Be My Enemy
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[Verso 1]
Am
Well the dawn is howling and the mainframe shakes
Am
Feel like I've been sleeping in a cellar full of snakes
D Am
My wings have been clipped and my shoes have been stuck with glue
C Em Am
Well if you'll be my enemy I'll be your enemy too
[Verso 2]
Am
Now I've got goons on my landing thieves on my trail
Am
Nazis on my telephone willing me to fail
D Am
They were all sent by someone (obviously well I know it was) you!
C Em Am
Well if you'll be my enemy I'll be your enemy too
[Verso 3]
Am
I've a bucketful of Babylon I got a handful of lead
Am
I'm gonna put them in a gun man point it at your head
D Am
Because you stole all my friends and you gave me the buffalo blues
C Em Am
Well if you'll be my enemy I'll be my enemy too
[Verso 4]
Am
Now from the slime on your tongue to the nails on your toes
Am
From the scales on your skin to the stains on your clothes
D Am
You're gonna have to make me do something that I do not want to do
C Em Am
But if you'll be my enemy I'll be your enemy too
Outro:
Am
My hands are tied I'm nailed to the floor
Am
Feel like I'm knocking on the unknown door
Am
There's a gun at my back a blade at my throat
Am
I keep finding hate mail in the pockets of my coat
Am
Well I've been trying to grow I been cooling my heels
Am
I've have been working the treadmill I've been working in the fields
Am
And I can't get to sleep I can't catch my breath
Am
I can't stop talking and I look like death
D Am
But I will put right this disgrace I will rearrange you
C Em
If you'll be my enemy I'll be your enemy too
C Em
if you'll be my enemy I'll be your enemy too
C Em
Be my enemy!
How to play Be My Enemy
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. 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.