Dying On The Vine Chords by John Cale

Tempo:
109.65 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Cm

Ab

Eb

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Cale / Dying On The Vine (1985) chords
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[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[C] [Bb]
[Fm]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [Cm] [Ab]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [Cm] I've [Ab] been chasing ghosts [Bb] and I don't like it.
[Cm] I [Ab] wish someone would show [Bb] me where to draw [Eb] the line.
[G] I'd [Ab] lay down my [Bb] sword if [Cm] you'd take it.
And [F] tell everyone back home [Gm] I'm doing fine.
[F] [Ab]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Ab]
[Bb] I [Cm]
[F] was building [Bb] down in [Cm] Apple Grove.
[Ab]
Trading clothing [Bb] for [F] some wine.
[G] [Ab]
Smelling [Bb] like an old [Cm] dopey woman.
Or a [F] William [Cm] Burroughs [Fm] playing [G] for most time.
And [Eb] I was thinking [Ebm] about my [Cm]
mother.
[C] I [Eb] was thinking [Cm] about what's mine.
[F] I was living [Bb] like [Eb] a [Cm] Hollywood.
But [F] I was dying on [G] the vine.
Who [Ab] could sleep through [Bb] all that noisy [Cm]
chatter?
[Ab]
Troops for celebration [Bb] in [Eb] the sun.
[G] [Ab] The [Eb] authorities say [Bb] my papers are all [Eb]
murder.
[Cm] [C] And if I wasn't such a [Bb] coward, I [G] would run.
[C] [G] [Ab] I'll see you [Bb] when all the [Cm] shooting's over.
[Ab]
Meet me [Bb] on the other side [Eb] of town.
[G] [Ab] Yes, you can bring all your friends [Cm] along for protection.
[Fm]
It's always [F] nice to have them hanging [G]
around.
[F] [Eb] I was thinking about [Cm] my
[Gm] mother.
[Eb] I was thinking about [Cm] what's mine.
[F] I was living my [Bb] life like [Eb] a Hollywood.
[F] But I was dying, dying on [Gm] the vine.
[Ab] [Bb] [Cm]
[Ab]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [Ab]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Fm]
[G]
[D] [Ab]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
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To learn John Cale - Dying On The Vine chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - G, Ab, Bb, Cm, G, Bb, Eb and G. Use ChordU to start at a slow tempo and accelerate as you improve. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Eb Major in mind.

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_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ I've [Ab] been chasing ghosts [Bb] _ and I don't like it.
[Cm] I _ _ [Ab] wish someone would show [Bb] me where to draw [Eb] the line.
_ _ [G] _ _ I'd [Ab] lay down my [Bb] sword if [Cm] you'd take it.
_ _ _ And [F] tell everyone back home [Gm] I'm doing fine.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Bb] I _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ was building _ _ [Bb] down in [Cm] Apple Grove.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab]
Trading clothing [Bb] _ for [F] some wine.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab]
Smelling _ [Bb] like an old [Cm] dopey woman.
_ _ Or a [F] William _ [Cm] Burroughs [Fm] playing [G] for most time.
_ _ _ And [Eb] I was thinking _ [Ebm] about my [Cm]
mother.
_ _ _ _ [C] I [Eb] was thinking [Cm] _ _ _ about what's mine.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] I was living _ [Bb] _ like [Eb] a [Cm] Hollywood.
_ But _ [F] I was dying _ on _ [G] the vine.
_ _ _ _ Who [Ab] could sleep through [Bb] all that noisy [Cm]
chatter?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab]
Troops for celebration [Bb] _ _ in [Eb] the sun.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Ab] The [Eb] authorities say [Bb] my papers are all [Eb]
murder.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] And if I wasn't such a [Bb] coward, _ _ I [G] would run.
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [Ab] I'll see you [Bb] when all the [Cm] shooting's over.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab]
Meet me [Bb] on the other side [Eb] of town.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] Yes, you can bring all your friends [Cm] along for protection.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm]
It's always [F] nice to have them hanging [G]
around.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] I was thinking _ about [Cm] my _
[Gm] mother.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] I was thinking _ _ about [Cm] _ what's mine.
_ _ _ _ [F] I was living my [Bb] life _ like [Eb] a Hollywood.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] But I was dying, _ _ dying on [Gm] the vine.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _

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