Originally in Dm, Walk off the Earth in Bm, I play in Em capo 2
Highest note that matters is the 6 of the minor key (“came in like a wreck”)
Intro
Em | G/D | D | Am |
Vox on 5 1 on “we clawed”
Em | G | |
We | clawed, we chained our | hearts in vain |
D | Am | |
We | jumped, never asking | why |
Em | G | |
We | kissed, I fell un | der your spell |
D | Am | |
A | love no one could | deny |
Vox down to the 3 of the chord on “don’t you”
C | Em |
Don’t you ever say | I just walked away |
G | C |
I will always want y | ou |
C | Em |
I can’t live a lie | running for my life |
G | C |
I will always want y | ou |
Vox on the 4 of the major key on “came in like a wreck”
G | D | |
I came in like a | wrecking ball |
Em | C | |
I never hit so | hard in love |
G | D | |
All I wanted was to | break your walls |
Em | C | |
All you ever did was | wreck | me |
Em | C | |
Yeah you, | you wreck | me |
Em | G | |
I | put you high up | in the sky |
D | Am | |
And | now, you’re not coming | down |
Em | G | |
It | slowly turned, you | let me burn |
D | Am | |
And | now, we’re ashes on the | ground |
C | Em |
Don’t you ever say | I just walked away |
G | C |
I will always | want you |
C | Em |
I can’t live a lie | running for my life |
G | C |
I will always | want you |
G | D | |
I came in like a | wrecking ball |
Em | C | |
I never hit so | hard in love |
G | D | |
All I wanted was to | break your walls |
Em | C | |
All you ever did was | wreck | me |
G | D | |
I came in like a | wrecking ball |
Em | C | |
Yeah, I just closed my | eyes and swung |
G | D | |
Left me crashing in a | blazing fall |
Em | C | |
All you ever did was | wreck | me |
Em | C | |
Yeah you, | you wreck | me |
Bridge
Vox on 6 5 5 of the minor key on “start a war”, which is more or less where the last line ended
Em | |
I never meant to start a w | ar |
G | |
I just wanted you to let me in |
Bm | |
And instead of using force |
C | |
I guess I should’ve let you win |
Em | |
I never meant to start a war |
G | |
I just wanted you to let me in |
Bsus4 | B | |
I guess I should’ve let you win | → |
C | Em |
Don’t you ever say | I just walked away |
G | C |
I will always | want you |
G | D | |
I came in like a | wrecking ball |
Em | C | |
I never hit so | hard in love |
G | D | |
All I wanted was to | break your walls |
Em | C | |
All you ever did was | wreck | me |
G | D | |
I came in like a | wrecking ball |
Em | C | |
Yeah, I just closed my | eyes and swung |
G | D | |
Left me crashing in a | blazing fall |
Em | C | |
All you ever did was | wreck | me |
Em | C | |
Yeah you, | you wreck | me |
Em | C | |
Yeah you, | you wreck | me |