Widower Chords by The Dillinger Escape Plan
Tempo:
138.8 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
G
Eb
Cm
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab] [E]
[Ab] [B]
[E] [Gm]
[Bb]
You were a face in the [F] crowd [Gm] [Bb] I threw myself onto [Gm] you
[Bb]
I tried to take you away
[C] I didn't know how [Gm] to do
But I [D] could not give [F] you the
[Gm] moves [D]
Some [A] things I said were [Gm] true
Still we clung [Bb] to a ghost I feel so bad you never [Eb] knew
[C]
I felt [Cm] like you should know [C] But I don't [Ab] need to listen
When
[Gm] [Eb] [G]
[Cm] you walked away I [Gm] reached your name
As you walked [Eb]
away As you walked away
[Cm]
We can never get it back What we choose to throw away
[G] When you walked [A] away I [Gm] reached your name
[Cm] As you [Eb] walked away As you walked away
[Cm] [Gm] We [Cm]
can never [Eb] get it back [Ab] What we choose to throw away
[G] I don't know how to hold on to something That seems to come in control by the day
Every time I think I can handle You only seem to get [Bb] farther away
I never realized just [Eb] how hard it was For a person like me to
For a person [Cm] like me to
[F] When [Ab]
[G] you [Cm] walked away I [G] reached your [Cm] name
As [Eb] you walked away As you walked away
[Cm]
We can never get it back What we choose to throw [G] away
When you walked away I [Gm] reached your name
[Cm] As you [Eb] walked away As you walked away
[Cm]
We can never [Gm] get it back [Ab] What we choose to throw away
[G] I couldn't watch you wish it was something That seemed more impossible [Gm] by the day
Every time I thought of you, son I only seemed to get farther [Eb] away
I never realized just how hard it [C]
was For a person [Ab] like me to
[G]
Walked out with your life [Db] like it was Held on [E] to [G] the world
I'm crippled because of dreams That [Db] eclipsed reality
Crushing it just feels real, bursting with [F] happiness
[Ab]
I couldn't hold on [Db] to
[Bb]
some things that [F] mattered
[Ab]
It was my big [Db] mistake [Bb]
To think that I [E] was too over [F]
[Dm] [F] [Gm]
-taken
[G] [D]
[Gm]
[G] [Eb]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Ebm]
[Bb] [Eb] [F]
[Eb]
[Ebm]
[Eb] [Cm]
[Ab]
[G]
As you walked away As you walked away
[Gm] [G] [A] [Gm]
[G] [A]
[Ab] [B]
[E] [Gm]
[Bb]
You were a face in the [F] crowd [Gm] [Bb] I threw myself onto [Gm] you
[Bb]
I tried to take you away
[C] I didn't know how [Gm] to do
But I [D] could not give [F] you the
[Gm] moves [D]
Some [A] things I said were [Gm] true
Still we clung [Bb] to a ghost I feel so bad you never [Eb] knew
[C]
I felt [Cm] like you should know [C] But I don't [Ab] need to listen
When
[Gm] [Eb] [G]
[Cm] you walked away I [Gm] reached your name
As you walked [Eb]
away As you walked away
[Cm]
We can never get it back What we choose to throw away
[G] When you walked [A] away I [Gm] reached your name
[Cm] As you [Eb] walked away As you walked away
[Cm] [Gm] We [Cm]
can never [Eb] get it back [Ab] What we choose to throw away
[G] I don't know how to hold on to something That seems to come in control by the day
Every time I think I can handle You only seem to get [Bb] farther away
I never realized just [Eb] how hard it was For a person like me to
For a person [Cm] like me to
[F] When [Ab]
[G] you [Cm] walked away I [G] reached your [Cm] name
As [Eb] you walked away As you walked away
[Cm]
We can never get it back What we choose to throw [G] away
When you walked away I [Gm] reached your name
[Cm] As you [Eb] walked away As you walked away
[Cm]
We can never [Gm] get it back [Ab] What we choose to throw away
[G] I couldn't watch you wish it was something That seemed more impossible [Gm] by the day
Every time I thought of you, son I only seemed to get farther [Eb] away
I never realized just how hard it [C]
was For a person [Ab] like me to
[G]
Walked out with your life [Db] like it was Held on [E] to [G] the world
I'm crippled because of dreams That [Db] eclipsed reality
Crushing it just feels real, bursting with [F] happiness
[Ab]
I couldn't hold on [Db] to
[Bb]
some things that [F] mattered
[Ab]
It was my big [Db] mistake [Bb]
To think that I [E] was too over [F]
[Dm] [F] [Gm]
-taken
[G] [D]
[Gm]
[G] [Eb]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Ebm]
[Bb] [Eb] [F]
[Eb]
[Ebm]
[Eb] [Cm]
[Ab]
[G]
As you walked away As you walked away
[Gm] [G] [A] [Gm]
[G] [A]
Key:
Gm
G
Eb
Cm
Ab
Gm
G
Eb
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb]
You were a face in the [F] crowd _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] I _ threw myself _ onto [Gm] you
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
I tried to take you _ _ _ _ away _ _
[C] I didn't know how [Gm] to do
_ But I [D] could not _ give [F] you the _
[Gm] moves _ _ _ _ _ [D]
Some [A] things I said were [Gm] true _
_ Still _ _ _ _ _ _ we _ clung [Bb] to a _ _ ghost _ _ _ I feel so bad you never [Eb] knew
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
I felt [Cm] like you should know _ _ _ [C] But I don't [Ab] need to listen
_ _ _ _ When
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [G] _
[Cm] you walked away I [Gm] reached your _ name
_ _ As you walked [Eb] _ _
away _ As you walked _ _ away
