Perfect Way To Die chords by Alicia Keys

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

🎸 Intro:

F7F7 Bb majorBb BbmBbm FF G+G C majorC FF


🎸 Verse 1:
Dm7Dm7        C majorC      Fmaj7Fmaj7
Simple walk to the corner store
                     Dm7Dm7     C majorC   Fmaj7Fmaj7
Mama never thought she would be gettin' a call from the coroner
          Dm7Dm7            C majorC
Said her son's been gunned down, been gunned down
       FF
"Can you come now "
                  Gm7Gm7
Tears in her eyes, "Can you calm down?
        FF      Bb majorBb  C majorC
Please, ma'am, can you calm down "

Pre-Chorus
       Dm7Dm7          C majorC      FF
But it rained fire in the city that day, they say
      Dm7Dm7         C majorC
A augmentedA river of blood in the streets
  FF
No love in the streets
       Dm7Dm7            C majorC      FF
And then came silence in the city that day, they say
          Bb majorBb
Just another one gone
            C majorC
And they tell her move on


And she's stuck there, singing
F7F7             Bb majorBb
"Baby, don't you close your eyes
    BbmBbm        FF
'Cause this could be our final time
  G+G         C majorC       FF
And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye
  F7F7         Bb majorBb
And I think of all you could have done
  BbmBbm        FF
At least you'll stay forever young
  G+G          C majorC       FF
I guess you picked the perfect way to die
   G+G          C majorC       FF
Oh
I guess you picked the perfect way to die"

🎸 Verse 2:
Dm7Dm7     C majorC     FF
New job, new city, new her
Dm7Dm7        C majorC              FF
Bright-eyed, you would have been proud if you knew her
                  Dm7Dm7  C majorC    FF
Flashing lights in the mirror, pull over, pull over
                   Gm7Gm7      FF   Bb majorBb  C majorC
A augmentedA couple nights in detention and it's over, a whole life's over

Pre-Chorus
     Dm7Dm7            C majorC     Fmaj7Fmaj7
They came marching in the city that day, they say
     Dm7Dm7        C majorC
Carryin' signs in the streets
    FF
Cryin' eyes in the streets
        Dm7Dm7             C majorC     FF
But they heard nothing from the city that day, they say
         Bb majorBb
Just another one gone
          C majorC
And the city moved on

We're stuck here singing
F7F7        Bb majorBb
"Baby, don't you close your eyes
BbmBbm           FF
'Cause this could be our final time
G+G           C majorC         FF
And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye
  F7F7        Bb majorBb
I'll think of all you coulda done
  BbmBbm        FF
At least you'll stay forever young
 G+G          C majorC       FF
I guess you picked the perfect way to die
   G+G          C majorC        FF
Oh
I guess you picked the perfect way to die"

🎸 Bridge:
    Dm7Dm7    C majorC
Another dream lost
    F7F7       Bb majorBb
Another king and queen lost
    Cm6Cm6                FF   C majorC
Another broken promise they refuse to make right
      Dm7Dm7       C majorC
Oh, another night to live in fear
      F7F7          Bb majorBb
Oh, another night that you're not here
    Cm6Cm6          EsusEsus C majorC
Another reason to get out there and fight


      F7F7        Bb majorBb
But I said, "Baby, don't you close your eyes
    BbmBbm        FF
'Cause this could be our final time
    G+G      C majorC       FF
And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye
     F7F7        Bb majorBb
But I'll think of all you coulda done
  BbmBbm       FF
At least you'll stay forever young
 G+G          C majorC       FF
I guess you picked the perfect way to die
   G+G          C majorC
Oh
I guess you picked the perfect way "