M.I.A Chords. by Avenged Sevenfold

Tempo:
82.475 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

C

Dm

F

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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M.I.A. chords
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[Dm] [Bb] [Bb] [C]
[F] [C] [Dm] [Bb] [Dm]
[Bb] [Bb] [C] [F] [C]
[Bb] [Dm] [Bb] [Dm] Staring at the [Bb] carnage, praying [E] that the [Bb] sun would [C] never [F] rise
[C] [Gm] Living [F] another [Bb] day in [Dm] disguise
[Bb] These [E] feelings [Bb] [C] can't be [F] [C] right
[Bb] Give me [F] your [A] courage to [Bb] stand [Dm] up and fight
[Bb] On [C] tonight
[Am] [Bb] [Dm] [A] [Dm]
[Bb] Give me your courage [C] [C]
[Bb] [Dm] [A] [Bb] to stand [Dm] up and fight
[Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [F] Now [Bb]
[Dm] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
fighting rage is [Dm] on it now
To [C] challenge me you must be [F] strong
[D] Walk your land but don't be long
[Dm]
[E] Two million soldiers [C] can't be [F] wrong
[G] It's [Dm] not right but I've did it before
I'm walking home and [Bb] I'm fighting the war
The [F] way I've lived and [Am] this I want to [Bb] bear I
[Ab] [Dm] think
I'm scared of this killing for fun
[D] I shot a father right [Bb] in front of my son
[E] Take a [F] slugger gun to [Am] kiss him
Please [Bb] erase my dreams
[Dm] I'd rather [Bb] fight for your [C] life
Pray to [F] God that our [Gm] side is right
We [Am] won't [Bb] spill milk [C] until I make it home to [Dm] you
I see your [Bb] mother's film with [C] tears
Who wants a [F] fast-fretching [G] melody
Your [A] memories won't [Bb] let you [C] cry
Unless I don't return [Bb] tonight
[C]
[Dm] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
[Dm] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
[Ab] [Dm] Two million soldiers can't be out of [Bb] sight
I take a life so they can't see my pain
I'm scared of [F] this killing all the [Am] right now
Murder's [Bb] all I have
[Dm] Nobody tells me all the reasons why
[Bb] I am a weapon so there's nothing to fear
[E] [F] I'd rather [Am] fight [Bb] [Dm]
[Bb] for your [C] life
Pray to [F] God that our side [G] is right
We won't spill milk until I make it home to you
[Am] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] I see your [Bb] mother's film with [C] tears
Who wants a [F] fast-fretching [G] melody
Your memories [A] won't [Bb] let you [C] cry
Unless I don't return [Dm] tonight Squeering in
[Bb] It's brave that the sun [C] would never rise
[F] Living a [A] love day [D] in disguise
[Bb] These feelings [C] can't be right
Give [F] me your [A] courage, stand [Dm] up and fight
Watching the dead [D] sunrise, wondering how [Bb] I'm alive
[D] [C] [Bb] Spilling this blood on my hands, I'll show all I [D] can
There are no silent nights, watching your brothers all die
[Am] [Bb] To destroy all their plans, with no thought of [Dm] me, no
[C]
[F] [A]
[Dm] [D] [Bb]
[C] [A]
[Dm] I'm still here, [Bb]
[C] I'm still here
[A] Walk [Em]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] [A]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] [A]
[Dm] [F] [Bb]
[C] [A] [Em] [A]
[Dm] [F] [Bb]
[C] [A]
[D] [Bb]
[C] [F]
[G] [A] [Bb]
[C] [Db]
[D] [Bb]
[C] [F] the
[G] [A] [Bb]
[C] [D]
[E] [Dm] [Bb] [C]
[F] [A] [Dm] [Bb]
[C] [F] [A]
[Dm]
[Bb] [C] [Dm]
[A] [G] [Dm]
[Bb] [Bb] [C] [Dm]
[Bb] [Dm] city [Bb] lonely, [Bb] memories that [C] are now passing [F] by
[C] A murderer [Gm] [F] walks [Bb] your [Dm] streets tonight
[Bb] Forgive [Bb] me for all [C] my [Bb] crimes
[F] Don't [A] forget [E] that [Bb] I was so [E] [Dm] young
Caught so scared [Db] in the name [G] of [Db] [C] God
And [F] God
[C] drew
[Dm] [Bb] [C] [Bb] [F] [A]
[Dm] [Bb] [E] [Bb]
[D] [C] [A] [G]
[Dm] [Bb] [Bb] [C]
[F] [Bb] [Dm]
[Bb] [C]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Dm
2311
F
134211111
A
1231
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Dm
2311
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To learn Avenged Sevenfold - M.I.A chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Dm, Bb, C, Dm, Bb, Dm, C, F and Bb. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 41 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 82. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of D Minor.