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ We can never get it back What we choose to throw away
[G] _ When you walked [A] away I [Gm] reached your _ _ name
[Cm] _ As you [Eb] walked _ away _ _ As you walked away _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] We [Cm] _ _
can never [Eb] get it back [Ab] What we choose to throw _ away
[G] _ I don't know how to hold on to something That seems to come in control by the day
Every time I think I can handle You only seem to get [Bb] farther away _
_ _ _ _ I never _ realized just [Eb] how hard it was For a person like me to
_ For a person [Cm] like me to
[F] _ _ When _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] you [Cm] walked away I [G] reached your [Cm] name
As _ [Eb] _ you walked away _ _ As you walked away _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
We can never get it back What we choose to throw [G] away
_ When you walked away I [Gm] reached your _ name
_ [Cm] As you [Eb] walked away _ _ As you walked away _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
We can never [Gm] get it back [Ab] What we choose to throw _ away
[G] I couldn't watch you wish it was something That seemed more impossible [Gm] by the day
Every time I thought of you, son I only seemed to get farther [Eb] _ away _
_ _ I _ never realized _ just how hard it [C]
was For a person [Ab] like me to _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Walked out with your life [Db] like it _ was _ _ _ _ _ _ Held on _ _ [E] to [G] the _ world
I'm crippled because of _ dreams That _ [Db] eclipsed reality
_ _ _ Crushing it just feels real, bursting with [F] happiness _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
I couldn't hold on [Db] to _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
some things that _ _ [F] mattered _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab]
It was my big _ [Db] mistake _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb]
To think that I [E] was too over [F] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm]
-taken _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
As you walked away _ _ _ As you walked away
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb]
You were a face in the [F] crowd _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] I _ threw myself _ onto [Gm] you
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
I tried to take you _ _ _ _ away _ _
[C] I didn't know how [Gm] to do
_ But I [D] could not _ give [F] you the _
[Gm] moves _ _ _ _ _ [D]
Some [A] things I said were [Gm] true _
_ Still _ _ _ _ _ _ we _ clung [Bb] to a _ _ ghost _ _ _ I feel so bad you never [Eb] knew
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
I felt [Cm] like you should know _ _ _ [C] But I don't [Ab] need to listen
_ _ _ _ When
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [G] _
[Cm] you walked away I [Gm] reached your _ name
_ _ As you walked [Eb] _ _
away _ As you walked _ _ away
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ We can never get it back What we choose to throw away
[G] _ When you walked [A] away I [Gm] reached your _ _ name
[Cm] _ As you [Eb] walked _ away _ _ As you walked away _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] We [Cm] _ _
can never [Eb] get it back [Ab] What we choose to throw _ away
[G] _ I don't know how to hold on to something That seems to come in control by the day
Every time I think I can handle You only seem to get [Bb] farther away _
_ _ _ _ I never _ realized just [Eb] how hard it was For a person like me to
_ For a person [Cm] like me to
[F] _ _ When _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] you [Cm] walked away I [G] reached your [Cm] name
As _ [Eb] _ you walked away _ _ As you walked away _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
We can never get it back What we choose to throw [G] away
_ When you walked away I [Gm] reached your _ name
_ [Cm] As you [Eb] walked away _ _ As you walked away _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
We can never [Gm] get it back [Ab] What we choose to throw _ away
[G] I couldn't watch you wish it was something That seemed more impossible [Gm] by the day
Every time I thought of you, son I only seemed to get farther [Eb] _ away _
_ _ I _ never realized _ just how hard it [C]
was For a person [Ab] like me to _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Walked out with your life [Db] like it _ was _ _ _ _ _ _ Held on _ _ [E] to [G] the _ world
I'm crippled because of _ dreams That _ [Db] eclipsed reality
_ _ _ Crushing it just feels real, bursting with [F] happiness _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
I couldn't hold on [Db] to _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
some things that _ _ [F] mattered _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab]
It was my big _ [Db] mistake _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb]
To think that I [E] was too over [F] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm]
-taken _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
As you walked away _ _ _ As you walked away
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _