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Key: D major•
Intro 1
D
D

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A
A

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G

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D

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A

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D

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Verse 1
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D

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They say, "The

good die young," but it ain't for certain
G
G

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I been good all day, I ain't hurtin'
D
D

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Not in any way
A
A

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D

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I'm too old to die young
Verse 2
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D

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I shouldn't talk too loud
G
G

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Bad luck is preying on the proud ones

There's nothin' like ly
D
D

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ing in a graveyard
A
A

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To teach you to hold your
Interlude 1

tongue
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D

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A

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D

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D

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A
A

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D
D

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Verse 3
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D

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They say, "The Devil was an

angel back in the beginnin'"
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G

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So, was I nobody's
D
D

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pinnin' any hopes on me
A
A

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I ain't sayin' that they oughta
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D

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I didn't
Verse 4

wanna change,
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G

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but the road kept slidin' in a funny way
D
D

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And I kept ridin' on it anyway
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A

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D

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Sometimes, you do what you gotta
Verse 5
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D

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What they say, what they do
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G

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They'll swear it is,
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D

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they'll think it's true
A
A

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When they think it all, but they ain't willin'
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D

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If they can't think of what to say,
G
G

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they talk anyway
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D

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A

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It's all cliché fast food for the brain,
Interlude 2

but not too fillin'
D
D

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A

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D

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Verse 6
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D

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They say, "Time and tide will

wait for no- one"
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G

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The time it takes one tide
D
D

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to go one time

Around the world would
A
A

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leave you spinnin'
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D

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But the
Verse 7

race is on between the tide
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G

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And then, the people livin' right beside it
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D

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A

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No one's drownin' yet,
D
D

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but they ain't winnin'
Verse 8
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D

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A

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D

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If words were wisdom, we'd all speak
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G

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D

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G

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And smarten up from week to week

Just sayin',
A
A

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"Live and learn," there's nothin' to it
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D

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Friends
Verse 9

in need are the friends indeed
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G

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But the friends who think
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D

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of what we need
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A

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D

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They hardly talk at all, they just do it
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A

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G

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They hardly talk at all, they just do it
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D

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • A

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of what they say by Chris Smither is D major.

The primary chords used in what they say are D, G, A.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, G, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of what they say is approximately 167 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of what they say 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 what they say. This is perfect for practicing offline or adding to a physical songbook.

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