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Hell On Earth

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[Verse 1]
ALife is Dbeautiful, 
but F#mbeauty is a Edying Aart
ALife is Dwonderful, 
there's F#monly so Emuch you can wonder Aabout
[Chorus]
C#mBefore life drives you Dmad, 
and Abefore F#mnobody Ecares
C#mBefore life drives you Dmad, 
and Abefore F#mnobody Ecares
[Verse 2]
AThere are Donly words, 
and F#mwords mean Enothing at Aall
AThere's not a Dsingle word, 
to F#mspeak for my Erambling Aaround
[Chorus]
But I C#mwas searching for Dsomething, 
a Asleepless night, F#mpainless and Edrugged
Oh I C#mwas searching for Dsomething, 
a Asleepless night, F#mpainless and Edrugged
[Verse 3]
ATime means Dnothing at all, 
it's a F#mmark of the Eliving to Adie
ASpace is Dgonna fall, 
and the F#mSun's meant to Estare us straight in the Aeye
[Chorus]
So maybe C#myou will feel Dfire, 
maybe Asome day F#myour love is Ewild
Maybe C#myou will feel Dfire, 
maybe Asome day F#myour love is Ewild
[Verse 4]
AHeaven is an Dendless pit, 
I can F#mfall forever Ebut I'd never Amake it
AHell is all Dthat you know, 
cause F#myou've been Ehurt and you've Awalked on coals
[Chorus]
And you C#mcrush under every Dcommand, 
hell on AEarth is what F#mlife's always Ebeen
Yeah, you C#mcrush under every Dcommand, 
hell on AEarth is what F#mlife's always Ebeen

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Hell On Earth

by Deer Tick

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F#m

C#m

[Verse 1]

A D

Life is beautiful,

F#m E A

but beauty is a dying art

A D

Life is wonderful,

F#m E A

there's only so much you can wonder about

[Chorus]

C#m D

Before life drives you mad,

A F#m E

and before nobody cares

C#m D

Before life drives you mad,

A F#m E

and before nobody cares

[Verse 2]

A D

There are only words,

F#m E A

and words mean nothing at all

A D

There's not a single word,

F#m E A

to speak for my rambling around

[Chorus]

C#m D

But I was searching for something,

A F#m E

a sleepless night, painless and drugged

C#m D

Oh I was searching for something,

A F#m E

a sleepless night, painless and drugged

[Verse 3]

A D

Time means nothing at all,

F#m E A

it's a mark of the living to die

A D

Space is gonna fall,

F#m E A

and the Sun's meant to stare us straight in the eye

[Chorus]

C#m D

So maybe you will feel fire,

A F#m E

maybe some day your love is wild

C#m D

Maybe you will feel fire,

A F#m E

maybe some day your love is wild

[Verse 4]

A D

Heaven is an endless pit,

F#m E A

I can fall forever but I'd never make it

A D

Hell is all that you know,

F#m E A

cause you've been hurt and you've walked on coals

[Chorus]

C#m D

And you crush under every command,

A F#m E

hell on Earth is what life's always been

C#m D

Yeah, you crush under every command,

A F#m E

hell on Earth is what life's always been

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