At The End Of A Gun
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Intro:
C x4
C G F x2
verse 1:
C
we can waste we can
G F
come and go we can
C G
act like we don't
F F C/E
know about suffering
Dm C F
and pain we can live
our lives in shame
F C/E
for never helping
Dm C F F
anyone we know or don't
[Refrão] Am
but we need to
G/B C
recognize that
we are dying
if we live
Am G/B
alone
F
let's send
our energy
out with
Am G/B
what we know
C
unify
Am G/B
unify
F
unify
F C G F
unify today
verse 2:
C
because our
freedom sits
at the end
G F F
of a gun we're
C/E
all here getting
Dm C
beat up and held
F F
back we're all
C/E
here digging
Dm
knives from
C F
our backs
we've all
F
been betrayed
Chorus 2:
because
Am
it's business
G/B
not people
C
it's always
take and it
is never
Am G/B
give and
F
that's
not the way
i want
Am G/B
to live
C Am G/B
unify unify
F
unify unify
unify unify
F
today
Interlude: G Am F x6
Outro:
C
cause that's
G F
nothing but
dying and
C G F
we're nothing
C
if we sell
ourselves
G
close your
F
eyes never
hear never
cry for
C
living
that's
G F
nothing
C G F C G F C G F C G F(hold)
an empty life
How to play At The End Of A Gun
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.