CHORDS: Murder by Death – Alas Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chord progression of Alas by Murder by Death on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
G D Bm D G D Bm

[Verse]
G             D           Bm           D
Maybe you\’re right, I\’m no good
G           D                               Bm                               D
Got a heart made of glass and a head made of wood
G                     D                     A                     D
Let me make it clear, when I\’m gone, I\’m gone
G                               D                     A                     D
The night\’s just the night and there\’s no coming dawn

[Chorus]
Bm                     D
When shall I return?
G                               D
I confess I don\’t know
Bm                     D
What\’s around the bend?
G                               D
What\’s left to unfold?
Bm                               D                     G                               D
I could promise you the moon brought down with a lasso
Bm           D           G           D
I need to stay, but alas I must go
D G D A

[Verse]
G           D                               Bm                     D
Back in the stark woods behind your old house
G                               D           Bm                     D
I buried something that\’ll leave you no doubt
G                     D           A           D
Something to prove myself to you
G           D                     A                     D
Half is a lie, but the good part\’s true

[Chorus]
Bm                     D
When shall I return?
G                     D
I confess I don\’t know
Bm                               D
What\’s around the bend?
G                     D
What\’s left to unfold?
Bm                     D                     G                                         D
I could promise you the moon brought down with a lasso
Bm           D                     G           D
I need to stay, but alas I must go
Bm                     D           G                               D
Maybe you should move on, and I\’ll go it alone

[Interlude]
Bm G D D
Bm G D A (2x)
Bm G A D

[Bridge]
G                                                   D
Out in the barren field where we first met
(Continue to hold D)
Full of decay from a life in the red
G                     A           Bm           D
Oaths that I broke, the money I spent
G                     D/F#           A7sus4                     D
Couldn\’t make it work, couldn\’t even make rent
G                               A                    Bm           D
All the people I forgot that I knew, that I met
G           D/F#           A7sus4           D
Maybe my life will repay the debt

G           D           G           D
I need to stay, I need to stay
G Bm G D
I need to stay, but alas I must go
G D G D
Thought you wanted me to stay, but you need me to go
G D
I just want to say
G D
Now I finally know

[Interlude]
Bm D/F# Bm D/F# A7sus4 (5x)

[Outro]
D
Bm G A D
Bm G A D
Alas, I must go
Bm G A D
Alas, I must go
Bm G A D
Alas, I must go

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