Death Right Chords & Tabs
Death-right by Rocky Votolato
Album: Suicide Medicine
tabbed by Luftspisen
Basic chord structure, listen to the song for the exact
timings and strumming pattern. You may use other inversions
of the chords, though these are the easiest ones for me.
Chords that are being used:
C#m x-4-6-6-5-4
G#m 4-6-6-4-4-4
B 7-9-9-8-7-7
E 0-2-2-1-0-0
F#m 2-4-4-2-2-2
A 5-7-7-6-5-5
Verse 1:
C#m G#m
you'll die young if you live so carefully
C#m G#m
there are risks you must take to pay this world
C#m G#m
I know it would never be that easy
B C#m
I have not yet earned the right to die
C#m G#m
I want you to hear me screaming
C#m G#m
I want you to notice what goes on
C#m G#m B C#m
temptation and evil demons crawling the earth hiding in every corner
C#m G#m
C#m G#m
C#m G#m
B G#m
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Verse 2:
C#m G#m
I've seen men crippled in anger
C#m G#m
the sun burns alive in silence
C#m G#m
I've seen men wallow in fear
B C#m
inaction acts as a blade across the throat
C#m G#m
I'll learn how to make decisions
C#m G#m
I'll stick by my word - won't let you down
C#m G#m
I swear by the grave that's calling
B C#m
nothing will stop me from doing what must be done
C#m G#m
C#m G#m
C#m G#m
B G#m
Chorus:
E B C#m
something here is still innocent
E B C#m
It doesn't matter if you decide not to believe it
E B F#m A
There are still places where the magic can breathe
E B C#m G#m
I want to breathe it in I want to lay down and never leave
C#m G#m
C#m G#m
B G#m
Verse 3:
C#m G#m
we're stalking the ancient mariner
C#m G#m
through waters he takes his lonely course
C#m G#m
once powerful once beautiful
B C#m
extinction lingering these things are no more
C#m G#m
I love you I'll never leave you
C#m G#m
though I may be gone for years on end
C#m G#m
I will never be separate
B C#m
lovers through the lives before and after
Chorus:
E B C#m
something here is still innocent
E B C#m
It doesn't matter if you decide not to believe it
E B F#m A
There are still places where the magic can breathe
E B C#m G#m
I want to breathe it in I want to lay down and never leave
Outro:
C#m G#m B C#m