My Life For Hire Chords & Tabs
My Life For Hire - A Day To Remember
Capo3
(You can play just the chords for the chorus and intro)
Intro
Am Am F Dm
e -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-0-0-0-|
B -1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|
E --------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
Am F* **
e -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-|
B -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|
E --------------------------------------------------------------------|
C G***
e -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B -1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3--3-1-1-1-1-3-3-1--0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1--1-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-|
G -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E -----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F* The fingering for this F Chords:
Middle finger on the 3rd fret of the A string
Ring finger on the 3rd fret of the D string
Index finger on the 1st fret of the B string
Pinky on the 3rd fret of the 3rd fret
**(use your index finger to get the 1st fret of the high e string
and the 1st fret of the B string)
G*** The fingering for this G Chord:
Ring finger on the 3rd fret of the low E
Middle finger on the 2nd fret of A string
Index finger on the 1st fret (when it needs to be played)
Pinky on 3rd fret of high E
Another side note, you can play the intro part for
the second half of the verse where the lyrics go
"The detail is striking..." and "All i can give them..."
OK so now to the song. Enjoy!
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/a_day_to_remember/my_life_for_hire_crd.html ]
Verse
Am F
Somebody give me a sign that everything is going as planned,
Dm Am F Dm
And then everything falls away into the darkness of this shallow place.
Am F
The detail is striking, the rooms cold and frightening, youll kick and youll scream
Dm Am F Dm
Youll try everything to survive, but you should know your fate by now.
Pre-Chorus
F G Am C F G
They told me, how I should be, but I broke the mold somehow
Chorus
Am F
Its too late, too late. You keep trying to resolve the past right now.
C G Am
But I swear Ill be the one to let the world know what youve done to me.
Verse
Am F Dm Am
You, you know you gotta search yourself leave what you need for now
F Dm
Its not the time or place youre searching for
Am F Dm
All I can give them is my worst of intentions youre nothing to me and everyone can see that
Am F Dm
Your lifes a lie, there's no where left to hide
Pre-Chorus
F G Am C F
G G#m
They told me, how I should be, but I broke the mold somehow
Chorus
Am F
Its too late, too late. You keep trying to resolve the past right now.
C G
But I swear Ill be the one to let the world know what youve done
Am F
Its too late, too late. You keep trying to resolve the past right now.
C G
But I swear Ill be the one to let the world know what youve done to me.
Breakdown
Am Am
Watch your back, youll lose yourself. This is a battleground!
Am
When will they know
F G G#m
Your lifes a lie
Chorus
Am F
Its too late, too late. You keep trying to resolve the past right now.
C G
But I swear Ill be the one to let the world know what youve done
Am F
Its too late, too late. You keep trying to resolve the past right now.
C G
But I swear Ill be the one to let the world know what youve done to me.
Pre-Chorus
F G Am C F G
They told me, how I should be, but I broke the mold somehow