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//Artist: Madame Hooligan
//Song: Phoenix
//Album: Antiheroes(2008)
  GLife is a temptress kiss with a kCadd9illing bGlow, Cadd9deadly bGlow
                              D                  Em   Em-  Em/F#   G   C   G  D  
  I pushed for every sin that nature would allow, 
  GI am the failure, the future hCadd9as your faGce, Cadd9has your eGyes
  DI have succumbed but you're the B7offspring of my ashes. Em  D  
                C                     D    Em   Em-  Em/F#-  Em/G-  Em/F#- D  
Fly my phoenix spread your wings and rise, 
CAll the rules are shDackles in disEmguise! 
I'm a hero out of mCud
For I bit the hand of GDod like a rabid dEmog..D. 
  GLife is a siren song with a tCadd9housand chGarms, a tCadd9housand haGrms
  DDemands a lB7eap of faith so Emshe can get you drowned, yeah bitchC  Em  Em/F#  
GSo keep falling away from me knitting yoCadd9ur own wayG, 
Cadd9That's GOK,
  DBehind every triumph lies a sB7tory of decay, anyEmway..D. 
                C                     D    Em   Em-  Em/F#-  Em/G-  Em/F#- D  
Fly my phoenix spread your wings and rise, 
                   C              D    Em   Em-  Em/F#-  Em/G-  Em/F#- D  
All the rules are shackles in disguise! 
CFly my phoenix brB7eak your spell and sEmhine... 
I'm a hero out of mCud, for I bit the hand of GDod
Like a rEmabid dog, 
I'm a hero out of mCud, for I bit the hand of GDod
Like a rEmabid dog.
I'm a hero out of mCud, for I bit the hand of GDod
Like a rEmabid dog.
                C                     D    Em   Em-  Em/F#-  Em/G-  Em/F#- D  
Fly my phoenix spread your wings and rise, 
                   C              D    Em   Em-  Em/F#-  Em/G-  Em/F#- D  
All the rules are shackles in disguise! 
CFly my phoenix brB7eak your spell and sEmhine.C.. D  
  GLife is a temptress kiss with a kCadd9illing bGlow

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Phoenix

by Madame Hooligan

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Cadd9

Em/F#

Em/G

//Artist: Madame Hooligan

//Song: Phoenix

//Album: Antiheroes(2008)

G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

Life is a temptress kiss with a killing blow, deadly blow

D Em Em Em/F# G C G D

I pushed for every sin that nature would allow,

G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

I am the failure, the future has your face, has your eyes

D B7 Em D

I have succumbed but you're the offspring of my ashes.

C D Em Em Em/F# Em/G Em/F# D

- - - -

Fly my phoenix spread your wings and rise,

C D Em

All the rules are shackles in disguise!

I'm a hero out of mud

D Em D

For I bit the hand of God like a rabid dog...

G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

Life is a siren song with a thousand charms, a thousand harms

D B7 Em C Em Em/F#

Demands a leap of faith so she can get you drowned, yeah bitch

G Cadd9 G

So keep falling away from me knitting your own way,

Cadd9 G

That's OK,

D B7 Em D

Behind every triumph lies a story of decay, anyway...

C D Em Em Em/F# Em/G Em/F# D

- - - -

Fly my phoenix spread your wings and rise,

C D Em Em Em/F# Em/G Em/F# D

- - - -

All the rules are shackles in disguise!

C B7 Em

Fly my phoenix break your spell and shine...

C D

I'm a hero out of mud, for I bit the hand of God

Like a rabid dog,

C D

I'm a hero out of mud, for I bit the hand of God

Like a rabid dog.

C D

I'm a hero out of mud, for I bit the hand of God

Like a rabid dog.

C D Em Em Em/F# Em/G Em/F# D

- - - -

Fly my phoenix spread your wings and rise,

C D Em Em Em/F# Em/G Em/F# D

- - - -

All the rules are shackles in disguise!

C B7 Em C D

Fly my phoenix break your spell and shine...

G Cadd9 G

Life is a temptress kiss with a killing blow

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