Father John Misty – Please Dont Die Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

Father John Misty – Please Dont Die Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsFBbF/AC7/EDmGmC7CDm6/B

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This is the chord progression of Please Dont Die by Father John Misty on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
F                                        Bb F/A
One more wasted morning
C7/E                         Dm
When I could be holding you
Bb                                                             Gm
To my side somebody stop this joyless joy ride
C7                                                             Bb
I’m feeling older than my thirty-five years

[Verse 2]
F             Bb                         F/A
One more cryptic message
C7/E                                     Dm
Thinking that I might end it
Bb
Oh god, you must have woken up
Gm
To me saying that it’s all too much
C7                                                 C
I’ll take it easy with the morbid stuff

[Chorus]
F                         Bb                         F
Honey I’m worried ’bout you
Bb                         F
You’re too much to lose
Bb                         Dm6/B
You’re all that I have
F                         Bb                         F
And, honey I’m worried ’bout you
Bb                                     F
Put yourself in my shoes
Bb             Dm6/B             C             Dm
You’re all that I have so please don’t die
Bb                                     F
Wherever you are tonight

[Verse 3]
F                         Bb             F/A
All these pointless benders
C7/E                         Dm
With reptilian strangers
Bb
Oh my god you’re so naive
Gm
You leave this world in a drunken heap
C7                                                             C
Who’ll make the arrangements, baby, them or me?

[Chorus]
F Bb F
Honey I’m worried ’bout you
Bb F
You’re too much to lose
Bb Dm6/B
You’re all that I have
F Bb F
And, honey I’m worried ’bout you
Bb F
Put yourself in my shoes
Bb Dm6/B
You’re all that I have
Bb Dm6/B
You’re all that I have
Bb Dm6/B
You’re all that I have
C Dm
So please don’t die
Bb F
Wherever you are tonight

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How to play Please Dont Die: key, chords and progression

Please Dont Die by Father John Misty is built around F major (one flat: B♭), with 9 chords in all: F, Bb, F/A, C7/E, Dm, Gm, C7, C and Dm6/B.

Most of the song cycles through Bb – F – Bb – Dm6/B (IV – I – IV – vi6 in F major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – fah – lah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes D, G, A7, Bm, Em, A, Bm6 (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 43% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
C7 chord on guitar (x32310)
C7C E G B♭
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Dm6 chord on guitar (x57767)
Dm6D F A B

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Please Dont Die chords: questions

What key is Please Dont Die in?

Please Dont Die by Father John Misty is centred on F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Please Dont Die?

Please Dont Die uses 9 chords: F, Bb, F/A, C7/E, Dm, Gm, C7, C, Dm6/B.

What is the chord progression of Please Dont Die?

The main progression is Bb – F – Bb – Dm6/B (IV – I – IV – vi6).

Is Please Dont Die easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes D, G, A7, Bm, Em, A, Bm6 (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 43% without a capo).

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