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Intro riff (Dm and Am chord shape):
d|----------1--0--1-------------1--0--1-------|
A|-------3-----------0-------3-----------0----|
F|----2-------------------2-------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------|
A|----------1--0--1-------------1--0--1-------|
F|-------2-----------2-------2-----------2----|
C|----2-------------------2-------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
The final time it's something like
d|------------------------|
A|----------1--0----------|
F|-------2--------2-------|
C|----2--------------2----|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
DmWhen I hear your nAmame
DmI go soaring right back tAmo that place
DmRed Lips, Basement, Bedroom
AmInsense, and your perfume
DmWas the final time I sAmaw your face...
intro riff again
DmMonday at schoolAm  
Dm"OH MY GOD! Did you hear wAmho just died?"
DmI covered up my ears and AmI couldn't bear to hear them laugh
DmAbout a shot that rang out thAmrough the night
DmHold oAmn....Dm  
DmHold oAmn....
AmAnd on and on
CThere's a pGlace where yAmou and I looked in eachother's eCyes
And swGore that we'd be fAmree some day
So plCease tell me wGhy you saAmcrificed all that you would bCe
We haGdn't much to wAmait....
C   G    Am
C   G    Am
intro riff
DmA photographAm  
DmIs the only piece of yAmou I have
DmIn that Hula Skirt you
AmSmiled Yet none of us knew
DmHow much pain there was bAmehind your smile
DmHold oAmn....Dm  
DmHold oAmn....
AmAnd on and on
CThere's a pGlace where yAmou and I looked in eachother's eCyes
And prGomised we'd be fAmree some day
So plCease tell me wGhy you saAmcrificed all that you would bCe
You tGhrew away your dAmreams
Only heCaven know wGhy you saAmcrificed all that you could bCe
You thGrew away our dAmreams
CSo much lGife to lAmive
CSo much lGove to gAmive
Following this there's some weird arpeggiation thing and the chords are
C   G   C
C   G   Am
And close on the intro riff again

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Sacrifice

by Voltaire

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro riff (Dm and Am chord shape):

d|----------1--0--1-------------1--0--1-------|

A|-------3-----------0-------3-----------0----|

F|----2-------------------2-------------------|

C|--------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------|

d|--------------------------------------------|

A|----------1--0--1-------------1--0--1-------|

F|-------2-----------2-------2-----------2----|

C|----2-------------------2-------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------|

The final time it's something like

d|------------------------|

A|----------1--0----------|

F|-------2--------2-------|

C|----2--------------2----|

G|------------------------|

D|------------------------|

Dm Am

When I hear your name

Dm Am

I go soaring right back to that place

Red Lips, Basement, Bedroom

Insense, and your perfume

Dm Am

Was the final time I saw your face...

intro riff again

Dm Am

Monday at school

Dm Am

"OH MY GOD! Did you hear who just died?"

Dm Am

I covered up my ears and I couldn't bear to hear them laugh

Dm Am

About a shot that rang out through the night

Dm Am Dm

Hold on....

Dm Am

Hold on....

And on and on

C G Am C

There's a place where you and I looked in eachother's eyes

G Am

And swore that we'd be free some day

C G Am C

So please tell me why you sacrificed all that you would be

G Am

We hadn't much to wait....

C G Am

intro riff

Dm Am

A photograph

Dm Am

Is the only piece of you I have

In that Hula Skirt you

Smiled Yet none of us knew

Dm Am

How much pain there was behind your smile

Dm Am Dm

Hold on....

Dm Am

Hold on....

And on and on

C G Am C

There's a place where you and I looked in eachother's eyes

G Am

And promised we'd be free some day

C G Am C

So please tell me why you sacrificed all that you would be

G Am

You threw away your dreams

C G Am C

Only heaven know why you sacrificed all that you could be

G Am

You threw away our dreams

C G Am

So much life to live

C G Am

So much love to give

Following this there's some weird arpeggiation thing and the chords are

C G C

C G Am

And close on the intro riff again

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