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TRAGEDY
Capo 3
In waltz time
Though it’s not marked during the verses, always play the Am without the root B for two measures
[Intro]
 Am   Am   Am/B   Ex4
AmThe end, it shouldn't eAm/Bnd like tEhis
Amit's the bottle she is Am/BmercilEess
Amshe's stringing me Am/BalongE  
Amshe's stringing me Am/BalongE  
And Amhow could Am/Bsuch a Epalace Amhouse
Am/Bdeceit and EmaliceAm  
there's Am/Bsomething wronEg hereAm  
there's Am/Bsomething wronEg here
As the Ewords Ewere E7chosen
his Eheart Ewas fE7rozen
his Esoul Ehad sE7poken
but it Esounded Eall E7twisted and E7broken
AmYears and Am/Byears Eago
they dAmelivered the Am/Bfinal Eblow
and Amsuddenly his Am/Blife ain't wEorth a AmdamnAm/B  E  
There were Amghosts
and they Am/Blit up this tEown
but they Amleft
when they Am/Bsold off the EundergroAmund
we ain't Am/Bwelcome Ehere no AmmoreAm/B  E  
As the Ewords Ewere E7chosen
his Eheart Ewas fE7rozen
his Esoul Ehad sE7poken
but it Esounded Eall E7twisted and E7broken
[Interlude]
 Am   Am   Am/B   Ex4
AmI, I won't Am/Blet you Edown
it's my Amfirst day Am/Bback in Etown
but my Amskin is six feet Am/BundergroEund
and Ameverything is Am/Bdifferent Enow
The Amend, it shouldn't Am/Bend like Ethis
it's the Ambottle, she is Am/BmercileEss
she's Amstringing me Am/BalongE  
she's Amstringing me Am/Balong aEgain
As the Ewords Ewere E7chosen
his Eheart Ewas fE7rozen
his Esoul Ehad sE7poken
but it Esounded Eall E7twisted and E7broken
[Fadeout]
 Am   Am   Am/B   Ex8

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Tragedy

by DeVotchKa

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Am/B

TRAGEDY

Capo 3

In waltz time

Though it’s not marked during the verses, always play the Am without the root B for two measures

[Intro]

Am Am Am/B E

Am Am/B E

The end, it shouldn't end like this

Am Am/B E

it's the bottle she is merciless

Am Am/B E

she's stringing me along

Am Am/B E

she's stringing me along

Am Am/B E Am

And how could such a palace house

Am/B E Am

deceit and malice

Am/B E Am

there's something wrong here

Am/B E

there's something wrong here

E E E7

As the words were chosen

E E E7

his heart was frozen

E E E7

his soul had spoken

E E E7 E7

but it sounded all twisted and broken

Am Am/B E

Years and years ago

Am Am/B E

they delivered the final blow

Am Am/B E Am Am/B E

and suddenly his life ain't worth a damn

There were ghosts

Am/B E

and they lit up this town

but they left

Am/B E Am

when they sold off the underground

Am/B E Am Am/B E

we ain't welcome here no more

E E E7

As the words were chosen

E E E7

his heart was frozen

E E E7

his soul had spoken

E E E7 E7

but it sounded all twisted and broken

[Interlude]

Am Am Am/B E

Am Am/B E

I, I won't let you down

Am Am/B E

it's my first day back in town

Am Am/B E

but my skin is six feet underground

Am Am/B E

and everything is different now

Am Am/B E

The end, it shouldn't end like this

Am Am/B E

it's the bottle, she is merciless

Am Am/B E

she's stringing me along

Am Am/B E

she's stringing me along again

E E E7

As the words were chosen

E E E7

his heart was frozen

E E E7

his soul had spoken

E E E7 E7

but it sounded all twisted and broken

[Fadeout]

Am Am Am/B E

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