Murder Song
View chords used in this chart
Standard tuning
No capo
Ocultar tablatura
Chords used:
e|-0----0----0----3-----------|
B|-1----0----1----0-----------|
G|-2----0----0----0-----------|
D|-2----2----2----0-----------|
A|-0----2----3----2-----------|
E|-0----0----0----3-----------|
Am Em C G
Picking pattern: (he uses this for the whole song but you could switch to chords after intro-2x)
e|-------0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------|
B|---------------1---------------1---------------0---------------0-|
G|---2-------2-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-----| and repeat
D|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
Am Em
5, 4, 3, 2, 1,
Am Em
5, 4, 3, 2, 1,
Am C Am Em
He holds the gun against my head,
Am C Am Em
I close my eyes, and bang, I am dead.
Am G Am Em
I know he knows that he's killing me for mercy.
Am
And here I go,
C
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
Em
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
Am
And here I go,
C
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
Em
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
Am C Am Em
He holds my body in his arms, he didn't mean to do no harm, and he holds me tight.
Am C Am Em Am
Oh, he did it all to spare me from the awful things in life that come, and he cries and cries.
Am G Am Em
I know he knows that he's killing me for mercy.
Am
And here I go,
C
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
Em
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
Am
And here I go,
C
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
Em
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
Am C Am Em
He holds my body in his arms, he didn't mean to do no harm, and he holds me tight.
Am C Am Em
Oh, he did it all to spare me from the awful things in life that come, and he cries and cries.
Am Em
5, 4, 3, 2, 1,
Am Em
5, 4, 3, 2, 1,
Am Em
5, 4, 3, 2, 1,
The gun is gone, and here I go.
How to play Murder Song
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. 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.