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Poison

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Eminor

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1/125

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 125Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

 D= xx0232/x54030 (  Dadd4)
    depends on context
CAPO 2
[Intro]
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------2-----------0-----------0-|-------2-----------0-------0-----|
D|---0-------4---4-------0---0-----|---0-------4---4-------0---------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
   G
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------2-----------0-----------0-|-------2-----------0-----------0-|
D|---0-------4---4-------0---0-----|---0-------4---4-------0---0-----|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
   Em7
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------1-------0-----------------|---------0h1-----0-------------0-|
G|-----2-------2-------0---0h2-----|---2---------------------0-------|
D|---2-------2-------2----2------2-|-------2-------2-------2---------|
A|-0-------0-------0-----0-----0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
   Am
e|-------0---------0h2-------0-----|-0h5-------5---------------5-----|
B|-----------3---------------------|---------------3-------3---------|
G|-0h2-----------2-------2-------2-|-------2-------------2---------2-|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
   D
[Verse 1]
    GI hear footsteps in the hall every night,
    Em7and there’s a shadow underneath my door
    There’s a Am7hole punched through the wall,
    are you happy now?D  
    Your memory cuts inGto my day,
    it Em7buries all my nights away
    Thinking of Am7you is like digging my own grave
    You’re my poison nowD  
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Cause you still Ccall,
when you Gneed someone to love,
when you Em7need a hand to touch
Threw my face Ddown in the mud
And watch me Cfall
Till I’m Gcrawling on knees,
till my Em7fingers crack and bleed
And you’ve Dtaken every part of me
[Chorus]
    CYou’re my Gpoison nowD  
    CYou’re my Gpoison nowD  
    Can I Cdrain every Gdrop of you out?D  
   'Cause Call… that… you… are Dis poison
[Interlude 1]
 G| |
[Verse 2]
    GIt’s not because I’m left alone to wonder why
    Em7Or what became of the heart that was shaped so much by mine
    Even that Am7now that I’m a stranger in your eyes
    That’s not what that tears me downD  
    It’s how you made my Gworst of days never seem as grey
    Em7It’s remembering your mouth and the way it tastes
    It’s Am7Rosemary Beach on a sunny day
    Yeah, that’s my poison nowD  
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Cause you still Ccall,
when you Gneed someone to love,
when you Em7need a hand to touch
Threw my face Ddown in the mud
And watch me Cfall
Till I’m Gbroken and I'm weak,
till I'm Em7crawling on my knees
And you’ve Dtaken every part of me
[Chorus]
    CYou’re my Gpoison nowD  
    CYou’re my Gpoison nowD  
    Can I Cdrain every Gdrop of you out?D  
   'Cause Call… that… you… are Dis poison
[Interlude 2]
 CYeah, Dpoison,   Em7babe,    D/F#whoaC  G  D  
[Bridge]
    GI hope there will come a time in your life
    Em7that light comes back and it shines through your eyes
    Am7And no one by then will see you enough to find
    what won’t be foundD  
   'Cause while you’re running Gthrough this world, so fucking blind
    Em7I’m gonna be running free with my arms open wide
    For the Am7first time in such a long time I can say I’m happy now
    DI’m happy now, I’m happy now
[Final Pre-Chorus]
Don’t you Ccall, and Gtell me you’re still in love
That you Em7miss me way too much
Well, Dyou can never see how deep
you made us Cfall
and turned the Gflower into a weed
and the Em7lover into a thief that has Dstolen my life from me
[Final Chorus]
    CI won’t be Gpoisoned nowD  
    CI won’t be Gpoisoned nowD  
    And I will Cdrain every Gdrop of you outD  
   'Cause Call that you are Dto me
    Call that you are Dto me
    Call you still areD  
    is poison
[Outro]
 G| |
You’re   Em7poison
   Am7Are you happy now?

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Poison

by Ruston Kelly

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dadd4

Em7

Am7

D/F#

D Dadd4

= xx0232/x54030 ( )

depends on context

CAPO 2

[Intro]

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|-------2-----------0-----------0-|-------2-----------0-------0-----|

D|---0-------4---4-------0---0-----|---0-------4---4-------0---------|

A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|

1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|-------2-----------0-----------0-|-------2-----------0-----------0-|

D|---0-------4---4-------0---0-----|---0-------4---4-------0---0-----|

A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

Em7

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

B|-------1-------0-----------------|---------0h1-----0-------------0-|

G|-----2-------2-------0---0h2-----|---2---------------------0-------|

D|---2-------2-------2----2------2-|-------2-------2-------2---------|

A|-0-------0-------0-----0-----0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

e|-------0---------0h2-------0-----|-0h5-------5---------------5-----|

B|-----------3---------------------|---------------3-------3---------|

G|-0h2-----------2-------2-------2-|-------2-------------2---------2-|

D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|

A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

[Verse 1]

I hear footsteps in the hall every night,

Em7

and there’s a shadow underneath my door

Am7

There’s a hole punched through the wall,

are you happy now?

Your memory cuts into my day,

Em7

it buries all my nights away

Am7

Thinking of you is like digging my own grave

You’re my poison now

[Pre-Chorus 1]

Cause you still call,

when you need someone to love,

Em7

when you need a hand to touch

Threw my face down in the mud

And watch me fall

Till I’m crawling on knees,

Em7

till my fingers crack and bleed

And you’ve taken every part of me

[Chorus]

C G D

You’re my poison now

C G D

You’re my poison now

C G D

Can I drain every drop of you out?

C D

'Cause all… that… you… are is poison

[Interlude 1]

| |

[Verse 2]

It’s not because I’m left alone to wonder why

Em7

Or what became of the heart that was shaped so much by mine

Am7

Even that now that I’m a stranger in your eyes

That’s not what that tears me down

It’s how you made my worst of days never seem as grey

Em7

It’s remembering your mouth and the way it tastes

Am7

It’s Rosemary Beach on a sunny day

Yeah, that’s my poison now

[Pre-Chorus 2]

Cause you still call,

when you need someone to love,

Em7

when you need a hand to touch

Threw my face down in the mud

And watch me fall

Till I’m broken and I'm weak,

Em7

till I'm crawling on my knees

And you’ve taken every part of me

[Chorus]

C G D

You’re my poison now

C G D

You’re my poison now

C G D

Can I drain every drop of you out?

C D

'Cause all… that… you… are is poison

[Interlude 2]

C D Em7 D/F# C G D

Yeah, poison, babe, whoa

[Bridge]

I hope there will come a time in your life

Em7

that light comes back and it shines through your eyes

Am7

And no one by then will see you enough to find

what won’t be found

'Cause while you’re running through this world, so fucking blind

Em7

I’m gonna be running free with my arms open wide

Am7

For the first time in such a long time I can say I’m happy now

I’m happy now, I’m happy now

[Final Pre-Chorus]

C G

Don’t you call, and tell me you’re still in love

Em7

That you miss me way too much

Well, you can never see how deep

you made us fall

and turned the flower into a weed

Em7 D

and the lover into a thief that has stolen my life from me

[Final Chorus]

C G D

I won’t be poisoned now

C G D

I won’t be poisoned now

C G D

And I will drain every drop of you out

C D

'Cause all that you are to me

C D

all that you are to me

C D

all you still are

is poison

[Outro]

| |

Em7

You’re poison

Am7

Are you happy now?

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