In Love With A Murderer
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Intro
F#m E D C#7
[Verso 1]
F#m
I think that I saw you
E
I saw you here before
D
In the darkest hours of our minds
C#7
Our history destroyed
[Verso 2]
F#m
But you knew the game and played it
E
Yet you've lost again
D
Like Matilda with a glass of milk
C#7
You've got that murder in hand
[Verso 3]
F#m
But darling, we love
F#m/F E
What we don't understand
D
He's more of a phantom than a ghost
C#7
More of a liar than a man
[Verso 4]
F#m
But girl, you are a murderer
E
Killing everybody else
D
Leon knew it but you don't
C#7
In the end you're gonna kill yourself
F#
I'm in love with a murderer
A#m
And it's killing all my time
D#m
In love with a murderer
C#
Or is it only in my mind
F#
I'm in love with a murderer
F#/G# A#m
And it's killing all my time
D#m
In love with a murderer
C#
Or is it only in my mind
F#m
We are both killers
We deserve each other
I've crushed many hearts
It's my time to suffer
E
This justice is bitter and is so poetic
Our tristesse obsessive
We both regret it
D
Continually overdosing on emotion
To the brink of tragedy I move closer
C#7
Casually plummeting in love with a ghost
I'm gradually discovering this magic was a hoax
F#m
Each time I reach for your hand you will quickly withdraw
I believe that we're damned
An unfitting jigsaw
E
When we speak there is anger and vicious discord
Should retrat from this land
There's no winning this war
D
For sure calmness come among us
Love's death is scheduled as all comeuppance
C#7
You do to me what I've done to others
I pitty all of those who have loved us
F#
I'm in love with a murderer
F#/G# A#m
And it's killing all my time
D#m
In love with a murderer
C#
Or is it only in my mind
F#
I'm in love with a murderer
F#/G# A#m
And it's killing all my time
D#m
In love with a murderer
C#
Or is it only in my mind
Outro
F#
You're in love with a suicidal dream
F#/G# A#m
And it's killing all your happiness
D#m
You're not sure if it is an aneurysm
C#
Or only an imaginative landscape museum
F#m E D C#7
How to play In Love With A Murderer
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F#m. 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.