If Depression Gets The Best Of Me chords by Zevia (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

C
G
Am7
F
FmMaj7
Am
G7
Fm6
Am7/G
Am/G
G/B

Verse 1
C 
G 
Empty, and numb
Am7 
F 
Still can't get past all the sadness,
C 
and the crumbs I left
G 
Help me, I'm scared
Am7 
'Cause the one thing on my mind
F 
FmMaj7 
Is for me to disappear

Chorus 1
C 
So mama when I die
G 
Please, hold in your cry
Am 
Just know that when I'm gone
F 
I'll always be right by your side
G7 
C 
And lover when I leave
G 
I know that we don't speak
Am 
I'm sorry that I failed you
G 
F 
Fm6 
But you meant the world to me

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Verse 2
C 
G 
I lost my sight
Am7 
Fm6 
I still can't see all the places
C 
Where there might be light
G 
I used to stare
Am7 
Am7/G 
At the mirror, now I don't
F 
FmMaj7 
'Cause when I do I see a ghost
C 
It's not my fault
G 
that you feel like, I'm so self centered
Am7 
I'm tryna be better
Am7/G 
F 
But I feel     under the weather

Chorus 2
C 
So mama when I die
G 
Please, hold in your cry
Am 
Just know that when I'm gone
F 
I'll always be right by your side
G7 
C 
And lover when I leave
G 
I know that we don't speak
Am 
I'm sorry that I failed you
Am/G 
F 
You deserve better than me

Chorus 3
C 
So mama when I die
G 
Please, hold in your cry
Am 
Just know that when I'm gone
F 
I'll always be right by your side
C 
And lover when I leave
G/B 
I know that we don't speak
Am 
I'm sorry that I failed you
C 
You deserve better than me

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GuitarPianoUkulele

C
G
Am7
F
FmMaj7
Am
G7
Fm6
Am7/G
Am/G
G/B

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: C majorBPM: 60

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
FmMaj7: 1-x-2-1-1-x
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
Fm6: x-x-3-1-3-1
Am7/G: 3-x-2-2-1-0
Am/G: 3-x-2-2-1-0
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3

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This is the definitive original version of If Depression Gets The Best Of Me by Zevia, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Zevia's performance.