The 1975 – I Always Wanna Die Sometimes Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

The 1975 – I Always Wanna Die Sometimes Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsDDmaj7D6G6add9GGmF#mG6D6sus2Dsus2A

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This is the chord progression of I Always Wanna Die Sometimes by The 1975 on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D Dmaj7 D6 D
D Dmaj7 D6 D
D Dmaj7 D6 D
D Dmaj7 D6 D

[Verse 1]
G6add9
I bet you thought your life would change
D        Dmaj7     D6     D
But you’re sat on a train again
G                                                                 Gm
Your memories are sceneries for things you said
D Dmaj7 D6 D
But never really meant
G                                                                 Gm
You build it to a high to say goodbye
D     Dmaj7 D6 D
Because you’re not the same as them
G
But your death it won’t happen to you
Gm                                                 F#m
It happens to your family and your friends
I pretend

[Chorus]
G              G6                D    D6sus2 D
And I always wanna die, sometimes
G                Gm      D Dmaj7 D6 D
I always wanna die, sometimes
D Dmaj7 D6 D

[Verse 2]
G6add9
You win, you lose, you sing the blues
Gm                                   F#m
There’s no point in buying concrete shoes
I’ll refuse

[Chorus]
G          G6                         D       D6sus2 D
And I always wanna die, sometimes
G          G6               D              D6sus2 D
I always wanna die, sometimes
G                          Gm
I always wanna die

[Bridge]
F#m
Am I me through geography?
A face collapsed through entropy
Dsus2
I can hardly speak
G                                                  Gm
And when I try it’s nothing but a squeak
F#m
On the video
A
Living room for small
G
If you can’t survive; just try

[Chorus]
G        G6                D             D6sus2 D
And I always wanna die, sometimes
G               G6       D         D6sus2 D
I always wanna die, sometimes
G                  Gm
Always wanna die
D                  D6sus2
Always wanna die
A                  G
Always wanna die
D                          D6sus2
And I always wanna die
A                  G
Always wanna die
D                  D6sus2
Always wanna die

A                          G
Always wanna die, sometimes
D                          D6sus2
Sometimes… Sometimes…
A                          G
I… Sometimes…
D D6sus2
Always wanna die
A G
Always wanna die, sometimes
D Dmaj7 D6 D
D Dmaj7 D6 D

How to play I Always Wanna Die Sometimes: key, chords and progression

I Always Wanna Die Sometimes by The 1975 is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). The song uses 10 chords: D, Dmaj7, D6, G, Gm, F#m, G6, D6sus2, Dsus2 and A.

Most of the song cycles through D – Dmaj7 – D6 – D (I – Imaj7 – I6 – I in D major). In solfa, that is doh – doh – doh – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes A, Amaj7, A6, D, Dm, C#m, D6, Asus2, E (89% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Dmaj7 chord on guitar (xx0222)
Dmaj7D F♯ A C♯
D6 chord on guitar (xx0202)
D6D F♯ A B
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
G6 chord on guitar (320000)
G6G B D E
Dsus2 chord on guitar (xx0230)
Dsus2D E A
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E

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I Always Wanna Die Sometimes chords: questions

What key is I Always Wanna Die Sometimes in?

I Always Wanna Die Sometimes by The 1975 is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in I Always Wanna Die Sometimes?

I Always Wanna Die Sometimes uses 10 chords: D, Dmaj7, D6, G, Gm, F#m, G6, D6sus2, Dsus2, A.

What is the chord progression of I Always Wanna Die Sometimes?

The main progression is D – Dmaj7 – D6 – D (I – Imaj7 – I6 – I).

Is I Always Wanna Die Sometimes easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes A, Amaj7, A6, D, Dm, C#m, D6, Asus2, E (89% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

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