die by the sword chords by
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Key: E minor•

Verse 1

E

E

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G5

G5

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F#

F#

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E

E

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Em

Em

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E

E

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B

B

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F#

F#

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A5

A5

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G5

G5

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He

E5

E5

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E

E

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E5

E5

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E

E

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E5

E5

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E

E

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E5

E5

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E

E

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F

F

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E5

E5

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E

E

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E5

E5

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E

E

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E5

E5

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E

E

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F

F

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E5

E5

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E

E

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world around us, frozen in terror

E5

E5

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E

E

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E5

E5

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C5

C5

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E5

E5

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E

E

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The balance of power,

E5

E5

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E

E

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E5

E5

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E

E

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a thing of the past

Verse 2

Anything human has been abandoned

E

E

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C

C

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E5

E5

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E

E

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We're just drowning souls in

a river of blood

E5

E5

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F

F

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Verse 3

C

C

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C5

C5

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C

C

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Am

Am

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What was built up in thousand

A5

A5

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Am

Am

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C

C

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s of years

C5

C5

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F#

F#

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C

C

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In just a moment is des troyed

C5

C5

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C

C

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Am

Am

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Have we lost all compassion

A5

A5

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Am

Am

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A5

A5

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C

C

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and love

C5

C5

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Cast our souls into the void

Interlude 1

F#

F#

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E

E

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Em

Em

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C

C

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Verse 4

E

E

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E5

E5

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If you live by the sword - you will

C

C

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E

E

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Em

Em

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C

C

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die by the sword

E

E

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C

C

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If you live by the sword - you will die by

Interlude 2

the sword

C

C

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G5

G5

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F#

F#

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E

E

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E5

E5

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E

E

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E5

E5

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Verse 5

Em

Em

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E

E

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We're sinking deeper in

C

C

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a world of darkness

E

E

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E5

E5

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E

E

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It's kill or be killed from the

E5

E5

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day we are born

E

E

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We're an evil seed from

E5

E5

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the soul of a serpent

E

E

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An evil breed in a valley

of thorns

E5

E5

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F

F

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Verse 6

C

C

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What was built up in

Am

Am

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A5

A5

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Am

Am

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thousand s of years

C

C

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F#

F#

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C

C

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In just a moment is des troyed

C5

C5

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Have we lost all compassion and love

C5

C5

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C

C

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Cast our souls into the void

Interlude 3

F#

F#

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E

E

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Em

Em

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C

C

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Am

Am

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If you live

Verse 7

E

E

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C

C

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by the sword - you will die

E

E

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E5

E5

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E

E

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E5

E5

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Em

Em

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C

C

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by the sword

E

E

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C

C

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If you live by the sword - you will die by the sword

Interlude 4

C

C

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E

E

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B

B

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C

C

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B

B

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Am

Am

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B

B

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A5

A5

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B

B

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C5

C5

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B

B

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A5

A5

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B

B

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Am

Am

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B

B

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Em

Em

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E

E

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B

B

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E

E

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D5

D5

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E

E

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B

B

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E

E

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E5

E5

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F

F

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Am

Am

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A5

A5

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B

B

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E

E

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Am

Am

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Verse 8

B

B

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Am

Am

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B

B

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Blood and vengeance, iron and bone

C5

C5

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B

B

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Am

Am

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B

B

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Fallen warriors,

Am

Am

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B

B

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E

E

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carved in stone

Interlude 5

E

E

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C

C

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E

E

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Dm

Dm

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E

E

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C

C

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E

E

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E5

E5

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F

F

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C

C

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Verse 9

C5

C5

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C

C

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Am

Am

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Crush this mindless desire for blood

C

C

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C5

C5

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F#

F#

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B

B

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And stop this endless cru sade

C

C

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C5

C5

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C

C

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Am

Am

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Conquer our instincts and

C

C

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lay down the steel

C5

C5

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Save our children from the

Interlude 6

blade

F#

F#

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E

E

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Em

Em

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E

E

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Em

Em

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C

C

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Verse 10

E

E

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Em

Em

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If you live by the sword - you will

C

C

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E

E

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Em

Em

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C

C

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die by the sword

E

E

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If you live by the sword - you

C

C

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will die by the sword

Outro 1

C

C

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G

G

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B

B

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E

E

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Chords

E
G5
F#
Em
B
A5
E5
F
C5
C
Am
D5
Dm
G

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of die by the sword by Accept is E minor.

The primary chords used in die by the sword are E, G5, F#, Em, B, A5.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like E, G5, F#, Em, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of die by the sword is approximately 194 beats per minute.

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