Sold Me Down The River Chords by The Alarm

Tempo:
113.25 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

C

Bm

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Alarm - Sold Me Down The River chords
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[D]
There's a fire beneath my skin.
[G] There's a fever [D] that makes me ill.
[Bm] Gotta [Dm] love the love that kills.
I got 24 hours to live.
[G] Come back!
I'm begging you please [D] come back.
[Bb] Come back!
I'm down on my knees.
[C] Come back!
[G] I'm begging you [D] please.
I [Bm] don't know why.
[C] I don't [G] understand.
I [D]
sold me [Bm] down the [C] river.
[G] I [D]
[Bm] don't know why.
[C] I don't [G] understand.
I [D] sold [Bm] me down the [C] river.
[G] [D]
Sold me down the river.
There's a rose across my [Dm] chest.
Got your name written on [D] it.
Love's a drug that I live by.
Give me a [Bm] shot [D] before I [G] die.
Come back!
I'm begging you please [D] come back.
[Bb] Come 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 sold me down a [C] river.
[G] [D]
I [Bm] don't know why.
[C] I don't [G] understand.
I [D]
sold me [Bm] down a [C] river.
[D] Sold me down a river.
I sold me down a river.
I [G]
don't [C] [G] [D]
[Dm] [D] [Bb]
[F]
[C] [G] [D]
[G] know why.
[C] I don't [G] understand.
I [D] sold me [G] down a [C] river.
[G] [D]
I [Bm] don't know why [C] I don't [G] understand [D] how this all [Bm] began in the [C] river.
[G] [D] This all began in the river.
All right.
Ooooh.
Aaaah.
Ahhh.
Aaaah.
Oh.
[Dm] Oh.
[G]
Oh.
[D] Oh.
[A] So big.
So big.
So big.
So big.
So big.
So big.
I don't [D]
[Bm] know why [C] I don't [G] understand
[D] Hey, it's [Bm] over down the [C] river.
[G] [D] It's over [Bm] down the [C] river.
[G] [D] It's [Bm] [C] [G] [D]
over down the river.
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
Bm
13421112
Dm
2311
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
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To jam and learn The Alarm - Sold Me Down The River chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Bm, C, G, D, C and D. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 56 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 113. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: G Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There's a fire beneath my skin. _
[G] There's a fever [D] that makes me ill. _
[Bm] Gotta [Dm] love the love that kills.
I got 24 hours to live.
[G] Come back!
_ I'm begging you please [D] come back.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Come back!
_ I'm down on my knees.
[C] Come back!
_ [G] I'm begging you [D] please.
I [Bm] don't know why.
[C] I don't [G] understand.
I [D]
sold me [Bm] down the [C] river.
[G] I _ [D] _
[Bm] don't know why.
[C] I don't [G] understand.
I [D] sold [Bm] me down the [C] river.
_ [G] _ _ [D]
Sold me down the river. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There's a rose across my [Dm] chest.
Got your name written on [D] it. _
Love's a drug that I live by. _
Give me a [Bm] shot [D] before I [G] die.
Come back!
_ I'm begging you please [D] come back.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Come 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 sold me down a _ [C] river.
[G] _ _ [D]
I [Bm] don't know why.
[C] I don't [G] understand.
I [D]
sold me [Bm] down a [C] river.
_ _ [D] Sold me down a river.
_ _ I sold me down a river. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I _ _ [G] _
_ don't _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[G] know why.
[C] I don't [G] understand.
I [D] sold me [G] down a [C] river.
_ [G] _ _ [D]
I [Bm] don't know why [C] I don't [G] understand [D] how this all [Bm] began in the [C] river.
_ [G] _ [D] This all began in the river.
_ All right.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ooooh.
_ Aaaah.
_ _ Ahhh.
_ _ Aaaah. _ _ _
Oh.
_ [Dm] Oh.
_ _ _ [G]
Oh.
_ _ [D] _ Oh.
[A] So big.
So big. _
So big.
_ _ _ _ _ So big.
So big. _
So big.
I don't _ _ _ [D] _
[Bm] know why [C] I don't [G] understand
[D] Hey, it's [Bm] over down the [C] river.
_ [G] _ [D] It's over [Bm] down the [C] river.
_ [G] _ [D] It's _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D]
over down the river. _ _ _ _ _

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