Twenty One Pilots - A Car, a Torch, a Death: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "A Car, a Torch, a Death" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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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    A#                            F
The air begins to feel a little thin
      Dm                         C
As I start the car and then I begin
   A#                        F
To add the miles piled up behind me
   Dm                         C
I barely feel a smile deep inside me

        A#                                  F
And I begin to envy the headlights driving south
           Dm                           C
I want to crack the door so I can just fall out
     A#                              F
But then I remember when you packed my car
    Dm                                  C
You reached in the back and buckled up your heart
     A#     F    Dm   C
For me to drive away with

Chorus:
   A#      F      Dm
I began to understand
  C      A#
Why God died

The demon sat there waiting on her porch
It was a little dark, so he held a makeshift torch
And when my car was far out of sight
He crept in her room and stayed there for the night

           A#
And then I felt chills in my bones
              F
The breath I saw was not my own
           Dm
I knew my skin that wrapped my frame
        C
Wasn't made to play this game
            A#
And then I saw Him, torch in hand
            F
He laid it out, what he had planned
           Dm
And then I said, I'll take the grave
              C
Please, just send them all my way

Chorus

The air begins to feel a little thin
As we're waiting for the morning to begin
But for now, you told me to hold this jar
And when I looked inside, I saw it held your heart

For me to walk away with
I began to understand
Why God died


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

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 "A Car, a Torch, a Death" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "A Car, a Torch, a Death" by Twenty One Pilots.