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Poetic Justice

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Capo 4
Verse 1
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SAmo I was Am7not the one you Fwanted
YAmou can see I'm reconFciled
MDmust you Dm/Cbe so disaGsusppointedG  
CDman you not Dm/Ccarry on in GsusstyleG  
Is it Amtoo much to G/Bsay we loved hCard
'Til the wForld fell back in Cplace
And lCeft us where we aGsusreG  
Chorus 1
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I Cfeel like the kGing when the qG/Bueen loses faiAmth
And the cAm7rowd rushes Fin to tear down the gCate
While the wChole palace slGept and I nG/Bever rang the beAmll
Maybe thaAm7t's poetic jFustice, but it's pretty hard to tCell
Verse 2
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AAmnd when the Am7fortune wheel is Fspinning
LAmuck is fortune's dirty Fjoke
ADmnd a pDm/Clayers chance of wiGsusnningG  
IDms dimiDm/Cnished by his GsushopeG  
Can't you Amlaugh just to G/Bthink of the gCold
We had Frunning though our Chands
When Cwe were on a GsusrollG  
Chorus 2
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I Cfeel like the kGing when the qG/Bueen loses faiAmth
And the cAm7rowd rushes Fin to tear down the gCate
And decClare what was Gmine I G/Bstole from someone Amelse
Maybe thaAm7t's poetic jFustice, but it's pretty hard to tCell
Bridge
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It's hard to Etell why the sAmolid ground surAm7prised us when we Ffell
It's hard to Csay, it's life and Edeath
Or just so Ammany bitter woAm7rds beneath your bFreath
Chorus 1
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I Cfeel like the kGing when the qG/Bueen loses faiAmth
And the cAm7rowd rushes Fin to tear down the gCate
While the wChole palace slGept and I nG/Bever rang the beAmll
Maybe thaAm7t's poetic jFustice, but it's pretty hard to tCell
Chorus 3
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CI feel like the Gking when the G/Bqueen loses Amhope
And the crowd rAm7ushes Fin to raise the gallows Cpole
And decClare what they must Gdo, I'm Edoing to myseAmlf
Well if Am7that's poetic Fjustice, how can anybody tCell?

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Poetic Justice

by Tom Kimmel

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Dm/C

Gsus

G/B

Capo 4

Verse 1

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Am Am7 F

So I was not the one you wanted

Am F

You can see I'm reconciled

Dm Dm/C Gsus G

Must you be so disappointed

Dm Dm/C Gsus G

Can you not carry on in style

Am G/B C

Is it too much to say we loved hard

F C

'Til the world fell back in place

C Gsus G

And left us where we are

Chorus 1

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C G G/B Am

I feel like the king when the queen loses faith

Am7 F C

And the crowd rushes in to tear down the gate

C G G/B Am

While the whole palace slept and I never rang the bell

Am7 F C

Maybe that's poetic justice, but it's pretty hard to tell

Verse 2

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Am Am7 F

And when the fortune wheel is spinning

Am F

Luck is fortune's dirty joke

Dm Dm/C Gsus G

And a players chance of winning

Dm Dm/C Gsus G

Is diminished by his hope

Am G/B C

Can't you laugh just to think of the gold

F C

We had running though our hands

C Gsus G

When we were on a roll

Chorus 2

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C G G/B Am

I feel like the king when the queen loses faith

Am7 F C

And the crowd rushes in to tear down the gate

C G G/B Am

And declare what was mine I stole from someone else

Am7 F C

Maybe that's poetic justice, but it's pretty hard to tell

Bridge

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E Am Am7 F

It's hard to tell why the solid ground surprised us when we fell

C E

It's hard to say, it's life and death

Am Am7 F

Or just so many bitter words beneath your breath

Chorus 1

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C G G/B Am

I feel like the king when the queen loses faith

Am7 F C

And the crowd rushes in to tear down the gate

C G G/B Am

While the whole palace slept and I never rang the bell

Am7 F C

Maybe that's poetic justice, but it's pretty hard to tell

Chorus 3

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C G G/B Am

I feel like the king when the queen loses hope

Am7 F C

And the crowd rushes in to raise the gallows pole

C G E Am

And declare what they must do, I'm doing to myself

Am7 F C

Well if that's poetic justice, how can anybody tell?

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