Assassing
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A B D E C#m
1 1 2 2
1 1
I am the assassin, with tongue forged from eloquence
2 2
I am the assassin, providing your Nemesis
F# E
On the sacrificial altar to success, my friend
B A
Unleash a stranger from a kiss, my friend
E F#
No incantations of remorse, my friend, unsheathe the blade within the voice
1
My friend, my friend, my friend, my friend
1 2 2
I am the assassin, assassin, assassin
1
Who decorates the scarf with the fugi knot
1
Who camouflaged emotion in a thousand yard stare
2
Who gouged the notches from the family tree
2
Who hypnotised the guilt in career rhythm trance
F# E B A E F#
Assassing, assassing, assassing, assassing
Listen to the blade
E
B E B F# E B A E F#
Feel the blade
3
4
Bm A G A
Listen as the syllables of slaughter cut with calm precision
Bm A G A
Patterned frosty phrases rape your ears and sow the ice incision
Bm A G A
Adjectives of annihilation bury the point beyond redemption
Bm A G A B
Venomous verbs of ruthless candour plagiarise assassin's fervour
B E D
Apocalyptic alphabet casting spell
C#m B
The creed of tempered diction
My friend, your friend, the assassin
E
My friend, your friend, the assassin
D
A friend in need is a friend that bleeds
C#m
A friend in need is a friend that bleeds
B
Let bitter silence infect the wound
D
Let bitter silence infect the wound
I am the assassin, my friend
F#
I am the assassin, my friend
G
I am the assassin, my friend
A
I am assassin
2 2
1
You were a sentimental mercenary in a free fire zone
1
Parading a Hollywood conscience
2
You were a fashionable objector with a uniform fetish
2 1
Pavlovian slaver at the cash till ring of success
1 2 2
A non com observer - I assassin the collector - defector
F# E
So you resign yourself to failure, my friend
B A
And I emerge the chilling stranger, my friend
E
To eradicate the problem, my friend
F# E
Unsheathe the blade within the voice, within the voice
B A E F#
Within the voice, within the voice
B C#m
And what do you call assassins who accuse assassins anyway, my friend?
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Measure 1:
e-|--------|
B-|--------|
G-|---6--4-|
D-|--6--4--|
A-|-4--4---|
E-|--------|
Measure 2:
e-|--------|
B-|--------|
G-|---4--2-|
D-|--4--2--|
A-|-2--2---|
E-|--------|
Measure 3:
e-|-----------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------|
G-|---6--4-----4--2-----6--4-----8--6-|
D-|--6--4-----4--2-----6--4-----8--6--|
A-|-4--4-----2--2-----4--4-----6--6---|
E-|-----------------------------------|
Measure 4:
e-|-------------|
B-|-------------|
G-|-------------| repeated as
D-|-------------| necessary
A-|-------------|
E-|-7-5-7-5-7-5-|
How to play Assassing
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.