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Palaye Royale – Tonight Is The Night I Die Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsEm D Bm A B C Am G F#F#m

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This is the chords of Tonight Is The Night I Die by Palaye Royale on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Em D Bm A
Em D Bm B

[Verse 1]
Em D
Lonely, another day
Bm C
Drowning, please save me
Em D Bm C
I am struggling in my own daydream

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[Pre Chorus]
Am Em G
I know I can’t live much longer
C Am B
Hear the angels sing
C Am Em D
C Am B

[Chorus]
Em D Bm
Tonight is the night I die
A G Em D Bm
Tonight is the night I die
B G
Tonight is the night I–

[Verse 2]
Em D
Surrender to my pain locked inside my cage
Bm A
Could I be a prisoner to the voices in my brain
Em
My mind is gone to waste
D
Can’t stand to look at my face
Bm
All these thoughts inside my head
A G
Will be silenced by the bang

[Pre Chorus]
Am Em G
I know I can’t live much longer
C Am B
Hear the angels sing

[Chorus]
Em
Tonight is the night I die
D Bm
(Believe me, believe me, when I say)
A G
Tonight is the night I die
Em D Bm
(Believe me, believe me, when I say)
B Em
Tonight is the night I die

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[Bridge]
F#
Die another day
F#m
What they want me to say
G
What they want me to say
A
Die another day
Em
Die another day
F#m G
Die another day
A B C
Tonight is the night I die

[Interlude]
Am Em
D C Am B

[Chorus]
Em
Tonight is the night I die
D Bm
(Believe me, believe me, when I say)
A Em
Tonight is the night I die
D Bm
(Believe me, believe me, when I say)
B Em
Tonight is the night I die

[Outro]
Em
Die another day
F#m
What they want me to say
G
What they want me to say
A
Die another day
Em
Die another day
F# G
Die another day
A B Em D Bm
Tonight is the night I die
A
Tonight is the night I die

How to play Tonight Is The Night I Die: key, chords and progression

Tonight Is The Night I Die by Palaye Royale sits in E minor (one sharp: F♯), and you need 10 chords to play it: Em, D, Bm, A, B, C, Am, G, F# and F#m.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Em – D – Bm – A (i – VII – v – IV in E minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: Bm, B, F# and F#m are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.

Chord diagrams

Em chord on guitar (022000) — EmE G B

D chord on guitar (xx0232) — DD F♯ A

Bm chord on guitar (x24432) — BmB D F♯

A chord on guitar (x02220) — AA C♯ E

B chord on guitar (x24442) — BB D♯ F♯

C chord on guitar (x32010) — CC E G

Am chord on guitar (x02210) — AmA C E

G chord on guitar (320003) — GG B D

F# chord on guitar (244322) — F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

F#m chord on guitar (244222) — F♯mF♯ A C♯

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Tonight Is The Night I Die chords: questions

What key is Tonight Is The Night I Die in?

Tonight Is The Night I Die by Palaye Royale is in the key of E minor (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Tonight Is The Night I Die?

Tonight Is The Night I Die uses 10 chords: Em, D, Bm, A, B, C, Am, G, F#, F#m.

What is the chord progression of Tonight Is The Night I Die?

The main progression is Em – D – Bm – A (i – VII – v – IV).

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