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Live By The Sword Chords by The Rolling Stones

Live By The Sword chords by The Rolling Stones

Guitar chords with lyrics

  • Difficulty: Intermediate
🎸 Intro:

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


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


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


🎸 Chorus:
B         A         E
I’m gonna treat you right
B         A         E
I’m gonna treat you good


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


🎸 Instrumental:
E A
E A
E A


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If you wanna be in fashion, well, you’ll be out of date


🎸 Chorus:
B         A         E
I’m gonna treat you right
B         A         E
I’m gonna treat you good
B         A         E
I’m gonna treat you right
B         A         E    A
I’m gonna treat you good


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


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

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