{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1982593,"song":"A Matter Of Habit","artist":"Moddi","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11443522-a-matter-of-habit-chords-by-moddi/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1982593?type=chord","rating":4.69156,"votes":15,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Dm/C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                                        [ch]Dm/C[/ch]\r\nLearning to kill is a matter of habit[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]                                      [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]Bb/A[/ch]\r\nThe more you have done it, the better you're at it[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Gm[/ch]                   [ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]Bb/A[/ch]\r\nIt starts on the alleys of Sechem at night[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Gm[/ch]                             [ch]Dm[/ch]     [ch]Dm/C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]Dm/C[/ch] \r\nThe borderlines blur in the evening light[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Dm[/ch]                                     [ch]Dm/C[/ch]\r\nA rifle butt bangs on an old rusty door[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                                             [ch]Gm[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]Bb/A[/ch]\r\n\"Where is your father? Get down on the floor!\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Gm[/ch]                          [ch]Bb[/ch]        [ch]Bb/A[/ch]\r\nSoon it gets serious, a curfew's declared[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Gm[/ch]                                             [ch]Dm[/ch]     \r\nThe city falls silent, there's death in the air[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nCocking his weapon with shaking fingers[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                            [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Bb/A[/ch]\r\nGrits his teeth as he's hugging the trigger[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Gm[/ch]                         [ch]Bb[/ch]        [ch]Bb/A[/ch]\r\nYoung blood rushes, his heart pounds[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Gm[/ch]                                  [ch]Dm[/ch]     [ch]Dm/C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]Dm/C[/ch]\r\nHe knows it gets easier the next time around[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThey're just objects and shadows, not women and men[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]                                [ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]Dm/C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]Dm/C[/ch]\r\nLearning to kill is a natural thing[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                                        [ch]Dm/C[/ch]\r\nLearning to fear is a matter of habit[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]                                      [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]Bb/A[/ch]\r\nThe more you have done it, the better you're at it[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Gm[/ch]                [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]Bb/A[/ch]\r\nNews from above reach the street[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Gm[/ch]                                     [ch]Dm[/ch]     \r\nThere's no hope of living, the end is so near[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nTidings of terror, a raven's crow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                          [ch]Gm[/ch]       [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Bb/A[/ch]\r\nShutter your windows, lock up your homes[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Gm[/ch]                         [ch]Bb[/ch]        [ch]Bb/A[/ch]\r\nWe're just a handful, a tiny country[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Gm[/ch]                             [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nSurrounded by evil, they won't let us be[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThey have hate in their hearts and in all that they bring[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]                                [ch]Dm[/ch]        \r\nLearning to fear is a natural thing[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]Dm/C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]Dm/C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]Dm/C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]Dm/C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]                      [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch]\r\nCruelty is a matter of habit[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Fm[/ch]                                     [ch]Bbm[/ch]   [ch]Db[/ch]   [ch]Db/C[/ch]\r\nThe more you've seen it, the better you're at it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bbm[/ch]               [ch]Db[/ch]       [ch]Db/C[/ch]\r\nEvery boy has a tyrant's desire[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bbm[/ch]                                        [ch]Fm[/ch]    \r\nHands behind the head, legs spread wide[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nThese are times of danger, times of despair[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ab[/ch]                             [ch]Bbm[/ch]        [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Db/C[/ch]\r\nNo room for compassion, a soldier can't care[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bbm[/ch]                         [ch]Db[/ch]             [ch]Db/C[/ch]\r\nOur neighbors are vermin, they're used to the blood[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bbm[/ch]                                              [ch]Fm[/ch]     [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch] \r\nHow can they feel pain when they're living in the mud?[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bbm[/ch]             [ch]Db[/ch]            [ch]Db/C[/ch]\r\nThrough cruel routine a soldier is born[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bbm[/ch]                                     [ch]Fm[/ch]    \r\nIgnorance soon turns to evil in war[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Db[/ch]\r\nIsrael's land is for Israel's kin[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C7[/ch]                              [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nCruelty comes as a natural thing[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]Fm[/ch]   [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch] [ch]Fm[/ch]   [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch] [ch]Cm[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n[ch]Fm[/ch]   [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch] [ch]Fm[/ch]   [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch] [ch]Cm[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n[ch]Fm[/ch]   [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch] [ch]Fm[/ch]   [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch] [ch]Cm[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n[ch]Fm[/ch]   [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch] [ch]Fm[/ch]   [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch] [ch]Cm[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]                         [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch]\r\nLearning to love is a natural thing[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Fm[/ch]                                 [ch]Bbm[/ch]   [ch]Db[/ch]   [ch]Db/C[/ch]\r\nIt will find a way if you just let it in[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bbm[/ch]                       [ch]Db[/ch]           [ch]Db/C[/ch]\r\nIt will be strange at first, but then you'll see it[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bbm[/ch]                                   [ch]Fm[/ch]    \r\nThat learning to love is a matter of being[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nBeing human is a matter of habit[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Ab[/ch]                                 [ch]Bbm[/ch]        [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Db/C[/ch]\r\nA few baby steps, then you get better at it[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bbm[/ch]                            [ch]Db[/ch]           [ch]Db/C[/ch]\r\nTo be for one minute, just now, just recall[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bbm[/ch]                              [ch]Fm[/ch]     [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch]\r\nThe opposite side of the towering walls[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bbm[/ch]                   [ch]Db[/ch]            [ch]Db/C[/ch]\r\nBut our hearts have hardened along with our skin[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bbm[/ch]                              [ch]Fm[/ch]   [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch] [ch]Fm[/ch]   [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch]\r\nWe built a bubble and let no one else in[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Db[/ch]\r\nWe'll be staring in wonder as the angel falls[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C7[/ch]                                   [ch]Fm[/ch]           [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch] [ch]Fm[/ch]   \r\nThen being human will be a matter of course[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch]    [ch]Fm[/ch]    [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch] [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nWill be a matter of course[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nDm Dm/C Dm\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nDm/C Dm   Dm/C Dm   Dm/C Dm   Dm/C\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nFm   Fm/Eb Fm   Fm/Eb Cm    Bb\nFm   Fm/Eb Fm   Fm/Eb Cm    Bb\nFm   Fm/Eb Fm   Fm/Eb Cm    Bb\nFm   Fm/Eb Fm   Fm/Eb Cm    Bb\nBb\n\n[Verse 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