in love and always will be
 
F*                            C*
 But I will go down with this ship
            Dm*                    Am*
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
              F*                     C*
There will be no white flag above my door
       G*              Dm*
I'm in love and always will be
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25 comments
Pseudo_Teddy
Great work! Thank you so much. I put Capo on the 4th fret, because the 5th is too high for me ;-)
+8
Fozz!
Great tab. Try learning it with the acoustic version of the song, which you'll find on any file-sharing network, it's much easier that way...
+2
depaulg42
yo this song is my childhood
+1