Death Cab for Cutie - I Was Once a Loyal Lover: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "I Was Once a Loyal Lover" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn I Was Once a Loyal Lover Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Death Cab for Cutie
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "I Was Once a Loyal Lover" smoothly on your guitar.
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A Will I have learned so very little F#m D When these bones are old and brittle? I wait to talk when I should listen And cloud mistakes with false revisions All my friends are forward-thinking Getting hitched and quitting drinking And I can feel them pulling away As I'm resigned to stay the same Chorus: F#m E A E Bm And you can't even begin to know F#m E A E Bm D How many times I've told myself "I told you so" I was once a loyal lover Whose lips did never seek another's And now each love's more like a match A blinding spark that burns out fast And they all conclude with the same sentence "I've never met someone more self-centered Who thinks that life with a nice girl's like Waiting for a bus to work" Chorus: And you can't even begin to know How many times I've told myself "I told you so" And you can't even begin to believe There's so many bridges engulfed in flames behind me F#m G If you deem it so D A Just cut the cord and go F#m G You'll be fine D E There's plenty of hills to climb You can't even begin to know How many times I've told myself "I told you so" And you can't even begin to believe There's so many bridges engulfed in flames behind me You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  D  E  F#m  G  Bm  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "I Was Once a Loyal Lover" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Was Once a Loyal Lover" by Death Cab for Cutie.