When Rhetoric Dies chords by
Boysetsfire

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Key: C major•

Verse 1

C

C

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Dm

Dm

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G

G

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We raise the flags and statues

Am

Am

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F

F

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G

G

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to our mission

C

C

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We've spoken out in

G

G

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F

F

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slogans and campaigns

G

G

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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G

G

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Talked and talked on

Am

Am

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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G

G

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almost every issue

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Where oppres sion of the

G

G

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F

F

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G

G

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masses is the constant theme

F

F

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Verse 2

C

C

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Dm

Dm

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But what does this mean to

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G

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Am

Am

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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a little town in Iowa

C

C

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Where the jobs have gone downstream

G

G

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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down south down and out

C

C

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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G

G

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Where their fingers used to work

Am

Am

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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to the bone all day

C

C

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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Profits rise and fall and star

G

G

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vation is a game

F

F

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Verse 3

Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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Where is the food that used

to cover the table

Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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Where is the sense of pride at the

F

F

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Dm

Dm

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F

F

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Dm

Dm

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end of the day

Am

Am

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G

G

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F

F

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To the face of the thriving corporation

Am

Am

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What could a dying fam

C

C

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G

G

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ily possibly say

Interlude 1

F

F

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C

C

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Verse 4

C

C

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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G

G

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On the face of every

Am

Am

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G

G

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F

F

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Americ an worker

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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Is the constant fear that

C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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their job won't remain

Dm

Dm

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C

C

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G

G

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As the C.E.O. is planning

F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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his vacation

F

F

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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To kill or be killed is the nature

G

G

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F

F

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G

G

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of the beast

F

F

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Verse 5

Am

Am

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C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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Where is the food that used

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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to cover the table

Am

Am

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C

C

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Where is the sense of pride at

G

G

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F

F

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Dm

Dm

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the end of the day

Am

Am

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C

C

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To the face of the thriv

G

G

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F

F

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ing corporation

Am

Am

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C

C

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What could a dying fam

G

G

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ily possibly say

Interlude 2

F

F

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C

C

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Verse 6

C

C

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Stand in line take a number

You sell your soul

Then watch it crumble

F

F

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Into a pile of rubble that used to be

Your job

Your life

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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Em

Em

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Your family's daily bread

F

F

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Dry and stale malnourished kid

G

G

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F

F

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Am

Am

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C

C

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s

Em

Em

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F

F

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G

G

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The house is sold for a degrading bid

F

F

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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Do we continue to talk

F

F

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Or do we take a hammer

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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To their chains

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Dm

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F

F

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C

C

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Am

Am

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To their chain s

C

C

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Chords

C
Dm
G
Am
F
Em

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of When Rhetoric Dies by BoySetsFire is C major.

The primary chords used in When Rhetoric Dies are C, Dm, G, Am, F, Em.

No capo is required for this song.

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

The tempo of When Rhetoric Dies is approximately 130 beats per minute.

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