Live By The Sword chords by The Rolling Stones

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

🎸 Intro:

              A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE
One, two-, one, two, three


🎸 Verse 1:
    E MajorE
If you live by the sword, gonna die by the sword
    A augmentedA
If you live by the gun, you gonna die by the gun
    E MajorE
If you live for the knife, well, you’re gonna get stabbed
A augmentedA
Run into the law, well, you’re gonna get nabbed
    E MajorE
If you live for revenge, gonna feel the backlash
    A augmentedA
If you live to be cruel, gonna bite you in the ass

🎸 Chorus:
BB     A augmentedA     E MajorE
I’m gonna treat you right
BB     A augmentedA     E MajorE
I’m gonna treat you good


🎸 Verse 2:
    E MajorE
If you wanna get rich, better sit on the board
    A augmentedA
If you wanna be poor, better pay the landlord
     E MajorE
If you’re deep in the crime, well, you’re deep in the slime
     A augmentedA
If you’re living a lie, look me straight in the eye
     E MajorE
If you’re locked in the jail, well, you better get free
     A augmentedA
If you’re looking for love, don’t go running to me


🎸 Chorus:
BB     A augmentedA     E MajorE
I’m gonna treat you right
BB     A augmentedA     E MajorE
I’m gonna treat you good


🎸 Bridge:
     D MajorD         C# minorC#m
It’s too late to say you’re sorry, sorry, sorry
  BB        D MajorD            E MajorE  A augmentedA
And soon it will be gone, gone, gone, gone, gone

🎸 Instrumental:
E MajorE A augmentedA
E MajorE A augmentedA
E MajorE A augmentedA


🎸 Verse 3:
    E MajorE
If you live like a whore, better be hardcore
    A augmentedA
If you live by the clock, well, you’re in for a shock
     E MajorE
If you’re living for food, better lick up your plate
    A augmentedA
If you wanna be in fashion, well, you’ll be out of date


🎸 Chorus:
BB     A augmentedA     E MajorE
I’m gonna treat you right
BB     A augmentedA     E MajorE
I’m gonna treat you good
BB     A augmentedA     E MajorE
I’m gonna treat you right
BB     A augmentedA     E MajorE  A augmentedA
I’m gonna treat you good


🎸 Verse 4:
      E MajorE         A augmentedA
Oh, if you live by the sword, oh yeah
E MajorE
Get shot up, you better call 911
       A augmentedA
And then you better hang out until the ambulance comes
    E MajorE
If you live by the sword
   A augmentedA
Gonna die by the sword, oh yeah


🎸 Outro:
E MajorE    A augmentedA
 If you die by the sword
    E MajorE
If you live by the gun
    A augmentedA
If you live by the gun
    E MajorE
If you live by the gun, gonna die by the gun
A augmentedA
 Oh yeah
E MajorE         A augmentedA
 Oh yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
         E MajorE
Oh yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

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