Sold Me Down The River Chords by The Alarm

Tempo:

113.3 bpm

Chords used:

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[D]
There's a fire beneath my skin There's a fever that makes me ill
[G] Got a [Dm] love, a love that kills I got 24 hours to live
[G] Come back, I'm begging you please [D] come back Come [Bb]
back, I'm down on my knees
[C]
Come back, [G] I'm begging you please [D]
I [Bm] don't know why, [C] I don't [G] understand
I [Bm] get soaked down the river [C] [G] I [D]
[Bm] don't know why, [C] I don't [G] understand
I [D] get [Bm] soaked down the [C] river [G] [D]
Soaked me down the river
There's the rose that crossed my [Dm] chest Got your name written on [D] it
That's the drug that I live by Give me a shot before I [G] die
Come back, I'm begging you please [D] come back Come [Bb]
back, I'm [C] down on [G] [D]
[Bm] my [C] knees
I don't [G] understand, I [Bm] get soaked [G] down the [C] river I [G] [D]
[Bm] don't know why, [C] I don't [G] understand
I [D] get [Bm] soaked down the river [C] [G] [D] Soaked me down the river
I
[Dm] [D] [G]
don't [C] [G] [Dm]
[D] [Bb]
[F]
[C] [G] [D]
[G] know why, [C] I don't [G] understand I [D] get soaked [G] down the [C] river
[G] [D]
I [Bm] don't know why [C] I don't [G] understand how [D] you sold it [Bm] down the [C] river.
[G] [D] Sold it down the river.
Alright.
I don't know why I don't understand [Dm] [G]
[D] how [Bm] [A] you sold it down the river.
[D]
I [Bm] don't know why, [C] I don't [G] understand how [D] you're soaking [Bm] down the [C] river.
[G] [D]
Soaking [Bm] down the [C] river.
[G] [D]
Soaking [Bm] down the river.
[C] [G] [D]

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To learn The Alarm - Sold Me Down The River chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: G, Bm, C, G and D. Kick off your practice at a gentle 56 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 113 BPM. Given the song's key of G Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
There's a fire beneath my skin There's a fever that makes me ill
[G] Got a [Dm] love, a love that kills I got 24 hours to live
[G] Come back, _ I'm begging you please [D] come back Come _ _ _ _ [Bb]
back, _ I'm down on my knees
[C] _
Come back, [G] I'm begging you please [D]
I [Bm] don't know why, [C] I don't [G] understand
I [Bm] get soaked down the river [C] _ [G] I [D] _ _
[Bm] don't know why, [C] I don't [G] understand
I [D] get [Bm] soaked down the [C] river _ [G] _ _ [D]
Soaked me down the river _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
There's the rose that crossed my [Dm] chest Got your name written on [D] it
That's the drug that I live by Give me a shot before I [G] die
Come back, _ I'm begging you please [D] come back _ Come _ _ _ [Bb]
back, _ _ _ I'm [C] down on _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Bm] my [C] knees
I don't [G] understand, I [Bm] get soaked [G] down the [C] river I [G] _ _ [D] _
[Bm] don't know why, [C] I don't [G] understand
I [D] get [Bm] soaked down the river [C] _ _ [G] _ [D] Soaked me down the river
_ I _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ don't [C] _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[G] know why, [C] I don't [G] understand I [D] get soaked [G] down the [C] river
_ [G] _ _ [D]
I [Bm] don't know why [C] I don't [G] understand how [D] you sold it [Bm] down the [C] river.
_ [G] _ [D] Sold it down the river.
_ _ Alright.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I _ don't know why I don't understand _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] how _ [Bm] [A] you sold it _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
down the river.
_ _ _ _ [D]
I [Bm] don't know why, [C] I don't [G] understand how [D] you're soaking [Bm] down the [C] river.
_ [G] _ _ [D]
Soaking [Bm] down the [C] river.
_ [G] _ _ [D]
Soaking [Bm] down the river.
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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