Murder Ballad - Murder Ballad chords by Misc Musicals

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: C# minorC#m

🎸 Intro:

C# minorC#m G#G# A augmentedA


🎸 Verse 1:
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We light the match
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It starts from a spark
      C#C#  G#G#
We let the fire catch
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Illuminate the, the dark
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The singer stands to sing
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We're quiet, listening from the

🎸 Chorus:
C# minorC#m    G#G#    BB
Blue ridge mountains
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We hear them sing
 E MajorE     BB    A augmentedA
'Someone's gonna die'
     C# minorC#m      G#G#   A augmentedA
Songs of Saints and of Sinners
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There but for the grace of God, go I

🎸 Verse 2:
   C# minorC#m  G#G#       A augmentedA
In a smoky club we let the record spin
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And Mack the knife delights by flaying skin
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At least while Ella sings
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Or Bobby Darin swings

🎸 Chorus:
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From New York to Berlin
   BB     E MajorE     BB  A augmentedA
Come stories of true love gone awry
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Of devils and angels
   BB      E MajorE    BB    A augmentedA
There but for the grace of God, go I

🎸 Bridge:
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We all want to touch the flames
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But not get burned
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The pull of pretty flames
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But don't touch, don't

🎸 Verse 3:
    C# minorC#m G#G#     A augmentedA
On the radio they burn up the charts
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Pop songs of love gone wrong and bloody hearts
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Maxwell's Silver Hammer blow
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Hendrix calling out
  C# minorC#m   G#G#  A augmentedA
Hey Joe, hey Joe  hey Joe

🎸 Chorus:
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There's always a killer
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So logically someone has to die
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We sing the Murder Ballad's warning
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There but for the grace of God, go I
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Grace of God, go I
E MajorE    BB    A augmentedA
Grace of God, go I

🎸 Outro:
C# minorC#m  G#G#   A5A5  BB
Listen and I'll tell a tale
C#C#      G#G#    A5A5     BB
A augmentedA tale where good does not prevail
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A augmentedA King, a Queen
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A augmentedA Club, a Knave
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One is destined for the grave