Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Verse 1:
E minorEm C majorC G+G BB
I was always blue behind the red-blood stain on my lips
E minorEm C majorC G+G BB E minorEm
You were always green with envy, saw right through the tenderness
C majorC G+G BB
We were like a California sunset, fated to die any minute
E minorEm C majorC G+G BB
Gettin' rid of you might be the best thing I ever did
Pre-Chorus:
C majorC E minorEm
And I was seein' us in a silent movie
G+G A augmentedA
Takin' off our clothes like a violent crime scene
C majorC E minorEm
Diamonds in the cut always know how to fool me
G+G N.C.
Oh, honey
Chorus:
C majorC E minorEm
But I know when to run, run, run
D MajorD A augmentedA
I know when to run, run, run
C majorC G+G
I know when to run, run, run
D MajorD A augmentedA N.C.
When my makeup does, when my makeup does
C majorC E minorEm
And I know when to run, run, run
D MajorD A augmentedA
I know when to run, run
C majorC G+G
And I know when to run, run, run
D MajorD A augmentedA
When my makeup does, when my makeup does
Verse 2:
E minorEm C majorC G+G BB E minorEm
I was always blue behind the black mascara that I cry
C majorC G+G BB E minorEm
You could be a sweet as honey but I knew the darkness in your mind
C majorC G+G BB
We were like a gorgeous bed of roses ready to die any minute
E minorEm C majorC G+G BB
Gettin' rid of you might be the best thing I ever did
Pre-Chorus:
C majorC E minorEm
And I was seein' us in a silent movie
G+G A augmentedA
Takin' off our clothes like a violent crime scene
C majorC E minorEm
Diamonds in the cut always know how to fool me
G+G N.C.
Oh, honey
Chorus:
C majorC E minorEm
But I know when to run, run, run
D MajorD A augmentedA
I know when to run, run, run
C majorC G+G
I know when to run, run, run
D MajorD A augmentedA N.C.
When my makeup does, when my makeup does
C majorC E minorEm
And I know when to run, run, run
D MajorD A augmentedA
I know when to run, run
C majorC G+G
And I know when to run, run, run
D MajorD A augmentedA
When my makeup does, when my makeup does
Bridge:
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD A augmentedA
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh
C majorC G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh
Outro:
N.C.
And I know when to run, run, run
I know when to run, run, run
I know when to run, run
When my makeup does, when my makeup does