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Tuning: E A D G B E
Chord Yang Digunakan
I was playing along to a few live/acoustic versions of the song on YouTube and noticed that the acoustic chord
progression is a bit different to the excellent tabs that have already been provided for the studio version.
This version should be a little easier for vocalists and vocalist-guitarists.
The specific version I used can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XdiSYta4bk.
I've included some alterations from different live and acoustic versions at the end, as well as some changes I
make when I perform the song personally, from most-to-least relevant.
Thanks to x_loudvoice and their fantastic tab (Ver. 3) for inspiring this chord submission.
(Piano plays the chorus progression once through before coming to the G chord for the first verse.)
C Em D C
C Em D C x2
through 4 measures of non-lexical vocables (ah-ah-ahs, vocal flairing)
C Em D C x1
to close
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~Alternatives and Personal Preferences~
Some of the chords are arpeggiated, particularly in the opening verses. I like to mix in some fingerpicking
throughout the song to make the guitar parts a little more interesting, and to match the vocal dynamics.
Most of them are fairly simple argpeggios straight up and down the chord shape.
I use the "all-finger G" and a pause before the Ds, with the bottom two strings sounding at once.
G D G D C Em D D
e|--------3-|-------2--|--------3-|-------2--|--------0-|--------0-|-------2--|-------2--|
B|------3---|-------3--|------3---|-------3--|------1---|------0---|-------3--|-------3--|
G|----0-----|-----2----|----0-----|-----2----|----0-----|----0-----|-----2----|-----2----|
D|----------|---0------|----------|---0------|----------|----------|---0------|---0------|
A|----------|----------|----------|----------|--3-------|----------|----------|----------|
E|--3-------|----------|--3-------|----------|----------|--0-------|----------|----------|
G D G D C Em D D
E|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|------2-|---2----|
b|-----0-|-----3-|-----0-|-----3-|-----1--|-----0--|-----3--|---3----|
g|----0--|----2--|----0--|----2--|----0---|----0---|----2---|---2----|
d|---0---|---0---|---0---|---0---|---2----|---2----|---0----|---0----|
a|--2----|--0----|--2----|--0----|--3-----|--2-----|--------|--------|
e|-3-----|-------|-3-----|-------|-0------|--------|--------|--------|
All credit to x_loudvoice for the above tablature.
x_loudvoice's tab: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/lana_del_rey/born_to_die_chords_1494614
Because the main progression ends on a C, sometimes I'll emd on a Cmaj7 chord before starting the progression
again on the C, just for some variation.
C Em D Cmaj7
e|---0---|---0---|---2---|---0---|
B|---1---|---0---|---3---|---0---|
G|---0---|---0---|---2---|---0---|
D|---2---|---2---|---0---|---2---|
A|---3---|---2---|---x---|---3---|
E|---x---|---0---|---x---|---x---|
I play a Dadd4 along with the intro piano in place of the D because I feel it fits the piano a little nicer.
Adding some open Dadd4s and Dsus2s can help make your progression a little more interesting.
Dadd4 Dsus2
e|---2---|---0---|
B|---3---|---3---|
G|---0---|---2---|
D|---0---|---0---|
A|---x---|---x---|
E|---x---|---x---|
On some live versions Elizabeth changes "kiss" for "f**k" in the last run through of this part. Not a big
change but it's sexier so I use it. If you don't identify as female and want to make the song gender-neutral,
I find "you make me go insane" fits perfectly as an alternative lyric.
Intro
Verse 1
GFeet don't fail me nDow,
GTake me to that finish linDe,
Yo my heart it Cbreaks, every step that I Emtake,
But I'm hoping that them Dgates, they'll tell me that you're minDe,
Verse 2
GWalking through the city streetsD,
GIs it by mistake or designD,
That I feel so Calone, every friday nEmight,
You make me feel at Dhome, so I tell you you're minDe,
Chorus
CDon't make me sadEm, don't make me cDry,
Sometimes love is not eCnough and the road gets tough,
I don't know Cwhy
Keep makin' me Emlaugh, let's go get hDigh,
The road is long, we carry Con, try to have fun in the meantCime
Bridge 1
Take a walk on the wild sideEm,
Let me kiss you hard in the pouring Drain,
You like your girls inCsane
CChoose your last wEmords, this is the last tiDme,
Cause you and CI, we were born to Emdie
Verse 3
GLost but now I'm fouDnd,
GI can see where once I was blDind,
I was so confCused, as a little chEmild,
Trying to take what I could Dget, scared that I'd never findD,
All those answers, honey
Chorus
CDon't make me sadEm, don't make me crDy,
Sometimes love is not eCnough and the road gets tough,
I don't know Cwhy
Keep makin' me Emlaugh, let's go get hDigh,
The road is long, we carry Con, try to have fun in the meantCime
Bridge 1
Take a walk on the wild side,Em
Let me kiss you hard in the pouring Drain,
You like your girls inCsane
CChoose your last wEmords, this is the last tDime,
Cause you and CI, we were born to Cdie,
Bridge 2
We were born to Emdie,
We were born to Ddie,
We were born to Cdie,
Bridge 3
AmSo come and take a walk on the wild sideEm,
Let me kiss you hard in the pouring rDain,
You like your girls inDsane,
Chorus
CDon't make me sadEm, don't make me cryD,
Sometimes love is not eCnough and the road gets tough,
I don't know Cwhy
Keep makin' me laugEmh, let's go get hDigh,
The road is long, we carry Con, try to have fun in the meantCime
Bridge 1
Take a walk on the wild side,Em
Let me kiss you hard in the pouring Drain,
You like your girls inCsane
Outro
Verse 1, 2 & 3
verse from x_loudvoice's tab (Ver. 3) also works fantastically well here
Chorus and Bridges
Intro, Whole Song
Bridge 1 & 3
Am So come on take a walk on the wild sideEm,
Let me f**k you hard in the pouring rDain,
You make me go inDsane,