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[Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _
[F] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _
[Bb] _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] Staring at the [Bb] carnage, praying [E] that the [Bb] sun would [C] never [F] rise
[C] [Gm] Living [F] another [Bb] day in [Dm] disguise
[Bb] These [E] feelings [Bb] [C] can't be [F] [C] right
[Bb] Give me [F] your [A] courage to [Bb] stand [Dm] up and fight
[Bb] _ On _ [C] tonight
[Am] _ [Bb] _ [Dm] _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Bb] Give me your courage _ [C] _ _ [C] _
[Bb] _ [Dm] _ [A] [Bb] to stand [Dm] up and fight
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] Now [Bb] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ fighting rage is [Dm] on it now
To _ [C] challenge me you must be [F] strong _
[D] Walk your land but don't be long
[Dm] _ _
[E] Two million soldiers [C] can't be [F] wrong
[G] It's [Dm] not right but I've did it before
I'm walking home and [Bb] I'm fighting the war
The [F] way I've lived and [Am] this I want to [Bb] bear I _
[Ab] [Dm] think
I'm scared of this killing for fun
[D] I shot a father right [Bb] in front of my son
[E] Take a [F] slugger gun to [Am] kiss him
Please [Bb] erase my dreams
[Dm] I'd rather [Bb] fight for your [C] life
Pray to [F] God that our [Gm] side is right
We [Am] won't [Bb] spill milk [C] until I make it home to [Dm] you
I see your [Bb] mother's film with [C] tears
Who wants a [F] fast-fretching [G] melody
Your [A] memories won't [Bb] let you [C] cry
Unless I don't return [Bb] tonight
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Ab] [Dm] Two million soldiers can't be out of [Bb] sight
I take a life so they can't see my pain
I'm scared of [F] this killing all the [Am] right now
Murder's [Bb] all I have
[Dm] _ Nobody tells me all the reasons why
[Bb] I am a weapon so there's nothing to fear
[E] [F] I'd rather [Am] fight _ [Bb] _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Bb] for your [C] life
Pray to [F] God that our side [G] is right
We won't spill milk until I make it home to you
[Am] _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ _
[Dm] I see your [Bb] mother's film with [C] tears
Who wants a [F] fast-fretching [G] melody
Your memories [A] won't [Bb] let you [C] cry
Unless I don't return [Dm] tonight Squeering in
[Bb] It's brave that the sun [C] would never rise
[F] Living a [A] love day [D] in disguise
[Bb] These feelings [C] can't be right
Give [F] me your [A] courage, stand [Dm] up and fight
Watching the dead [D] sunrise, wondering how [Bb] I'm alive
_ [D] _ _ [C] [Bb] Spilling this blood on my hands, I'll show all I [D] can
There are no silent nights, watching your brothers all die
_ _ [Am] [Bb] To destroy all their plans, with no thought of [Dm] me, no
_ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ I'm still here, [Bb] _ _ _
[C] I'm still here
_ _ [A] Walk [Em] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _
[Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] the _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [A] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [A] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Bb] _ [Dm] _ city [Bb] lonely, [Bb] memories that [C] are now passing [F] by
[C] A murderer [Gm] [F] walks [Bb] your [Dm] streets tonight
_ [Bb] Forgive [Bb] me for all [C] my _ [Bb] crimes
[F] Don't [A] forget [E] that [Bb] I was so _ [E] _ [Dm] young
Caught so _ scared [Db] in the name [G] of [Db] _ [C] God
And [F] God _
[C] drew
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [A] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [E] _ [Bb] _
[D] _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _

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This song is part of City of Evil album.

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