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Evanescence - My Immortal Chords

Chord reference G, Em, Bm, D, C, Am
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G]I’m so tired of being [Bm]here, [G]suppressed by all of [Bm]my childish fears [G]And if you have to leave, [Bm]I wish that you could just leave [G]’Cause your presence still lingers [Bm]here, and it won’t leave me alone

[Em] [Bm]These wounds won’t seem to [Em]heal, [Bm]this pain is just too [Em]real [Bm]There’s just too much that [D]time cannot erase [Em]

[Em]When you [C]cried I’d [D]wipe away [Bm]all of your tears [Em] [Em]When you’d [C]scream I’d [D]fight away [Bm]all of your fears [Em] [Em]I [C]held your [D]hand through [Bm]all of these years [Em] [Em]But you [C]still [D]have all of me

[G]You used to captivate me [Bm]by your resonating light [G]But now I’m bound by the [Bm]life you left behind [G]Your face it haunts [Bm]my once pleasant dreams [G]your voice it chased away [Bm]all the sanity in me

[Em]These [Bm]wounds won’t seem to [Em]heal, this [Bm]pain is just too [Em]real There’s [Bm]just too much [D]that time cannot [Em]erase

[Em]When you [C]cried I’d [D]wipe away [Bm]all of your tears [Em] [Em]When you’d [C]scream I’d [D]fight away [Bm]all of your fears [Em] [Em]I [C]held your [D]hand through [Bm]all of these years [Em] [Em]But you [C]still [D]have all of [C]me

[C]I’ve tried so [Em]hard to tell [Bm]myself that you’re [C]gone but [Am]though you’re still [Bm]with me [C]I’ve been al[D]one all [Em]along

[Em] [C] [D] [Bm] [Em] [C] [D] [Bm] [Em]When you [C]cried I’d [D]wipe away [Bm]all of your tears [Em] [Em]When you’d [C]scream I’d [D]fight away [Bm]all of your fears [Em] [Em]I [C]held your [D]hand through [Bm]all of these years [Em] [Em]But you [C]still [D]have all of me [G]

Artist Evanescence
Album Fallen
Genres Alternative, Indie, Rock
Year 2003
Key G

How to Play My Immortal on Guitar?

Evanescence - My Immortal can be played in the key of G using the G, Em, Bm, D, C, Am chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play My Immortal with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.