Matches
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capo 2
D Cadd9 G x2
D Cadd9
I shined your shoes
G
I poured the wine
(G) D Cadd9 G
I gave you all of my time
D Cadd9
I patched your fake smile
G
Against your friends
(G) D Cadd9 G
Which apparently is a crime
D Cadd9
I gave you space
G
You took my place
(G) D Cadd9 G
And gave it to her
D Cadd9
But life's too long
G D Cadd9 G
To waste it all loving a liar
Cadd9*
And when love hands me matches now
D Cadd9 G
I'm gonna burn it down
D Cadd9
I keyed her car
G
Got my guitar
(G) D Cadd9 G
And wrote this damn song
D Cadd9
Look what you've found
G
She's been around
(G) D Cadd9 G
I hear the lines long
D Cadd9
And don't you tell me
G
To be nice
(G) D Cadd9 G
I'm not a nice girl
D Cadd9
She died from complications
G D Cadd9 G
Of the things you told her
Cadd9*
So when love hands me matches now
D Cadd9 G
I'm gonna burn it down
Em7 G Em7 G A
D Cadd9
Ain't it funny
G
You said honey
D Cadd9 G
You meant sitting duck
D Cadd9 G
Well i say cheater, liar, truck on fire,
(G)
loser, leaver, deceiver
D Cadd9 G
Just a few I've thought of
Cadd9*
And when love hands me matches now
D Cadd9 G
'Gonna burn it down
(G) D Cadd9 G
I'm gonna burn it down
(G)
Oh yeah
D Cadd9 G
Gonna burn it, burn it, burn it down
D
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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