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Key: Cm
π€ Intro:
Cm Cm/D Cm/Eb Cm/G
Em F#m B7 Em
Cm Cm/D Cm/Eb Cm/G
Em F#m B7 Em
π€ Verse 1:
Cm Cm/D Cm/Eb Cm/G Em
He's the lodger trying hard to blend in
F#m B7 Em
As he stalks his prey
Cm Cm/D Cm/Eb Cm/G Em
He's no killer, but he can't let this man
F#m B7 Em
Just walk away
π€ Pre-chorus:
Fm Gm Ab
He thinks of nothing but this
Gsus4 G
I'll bring my brand of justice
π€ Chorus:
Cm Cm/D
"Vengeance is mine," said the lodger
Cm/Eb Em F#m B7
Vengeance is mine
Em Cm Cm/D
"Vengeance is mine," said the lodger
Cm/Eb Em F#m B7
Vengeance is mine
π€ Verse 2:
Cm Cm/D Cm/Eb Cm/G Em
The night he got there, heavy fog rollin' in
F#m B7 Em
The landlord did say
Cm Cm/D Cm/Eb Cm/G Em
"Is he the killer? That poor girl had no chance
F#m B7 Em
ThΠ΅ man was depraved"
π€ Pre-chorus:
Fm Gm Ab
But now the lodgΠ΅r lives there
Gsus4 G
'Cause that dead girl was his sister
π€ Chorus:
Cm Cm/D
"Vengeance is mine," said the lodger
Cm/Eb Em F#m B7
Vengeance is mine
Em Cm Cm/D
"Vengeance is mine," said the lodger
Cm/Eb Em F#m B7
Vengeance is mine
π€ Post-chorus:
C5
Gonna find him
Eb5
Gotta find him
F#5
When I find him
A5
They'll never find the evidence
π€ Pre-chorus:
Fm Gm Ab
A policeman caught the killer
Gsus4 G
Now he and I can tell her
π€ Chorus:
Cm Cm/D
"Vengeance is mine," said the lodger
Cm/Eb Em F#m B7
Vengeance is mine
Em Cm Cm/D
"Vengeance is mine," said the lodger
Cm/Eb Em F#m B7
π€ Chorus:
Cm Cm/D
"Vengeance is mine," said the lodger
Cm/Eb Em F#m B7
Vengeance is mine
Em Cm Cm/D
"Vengeance is mine," said the lodger
Cm/Eb Em F#m B7
Vengeance is mine
π€ Outro:
C5
Gonna find him
Eb5
Gotta find him
F#5
When I find him
A5
They'll never find me
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Published: November 13, 2025
Last Updated: January 6, 2026