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Pretty Girls Make Graves

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[Intro]
Bm D A
[Verse 1]
 BmUpon the sDand, upAon the bBmayD  A  
 Bm"There is a Gquick and eAasy Bmway" you say
BefDore Ayou Bmillustrate
 DI'd rAather stBmate:D  A  G  A  
[Pre-chorus]
Bm"I'm not the mDan you thAink I Bmam
DI'Am Bmnot the man you tDhink AI am"Bm  D  
[Chorus]
AAnd Bmsorrow's nGatiAve BmsonD  
HAe wBmill not smile fDor anyAoneBm  D  
AAnd pBmretty gGirls mAake grBmavesD  A  
C#mOh..B.A  C#m  B  G#  F#  F#  
[Verse 2]
   Bm    D    A  BmEnd of the piDer, Aend of the bBmay
DYoAu Bmtug my arm, and GsaAy: Bm"Give in to lDustA,
Give Bmup to lusDt, Aoh Bmheaven knows we'll
ASoon be DdustBm... "
[Pre-chorus]
GOhA, BmI'm not the mDan you thAink I Bmam
DI'Am Bmnot the man you thDink I AamBm  D  
[Chorus]
AAnd Bmsorrow's nGatiAve BmsonD  
HAe wBmill not rise foDr anyoAneBm  D  
AAnd pBmretty gGirls mAake grBmavesD  A  
C#mOh..B.A  C#m  B  G#  F#  F#  
[Verse 3]
   Bm    D  AI Bmcould have been wild and I Dcould have been fAreeBm  
DBuAt Bmnature played this Gtrick on mAeBm  
She Dwants Ait BmnowD  A  Bm  
And she wDill Anot Bmwait
[Verse 4]
But sGhe's Atoo Bmrough
And I'm too dDelicaAteBm  
Then, on the sanDdA  
ABmnother man, Dhe Atakes her Bmhand
A sDmile Alights Bmup her stupid fDace
(and Awell, it Bmwould)
[Chorus]
DI   A  Bmlost my faith in DWomanhoodA  
I Bmlost my faith in DWomanhoodA  
I Bmlost Gmy faAith.Bm..D  
C#mOh..B.A  C#m  B  G#  F#  F#  
[Outro]
F#Hand in glove...
The F#sun shines out of our behinds...
F#Oh...
F#m Dmaj7 F#m Dmaj7
F#m Dmaj7 F#m Dmaj7
F#m Dmaj7 F#m Dmaj7
(Fade out)

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Pretty Girls Make Graves

by The Smiths

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

Dmaj7

[Intro]

Bm D A

[Verse 1]

Bm D A Bm D A

Upon the sand, upon the bay

Bm G A Bm

"There is a quick and easy way" you say

D A Bm

Before you illustrate

D A Bm D A G A

I'd rather state:

[Pre-chorus]

Bm D A Bm

"I'm not the man you think I am

D A Bm D A Bm D

I'm not the man you think I am"

[Chorus]

A Bm G A Bm D

And sorrow's native son

A Bm D A Bm D

He will not smile for anyone

A Bm G A Bm D A

And pretty girls make graves

C#m B A C#m B G# F# F#

Oh...

[Verse 2]

Bm D A Bm D A Bm

End of the pier, end of the bay

D A Bm G A Bm D A

You tug my arm, and say: "Give in to lust,

Bm D A Bm

Give up to lust, oh heaven knows we'll

A D Bm

Soon be dust... "

[Pre-chorus]

G A Bm D A Bm

Oh, I'm not the man you think I am

D A Bm D A Bm D

I'm not the man you think I am

[Chorus]

A Bm G A Bm D

And sorrow's native son

A Bm D A Bm D

He will not rise for anyone

A Bm G A Bm D A

And pretty girls make graves

C#m B A C#m B G# F# F#

Oh...

[Verse 3]

Bm D A Bm D A Bm

I could have been wild and I could have been free

D A Bm G A Bm

But nature played this trick on me

D A Bm D A Bm

She wants it now

D A Bm

And she will not wait

[Verse 4]

G A Bm

But she's too rough

D A Bm

And I'm too delicate

D A

Then, on the sand

Bm D A Bm

Another man, he takes her hand

D A Bm D

A smile lights up her stupid face

A Bm

(and well, it would)

[Chorus]

D A Bm D A

I lost my faith in Womanhood

Bm D A

I lost my faith in Womanhood

Bm G A Bm D

I lost my faith...

C#m B A C#m B G# F# F#

Oh...

[Outro]

Hand in glove...

The sun shines out of our behinds...

Oh...

F#m Dmaj7 F#m Dmaj7

(Fade out)

About Pretty Girls Make Graves Chords by The Smiths

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What key is "Pretty Girls Make Graves" in?

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