Suicide
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No capo
Intro:
One, two, ready
Here we go
Verse:
G D
It ain't the gun
Em
It's the man behind the trigger
C
Gets blood on his fingers
G
And runs
D
It ain't the lie
Em C
It's the way that the truth is denied
Pre-Chorus
C
But if there is one thing that I'm guilty of
D
It's loving and giving when you take too much
F
If somebody asked how we died
D
Please look them straight in the eye
Chorus:
G D
Call it suicide
Em
Don't fabricate
C
Just tell them babe
G D
It was suicide
Em
Don't sugarcoat it
C
Just let them know
Verse:
G D
It ain't the knife
Em
It's the way that you use it
C G
How you abuse it in fights
D
It ain't about the life
Em
You feel you were given
C
As long as you're living it right
Pre-Chorus
C
But if there is one thing that I'm guilty of
D
It's loving and giving when you take too much
F
If somebody asked how we died
D
Oh, you look them straight in the eye
Chorus:
G D
Call it suicide
Em
Don't fabricate
C
Just tell them babe
G D
It was suicide
Em
Don't sugarcoat it
C
Just let them know
Bridge:
F
You've been killing me softly
G
And finally the pain is too much
F
And I'm all out of whisky
C
To soak up the damage you've done
F
If there's anything I'm guilty of
It's loving you too much
D
If anybody asks how we died
Chorus x2:
G D
Call it suicide
Em
Don't fabricate
C
Just tell them babe
G D
It was suicide
Em
Don't sugarcoat it
C
Just let them know
G D Em
Oh baby
C
Just let them know
Just...
How to play Suicide
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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