Live By The Sword (Ver2) Chords by The Rolling Stones

Live By The Sword (Ver2) by The Rolling Stones

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Key: D

( ) Designated Riff

A7/D  002020
          
  (A5)   (A5/E)                                  (E5)         
e|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|7-7-7-7\5br--5---|-----------------|7-7-7-7\5br-5---|-----------------|
A|-------------7-7-|5b--7-7--5b--7-7-|------------7-7-|5b--7-7--5b--7-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|

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🎸 Intro: 

1, 2
1, 2, 3,
(A5)   (A5/E)                                  (E5)         
e|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|7-7-7-7\5br--5---|-----------------|7-7-7-7\5br-5---|-----------------|
A|-------------7-7-|5b--7-7--5b--7-7-|------------7-7-|5b--7-7--5b--7-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|

🎸 Verse 1: 0:12
       E5                       E/B        E5
If you live by the sword, gonna die by the sword
        A5                        A/E        A5   
If your live by the gun you gonna die by the gun
       E            E5                   E         E5
If you live for the knife, well, your're gonna get stabbed
A5                           A7        A5
Run into the law, well, your gonna get nabbed
       E5                      E/B        E5
If you live for revenge, gonna feel a backlash
       A5         A/E         A7/E              
If you live to be cruel gonna bite you in the ass
B         A         E       E7* E
I'm gonna treat you right
B         A         E       E7* E     
I'm gonna treat you good

🎸 Verse 2: 0:49
       E5                       E/B        E 
If you wanna get rich you gotta sit on the board
       A5        A7           A
If you wanna get poor, better pay the landlord
   E5           E/B                           E  
If your're in a crime, well, your deep in the slime
        A5       A/E                          A
If your livin' a lie, look me straight in the eye
        E           E/B                        E
If your locked in a jail, well, you better get free
        A           A/E                       A
If your looking for love, don't go running to me
B         A         E       E7* E
I'm gonna treat you right
Bm        A         E       E7* E
I'm gonna treat you good

🎸 Bridge:  1:29
    D                C#m
Too late to say your sorry, sorry, sorry
    B                 Bm    D/A   D     D7    E      
I'm too late we'll be gone, gone, gone, gone, gone

🎸 Instrumental:  1:46
A7/E   A7                Em7
A             Em7        A7sus4
E7    Em7                E7sus4 

🎸 Verse 3: 2:12
       E7                        E7/B    E7 
If you live like a whore, better be hard core
       A                             A/E      A 
If you live by the clock, well, your in for a shock
          E7                      E7/B          
If you're living for food, better lick up your plate
       A           A/E                  A        
If you wanna be in fashion, well you'll be out of date
B         A         E       E7* E
I'm gonna treat you right
B         A         E       E7* E
I'm gonna treat you good
B/F#      A         E       E7* E
I'm gonna treat you right
B         A         Esus4  (A5) (A5/E)   
I'm gonna treat you good                 Well

🎸 Outro:  3:01
       E           E7       A5 A
If you live by the sword    oh yeah
E                       E7
Get shot up, you better call 911 
             A                         A7/D      
And then you better hang out until the ambulance comes
       E           E7/B          A          A7/D
If you live by the sword
gonna die by the sword, Oh yeah,
Em7   E7/B              A          A7/D
            Well if you die by the sword
            E7                          A                   A7/D
Well if you live by the sword
If you live by the sword,
             Em          Em7             A          A7/D                  
Well, if you live by the gun, Your gonna die by the gun
Oh yeah
E   E7/B              A                   E7sus4    Em7
           Oh yeah
oh yeah     oh yeah yeah yeah yeah
(Fades out                                                  )



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