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Gminor

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INTRO (gtr. solo riff)
x -x  x  x -x  x  x -x  x  x -x  x  x -
10-7  7  10-7  7  10-7  7  10-7  7  10-
7 -7  7  7 -7  7  7 -7  7  7 -7  7  7 -
7 -7  7  7 -7  7  7 -7  7  7 -7  7  7 -
9 -9  9  9 -9  9  9 -9  9  9 -9  9  9 -
x -x  x  x -x  x  x -x  x  x -x  x  x -
VERSE
GM7My baby surrendered to fate
And I couldn't even DM7say how I felt later on that evening
GM7Stating my name to the officer's DM7aide was in vain
Cause I knew they were out to get me
 GM7Place four of five fingers DM7flat on a sticky plastic GM7bat
Scan my blue bloodshot DM7eyes for the history of my trials
CHORUS
    GM7    DM7When Bm7crimes are DM7passionGM7ate  DM7can Bm7love be DM7separate?
    GM7    DM7When Bm7crimes are FM7passionGM7ate  DM7can Bm7love be DM7separate?
INTERLUDE
 GM7|  DM7|  Bm7|  DM7(x2)
 GM7|  DM7|  Bm7| FM7  
 GM7|  DM7|  Bm7|  DM7  
VERSE
GM7En route to my cell I retraced every step
and found a DM7way to redact and retell my story
GM7No evidence and no witness to summon or finDM7esse
                  n/c
I confess, it all sounds unlikely
 GM7A sweaty, paranoid DM7palm pressed against a lGM7eathered wall
The DM7law in all its flaws, me in an oversized overall
CHORUS
    GM7    DM7When Bm7crimes are DM7passionGM7ate  DM7can Bm7love be DM7separate?
    GM7    DM7When Bm7crimes are FM7passionGM7ate  DM7can Bm7love be DM7separate?
GM7
GM7Baby it's a bad, bad law
It's a bad, bad law, Geronimo
Baby it's a bad, bad law
It's a bad, bad law, Geronimo
GM7I straddled out on the DM7stand
My defense scrawled on my GM7hand
                      DM7             n/c
Killed time and time again but then I lost again
CHORUS
    GM7    DM7When Bm7crimes are DM7passionGM7ate  DM7can Bm7love be DM7separate?
    GM7    DM7When Bm7crimes are FM7passionGM7ate  DM7can Bm7love be DM7separate?When crimes are passionate can love be separate?
Baby it's a GM7bad, bad DM7law
It's a Bm7bad, bad DM7law, GerGM7onimoDM7  Bm7  DM7  
Baby it's a GM7bad, bad DM7law
It's a Bm7bad, bad FM7law, GerGM7onimoDM7  Bm7  DM7  
Baby it's a GM7bad, bad DM7law
It's a Bm7bad, bad DM7law, GerGM7onimoDM7  Bm7  DM7  
Baby it's a GM7bad, bad DM7law
It's a Bm7bad, bad FM7law, GerGM7onimo     DM7      Bm7     DM7  
Baby it's a GM7bad, bad DM7law
It's a Bm7bad, bad DM7law, GerGM7onimoDM7  Bm7  DM7  
EXTRO, distorted
GM7====DM7====Bm7====FM7====GM7====DM7====Bm7====DM7========================

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Bad Law

by Sondre Lerche

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

GM7

DM7

Bm7

FM7

INTRO (gtr. solo riff)

x -x x x -x x x -x x x -x x x -

10-7 7 10-7 7 10-7 7 10-7 7 10-

7 -7 7 7 -7 7 7 -7 7 7 -7 7 7 -

9 -9 9 9 -9 9 9 -9 9 9 -9 9 9 -

x -x x x -x x x -x x x -x x x -

VERSE

GM7

My baby surrendered to fate

DM7

And I couldn't even say how I felt later on that evening

GM7 DM7

Stating my name to the officer's aide was in vain

Cause I knew they were out to get me

GM7 DM7 GM7

Place four of five fingers flat on a sticky plastic bat

DM7

Scan my blue bloodshot eyes for the history of my trials

CHORUS

GM7 DM7 Bm7 DM7 GM7 DM7 Bm7 DM7

When crimes are passionate can love be separate?

GM7 DM7 Bm7 FM7 GM7 DM7 Bm7 DM7

When crimes are passionate can love be separate?

INTERLUDE

GM7 DM7 Bm7 DM7

| | | (x2)

GM7 DM7 Bm7 FM7

| | |

GM7 DM7 Bm7 DM7

| | |

VERSE

GM7

En route to my cell I retraced every step

DM7

and found a way to redact and retell my story

GM7 DM7

No evidence and no witness to summon or finesse

n/c

I confess, it all sounds unlikely

GM7 DM7 GM7

A sweaty, paranoid palm pressed against a leathered wall

DM7

The law in all its flaws, me in an oversized overall

CHORUS

GM7 DM7 Bm7 DM7 GM7 DM7 Bm7 DM7

When crimes are passionate can love be separate?

GM7 DM7 Bm7 FM7 GM7 DM7 Bm7 DM7

When crimes are passionate can love be separate?

GM7

Baby it's a bad, bad law

It's a bad, bad law, Geronimo

Baby it's a bad, bad law

It's a bad, bad law, Geronimo

GM7 DM7

I straddled out on the stand

GM7

My defense scrawled on my hand

DM7 n/c

Killed time and time again but then I lost again

CHORUS

GM7 DM7 Bm7 DM7 GM7 DM7 Bm7 DM7

When crimes are passionate can love be separate?

GM7 DM7 Bm7 FM7 GM7 DM7 Bm7 DM7

When crimes are passionate can love be separate?When crimes are passionate can love be separate?

GM7 DM7

Baby it's a bad, bad law

Bm7 DM7 GM7 DM7 Bm7 DM7

It's a bad, bad law, Geronimo

GM7 DM7

Baby it's a bad, bad law

Bm7 FM7 GM7 DM7 Bm7 DM7

It's a bad, bad law, Geronimo

GM7 DM7

Baby it's a bad, bad law

Bm7 DM7 GM7 DM7 Bm7 DM7

It's a bad, bad law, Geronimo

GM7 DM7

Baby it's a bad, bad law

Bm7 FM7 GM7 DM7 Bm7 DM7

It's a bad, bad law, Geronimo

GM7 DM7

Baby it's a bad, bad law

Bm7 DM7 GM7 DM7 Bm7 DM7

It's a bad, bad law, Geronimo

EXTRO, distorted

GM7 DM7 Bm7 FM7 GM7 DM7 Bm7 DM7

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