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Retribution Blues

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Flat tune
Intro  
               D|              |                |               ||
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-3--3-----------|-3--3---------|-3--3-----------|-3--3---3-xx-x-|
-2--2--/4-2p0h2-|-2--2--/4-2---|-2--2--/4-2p0h2-|-2--2---2-xx-x-|
-0--0-----------|-0--0---------|-0--0-----------|-0--0---0-xx-x-|
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Verse 1
          D                                                   * -------|
Walk the line waste my songs, you had style you had charm       ----3~-|
     *         G   A5           G   A5     G    A5                      G    D--/4---|
You were my lover,  you were my only friend in this fucking world
All the light that would shine shines for me in your eyes 
My little liGar, A5thGere wA5asn't Gone damn thing thaA5t I, GI wouldn't do for yDou
You say you knAow about C5the hGell you put A5me thrDough
Interlude
-D10-7-----------|10-7-----------|-------------------|---------------|
------10p7------|-----10p7------|---7-10/12\10--8-7-|7h8--7---------|
----------9(11)-|---------9(11)-|7h9----------------|--------9--7---|
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Verse 2
Hold my hDand watch my band; I thought that you could understand
But you didn't knGow mA5e,  Goh yA5ou Gonly A5knGew what I could do for yDou
You say you knAow about tC5he hGell you put A5me thrDough
But do you knAow what I'm C5abGout to do A5to yDou?
Solo      D|   |   |   |  G  A5|  G  A5|   G  A5|   G  A5|   D|    |    |   ||
Verse 3
Walk the lDine waste my songs, you had style you had charm
You were my lGoveA5r,  Gyou were A5my Gonly A5friGend in this fucking wDorld
Oh your lGies damn yA5our Geyes
You knA5ow I tGake back every prA5omise tGhat I ever made to yDou
Do you knAow the nightmare C5you've gGone and put A5me thrDough?
And do you knAow what IC5'm abGout to do A5to yDou?
You have nAo idea what C5I'm abGout to do A5to yDou, do to you

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Retribution Blues

by One Bad Son

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Flat tune

Intro

| | | ||

----------------|--------------|----------------|---------------|

-3--3-----------|-3--3---------|-3--3-----------|-3--3---3-xx-x-|

-2--2--/4-2p0h2-|-2--2--/4-2---|-2--2--/4-2p0h2-|-2--2---2-xx-x-|

-0--0-----------|-0--0---------|-0--0-----------|-0--0---0-xx-x-|

----------------|--------------|----------------|---------------|

Verse 1

D * -------|

Walk the line waste my songs, you had style you had charm ----3~-|

G A5 G A5 G A5 G D

* --/4---|

You were my lover, you were my only friend in this fucking world

All the light that would shine shines for me in your eyes

G A5 G A5 G A5 G D

My little liar, there wasn't one damn thing that I, I wouldn't do for you

A C5 G A5 D

You say you know about the hell you put me through

Interlude

-10-7-----------|10-7-----------|-------------------|---------------|

------10p7------|-----10p7------|---7-10/12\10--8-7-|7h8--7---------|

----------9(11)-|---------9(11)-|7h9----------------|--------9--7---|

----------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|

Verse 2

Hold my hand watch my band; I thought that you could understand

G A5 G A5 G A5 G D

But you didn't know me, oh you only knew what I could do for you

A C5 G A5 D

You say you know about the hell you put me through

A C5 G A5 D

But do you know what I'm about to do to you?

D G A5 G A5 G A5 G A5 D

Solo | | | | | | | | | | | ||

Verse 3

Walk the line waste my songs, you had style you had charm

G A5 G A5 G A5 G D

You were my lover, you were my only friend in this fucking world

G A5 G

Oh your lies damn your eyes

A5 G A5 G D

You know I take back every promise that I ever made to you

A C5 G A5 D

Do you know the nightmare you've gone and put me through?

A C5 G A5 D

And do you know what I'm about to do to you?

A C5 G A5 D

You have no idea what I'm about to do to you, do to you

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