Nov102023

Chris Stapleton – The Day I Die Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
G  C  G  C

[Chorus]
        G           C
When my heart stops breakin'
        Em7        Dsus4 D
When my eyes won't cry
               Em7
When there's a day I can
          C
 live without you, baby
        Am   C     G
It'll be the day I die

[Verse 1]
D           C
I had never ever,
                G
ever hurt this way
    D              C
The pain is almost more
            G
than I can take
D           C
I'd give anythin'
            Em
 for you to stay with me
                    Dsus4 D
And never say, "Goodbye"

[Chorus]
        G           C
When my heart stops breakin'
        Em7        Dsus4 D
When my eyes won't cry
               Em7
When there's a day I
              C
can live without you, baby
        Am   C     G
It'll be the day I die

[Verse 2]
D            C
I don't understand the
         G
 rеasons why
    D             C
Was every "I love you"
            G
 a lovеr's lie?
        D
Please, tell me that
     C              Em
you felt it at the time
                         D
And that what we had was real

[Chorus]
        G           C
When my heart stops breakin'
        Em7        Dsus4 D
When my eyes won't cry
               Em7
When there's a day
                C
 I can live without you,
 baby
        Am   C     G
It'll be the day I die

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[Solo]
G  C  Am C G

[Bridge]
C
I have nothin'
if I don't have you
G
This is all I'm
                 D/F#
lookin' forward to

[Chorus]
               G
'Cause when my heart
       C
stops breakin'
        Em7        Dsus4 D
When my eyes won't cry
               Em7
When there's a day I can
          C
 live without you, baby
        Am   C     G
It'll be the day I die
           Am    C     G
Oh, it'll be the day I die

[Outro]
C  G  C  G
C  G  C

How to play The Day I Die: key, chords and progression

These are The Day I Die chords by Chris Stapleton on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

The Day I Die by Chris Stapleton is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 8 chords: G, C, Em7, Dsus4, D, Am, Em and D/F#.

Most of the song cycles through C – G – D – C (IV – I – V – IV in G major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.