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[Notes]
The  Cslides up to  Ebmaj7during the interlude and chorus.
      C= X-3-2-0-1-3
 Ebmaj7= X-6-5-0-4-6
[Intro]
 G   Cadd9   Asus4   D(6x)
[Verse 1]
She Ghad an Cadd9idea,
It Asus4got her the Dfear,
And she Gloved her Cadd9mother Asus4very mDuch,
GOne cigaCadd9rette,
Well she Asus4knew she was Ddead,
The way Gdad walked Cadd9out of the Asus4roomD  
[Interlude]
G C Ebmaj7
G C Ebmaj7
G C Ebmaj7
G C Ebmaj7
[Verse 2]
An Gancient Cadd9soul for a Asus4twelve year Dold,
She Gacted Cadd9quick and Asus4decisiveD,
Before her Gmother came Cadd9home she left Asus4this world Dalone,
She couldn't lGive with the tCadd9hought of them Asus4knowingD  
[Chorus]
GDear mom I love you Cvery mucEbmaj7h,
GBut I cannot face you Cafter all I've Ebmaj7done,
GMom, I wanted to make you Cproud,Ebmaj7  
But Gnow I'm dead so I'll be in the CgroundEbmaj7  
[Verse 3]
GShe was Cadd9worried Asus4  D  
She would be Ggrounded Cadd9for a Asus4yearD  
GShe was Cadd9worried Asus4  D  
she couldn't Glive with the tCadd9hreat of her Asus4mother Dknowing
[Chorus]
GDear mom I love you Cvery mucEbmaj7h,
GBut I cannot face you Cafter all I've Ebmaj7done,
GMom, I wanted to make you Cproud,Ebmaj7  
But Gnow I'm dead so I'll be in the CgroundEbmaj7  
[Bridge]
  G        Cadd9        Asus4    DAnd I know it's a Gjoke,
        Cadd9    Asus4But these Dcigarettes Gkill,
        Cadd9    Asus4And I Dknow it's a Gjoke,
          But these Cadd9cigarettes Asus4kill, these Dcigarettes Gkill
[Outro]
G Cadd9 Asus4 D
G Cadd9 Asus4 D
G Cadd9 Asus4 D
G Cadd9 Asus4 D
G

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Cigarettes Kill

by J Church

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Chords in this song · guitar

Ebmaj7

Cadd9

Asus4

[Notes]

C Ebmaj7

The slides up to during the interlude and chorus.

= X-3-2-0-1-3

Ebmaj7

= X-6-5-0-4-6

[Intro]

G Cadd9 Asus4 D

(6x)

[Verse 1]

G Cadd9

She had an idea,

Asus4 D

It got her the fear,

G Cadd9 Asus4 D

And she loved her mother very much,

G Cadd9

One cigarette,

Asus4 D

Well she knew she was dead,

G Cadd9 Asus4 D

The way dad walked out of the room

[Interlude]

G C Ebmaj7

[Verse 2]

G Cadd9 Asus4 D

An ancient soul for a twelve year old,

G Cadd9 Asus4 D

She acted quick and decisive,

G Cadd9 Asus4 D

Before her mother came home she left this world alone,

G Cadd9 Asus4 D

She couldn't live with the thought of them knowing

[Chorus]

G C Ebmaj7

Dear mom I love you very much,

G C Ebmaj7

But I cannot face you after all I've done,

G C Ebmaj7

Mom, I wanted to make you proud,

G C Ebmaj7

But now I'm dead so I'll be in the ground

[Verse 3]

G Cadd9 Asus4 D

She was worried

G Cadd9 Asus4 D

She would be grounded for a year

G Cadd9 Asus4 D

She was worried

G Cadd9 Asus4 D

she couldn't live with the threat of her mother knowing

[Chorus]

G C Ebmaj7

Dear mom I love you very much,

G C Ebmaj7

But I cannot face you after all I've done,

G C Ebmaj7

Mom, I wanted to make you proud,

G C Ebmaj7

But now I'm dead so I'll be in the ground

[Bridge]

G Cadd9 Asus4 D G

And I know it's a joke,

Cadd9 Asus4 D G

But these cigarettes kill,

Cadd9 Asus4 D G

And I know it's a joke,

Cadd9 Asus4 D G

But these cigarettes kill, these cigarettes kill

[Outro]

G Cadd9 Asus4 D

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