Chords with lyrics
(No Capo)
Intro.: (D MajorD) x 4 bars
B minorBm
If I could kill a word and watch it die
D MajorD
I'd poison "never," shoot "goodbye"
B minorBm D MajorD
And beat "regret" when I felt I had the nerve
B minorBm
Yeah, I'd pound "fear" to a pile of sand
D MajorD
Choke "lonely" out with my bare hands
B minorBm D MajorD
And I'd hang "hate" so that it can't be heard
B minorBm G+G D MajorD
If I could only kill a word
B minorBm
I'd take "brokeness" out back
D MajorD
And break "heartbreak," stand there and laugh
B minorBm D MajorD
Right in its face while shootin' it the bird
B minorBm
I'd put "upset" down in its place
D MajorD
I'd squeeze the life out of "disgrace"
B minorBm D MajorD
Lay "over" under six cold feet of dirt
B minorBm G+G D MajorD
If I could only kill a word
(Chorus)
B minorBm
Give me sticks, give me stones
G+G
Bend my body, break my bones
D MajorD A augmentedA
Use staff and rod to turn me black and blue
B minorBm
'Cause you can't unhear, you can't unsay
G+G
But if it were up to me to change
D MajorD A augmentedA
I'd turn "lies" and "hate" to "love" and "truth"
B minorBm G+G D MajorD
If I could only kill a word
(Verse 2)
B minorBm
I'd knock out "temptation"'s teeth
D MajorD
I'd sever "evil," let it bleed
B minorBm D MajorD
Then light up "wicked," stand and watch it burn
B minorBm
I'd take "vice" and I'd take "vile"
D MajorD
Tie 'em up there with "hostile"
B minorBm D MajorD
Hang 'em high and leave 'em for the birds
B minorBm G+G D MajorD
If I could only kill a word
(Chorus)
B minorBm
So give me sticks, give me stones
G+G
Bend my body, break my bones
D MajorD A augmentedA
Use staff and rod to turn me black and blue
B minorBm
'Cause you can't unhear, you can't unsay
G+G
But if it were up to me to change
D MajorD A augmentedA
I'd turn "lies" and "hate" to "love" and "truth"
B minorBm G+G D MajorD
If I could only kill a word
B minorBm G+G D MajorD