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1/34

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 34Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Intro
 <-riff 1->        F       C/E                  G        F       C/E  G  
E|---------|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------------|
B|---------|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------------|
G|---------|--------------|-0---0----------|--------------|-0-0-0-0-0---|
D|-3-2-0---|-3---3--2---2-|-0---0--3-2-0---|-3---3--2---2-|-0-0-0-0-0---|
A|-------3-|-3---3--3---3-|-2---2--------3-|-3---3--3---3-|-2-2-2-2-2---|
E|---------|-1---1--0---0-|-3---3----------|-1---1--0---0-|-3-3-3-3-3---|
Verse
                      C                   G                C          G<----------riff 2---------->
Turned down three crap jobs, now they're cutting off my money G|-4-5-5--5--5-4-|-4--4-5-7-5-4--|
                                                              D|-5-5-5--5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5--|
                      C                   G                  C         Griff 2
And they only say they do it 'cause they know what's best for me
                   C               G             C          Griff 2
Mum and Dad wanting me to sell my brains to a factory
                C                 G                C             Griff 2
Well it feels so good, all these people looking out for me
Bridge
Now they're Fgetting on my C/Eback because Gthey know Ambest
But FI know I'm C/Ebetter than Gsettling for Amless
Chorus
        riff 1                F    C/E  G  
They're killing me with kindness again
riff 1              F      C/E  Am  
Everybody says they're your friend
        riff 1                F    C/E  G  
They're killing me with kindness again
riff 1           F      C/E   Am   G  F  
Everybody says they're your friend
AmFriGenFd
Verse
I've got a box full of reject letters worded carefully
Tearing out my heart with a smile and a handshake
They don't have the faith I can learn to make a milkshake
As they tear down the park and build a fast food earthquake
Bridge
I couldn't stop laughing as the businessman stood
Telling us progress could only do good
Chorus
Middle
NC                              F5    A5  G5  
You can kill with a handshake
NC                          F5    A5  G5  
Or a pen and dotted line
NC                         F5    A5  G5  
Or a kick in the balls
If it's at the right timeF5  A5  G5  
    riff 3 (see below)
And I know people
         riff 3
Who will stab you in the back
    riff 3
And pregnant schoolgirls
               riff 3
Who give their Dad a heart attack
Bridge
But if Fsomething's killing C/Eme it's my Glack of Ammeaning
FEverybody's C/Esmiling but I Gdon't have any Amfeelings
I'm Fnot breaking C/Edown on acGcount of exAmecutive
BbStress
Chorus x3 fade out 3rd time
   riff 3
e|-----------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------------|------------------------|
G|-----------------------|--------5---------------|
D|--------5----3----5----|--3--5-------7--7--5----|
A|--3--5-----------------|-------------7--7--5----|
E|-----------------------|-------------5--5--3----|

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Killing Me With Kindness

by Dum Dums

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C/E

Intro

F C/E G F C/E G

<-riff 1->

E|---------|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------------|

B|---------|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------------|

G|---------|--------------|-0---0----------|--------------|-0-0-0-0-0---|

D|-3-2-0---|-3---3--2---2-|-0---0--3-2-0---|-3---3--2---2-|-0-0-0-0-0---|

A|-------3-|-3---3--3---3-|-2---2--------3-|-3---3--3---3-|-2-2-2-2-2---|

E|---------|-1---1--0---0-|-3---3----------|-1---1--0---0-|-3-3-3-3-3---|

Verse

C G C G

<----------riff 2---------->

Turned down three crap jobs, now they're cutting off my money G|-4-5-5--5--5-4-|-4--4-5-7-5-4--|

D|-5-5-5--5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5--|

C G C G

riff 2

And they only say they do it 'cause they know what's best for me

C G C G

riff 2

Mum and Dad wanting me to sell my brains to a factory

C G C G

riff 2

Well it feels so good, all these people looking out for me

Bridge

F C/E G Am

Now they're getting on my back because they know best

F C/E G Am

But I know I'm better than settling for less

Chorus

F C/E G

riff 1

They're killing me with kindness again

F C/E Am

riff 1

Everybody says they're your friend

F C/E G

riff 1

They're killing me with kindness again

F C/E Am G F

riff 1

Everybody says they're your friend

Am G F

Friend

Verse

I've got a box full of reject letters worded carefully

Tearing out my heart with a smile and a handshake

They don't have the faith I can learn to make a milkshake

As they tear down the park and build a fast food earthquake

Bridge

I couldn't stop laughing as the businessman stood

Telling us progress could only do good

Chorus

Middle

F5 A5 G5

You can kill with a handshake

F5 A5 G5

Or a pen and dotted line

F5 A5 G5

Or a kick in the balls

F5 A5 G5

If it's at the right time

riff 3 (see below)

And I know people

riff 3

Who will stab you in the back

riff 3

And pregnant schoolgirls

riff 3

Who give their Dad a heart attack

Bridge

F C/E G Am

But if something's killing me it's my lack of meaning

F C/E G Am

Everybody's smiling but I don't have any feelings

F C/E G Am

I'm not breaking down on account of executive

Stress

Chorus x3 fade out 3rd time

riff 3

e|-----------------------|------------------------|

B|-----------------------|------------------------|

G|-----------------------|--------5---------------|

D|--------5----3----5----|--3--5-------7--7--5----|

A|--3--5-----------------|-------------7--7--5----|

E|-----------------------|-------------5--5--3----|

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