The Saddest Song chords by
Streetlight Manifesto

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Key: C major•

Intro 1

C

C

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G

G

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Dm

Dm

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Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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Fm

Fm

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C

C

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G

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Dm

Dm

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Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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G

G

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Dm

Dm

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Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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It

Verse 1

F

F

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Fm

Fm

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F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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doesn't really matter if you lead or follow

Dm

Dm

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F

F

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Am

Am

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Everybody's laughing like there's no

C

C

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tomorrow and even if there was

G

G

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F

F

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Dm

Dm

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Would you still go following your

C

C

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friends?(following your friends)

G

G

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I don't care where we went wrong

Dm

Dm

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F

F

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We're still singing those

Am

Am

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same sad songs

C

C

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Em

Em

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F

F

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"It's my life, not your life,

Dm

Dm

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I'll end it when I want"

Verse 2

C

C

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And now I'm off to save

G

G

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the world once again

Dm

Dm

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Am

Am

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C

C

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But I don't know how I'll pull it off this time

G

G

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F

F

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I think I'm going to drown

C

C

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Now he's off to save

G

G

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the world once again

Dm

Dm

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Am

Am

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But he don't know how

C

C

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he'll pull it off this time

G

G

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F

F

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I just know I'm going to drown

Interlude 1

Fm

Fm

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F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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Dm

Dm

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Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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Dm

Dm

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Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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Fm

Fm

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Verse 3

C

C

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And it's the saddest song

G

G

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you'll ever hear

Am

Am

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The most pain you will ever feel

C

C

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G

G

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But you grit your teeth because it don't

Dm

Dm

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get better than this (know this)

C

C

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G

G

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And you'll try to explain as

Dm

Dm

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Am

Am

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the blood leaves all your veins

C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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And you can't think of anything that you would change

Fm

Fm

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Interlude 2

C

C

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Dm

Dm

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Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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Dm

Dm

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Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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Fm

Fm

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C

C

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Stop!

Verse 4

"Look and you will see" is what

G

G

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F

F

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I think she said to me

Dm

Dm

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F

F

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Am

Am

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I'm not too sure because it could

C

C

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have easily been a million things

G

G

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F

F

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But I don't know what she said

Dm

Dm

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I still don't know what

C

C

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she said

Years passed since I've

G

G

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F

F

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Dm

Dm

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seen her face

Am

Am

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14 years were just erased

C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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If my life was your life,

Dm

Dm

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would you ever take it back?

Verse 5

C

C

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And now I'm off to save

G

G

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the world once again

Dm

Dm

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But i don't know how

Am

Am

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C

C

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I'll pull it off this time

G

G

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F

F

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I think I'm going to drown

C

C

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Now he's off to save

G

G

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the world once again

Dm

Dm

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Am

Am

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But he don't know how

C

C

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he'll pull it off this time

G

G

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F

F

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I just know I'm going to drown

Fm

Fm

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C

C

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G

G

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Dm

Dm

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Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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Verse 6

F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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Yeah you will try to explain as

Dm

Dm

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the blood leaves all your veins

Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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And you can't think of anything that

F

F

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you would change

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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Verse 7

Am

Am

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And now I'm off to save

C

C

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G

G

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the world once again

F

F

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But I don't know how

I'll pull it off this time

I think I'm going to drown

C

C

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G

G

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Now he's off to save the world once again

Dm

Dm

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But he don't know how

Am

Am

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he'll pull it off this time

C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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Fm

Fm

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I just know I'm going to drown

Verse 8

C

C

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And it's the saddest song

G

G

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you'll ever hear

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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Am

Am

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The most pain you will ever feel

C

C

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G

G

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But you grit your teeth because it don't

Dm

Dm

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get better than this (know this)

C

C

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G

G

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And you'll try to explain as

Dm

Dm

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the blood leaves all your veins

Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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And you can't think of anything that you would change

Outro 1

Fm

Fm

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C

C

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G

G

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Dm

Dm

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Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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G

G

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Dm

Dm

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Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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Fm

Fm

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

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G ₄

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D ₄

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C ₃

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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Bass Tuner 5 Strings

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Balalaika Tuner

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Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

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Chords

C
G
Dm
Am
F
Fm
Em

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The Saddest Song by Streetlight Manifesto is C major.

The primary chords used in The Saddest Song are C, G, Dm, Am, F, Fm.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, G, Dm, Am, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Saddest Song is approximately 146 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of The Saddest Song using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

Yes! Click the Print icon to generate a clean, one-page version of the chords and lyrics for The Saddest Song. This is perfect for practicing offline or adding to a physical songbook.

Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with Streetlight Manifesto.

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