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Razors Edge

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DI've been known to cheat
DYou've been seventeen
There's a dGoor with an escape haAtch
Now you haGve to go and find Ait
D  C#  B  A
D  C#  B  A
Well the peGrson that you hiAred
Works with yGou now by the hAour
DYears ran down her face
DLeft to join the race
As her tGime got locked in his cAar
Chased her yoGuth on stools at your bAar
DControlled abuse
Some places that we fGind
A mF#momentEmary crDime
DDon't ask, can't tell
Led me to belGieve
That mF#money buEmys you frDeaks
That moGney bF#muys you freDaks
That mGoney bF#muys you frEmeaks
SOLO:        D         D         D  D  
      G   A   G   A   G   A   G
DI just wanna be
DWhere the river meets the sea
It's a cGhore that comes tomoArrow
We all pGaid the price to borArow
What was free
D  C#  B  A
D  C#  B  A
Well the peGrson that you hiAred
Works with yGou now that you're fiAred
DYou would use the hill
DTo learn that it's a skill
It's much eaGsier being hAoly
When you're Gby yourself she told Ame
With such ease
DDon't ask, can't tell
Led me to belGieve
That moF#mney bEmuys you frDeaks
DControlled abuse
Some places that we fGind
A mF#momentEmary crDime
GIn silence
F#mYour violence
EmIs louder than your words
GIn silence
F#mYour violence
EmIs louder than your words
G  A   B   C#   Em

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Razors Edge

by Albert Hammond, Jr.

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

I've been known to cheat

You've been seventeen

G A

There's a door with an escape hatch

G A

Now you have to go and find it

D C# B A

G A

Well the person that you hired

G A

Works with you now by the hour

Years ran down her face

Left to join the race

G A

As her time got locked in his car

G A

Chased her youth on stools at your bar

Controlled abuse

Some places that we find

F#m Em D

A momentary crime

Don't ask, can't tell

Led me to believe

F#m Em D

That money buys you freaks

G F#m D

That money buys you freaks

G F#m Em

That money buys you freaks

D D D D

SOLO:

G A G A G A G

I just wanna be

Where the river meets the sea

G A

It's a chore that comes tomorrow

G A

We all paid the price to borrow

What was free

D C# B A

G A

Well the person that you hired

G A

Works with you now that you're fired

You would use the hill

To learn that it's a skill

G A

It's much easier being holy

G A

When you're by yourself she told me

With such ease

Don't ask, can't tell

Led me to believe

F#m Em D

That money buys you freaks

Controlled abuse

Some places that we find

F#m Em D

A momentary crime

In silence

F#m

Your violence

Is louder than your words

In silence

F#m

Your violence

Is louder than your words

G A B C# Em

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