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Cma7/B: x22010
All of the F chords outside of the chorus are pretty fast.
[Intro]
F G  F G  F G  F G
[Verse]
I Gsnatched you away from the jaws of the Fworld
But I Gdrank up her oceans and dried up her Fpearls
I acted GreprehensiblyF  
I Gacted like she was sent here for meF  
[Pre-Chorus]
GGold in the water and under the water
The Gricher man gave his lovely daughter
For Glack of decency
She Grobbed a thief like me
[Chorus]
I would Csaw off my Cma7/Blimbs for a Flittle bit Gmore
I would Ctrust you, but Cma7/Btrust is such a Fdirty Gword
I would Csaw off my Cma7/Blimbs for a Flittle bit Gmore
Oh, I Cloved you, but Cm7/Blove is like a Fdirty Gwhore
FAhh-Gooh
FAhh-Gooh
FAhh-Gooh
FAhh-Gooh
[Verse]
Well I Gsnatched her away from the jaws of the Fworld
But I Gdrank up her diamonds and I dried up her Fpearls
As I acted GreprehensiblyF  
I Gacted like she was made for meF  
[Pre-Chorus]
And Gnow into the water and under the water
I'm Gbaptized with the neighbor's daughter
For a Glife of decency
She Gsaved a wretch like me
[Chorus]
I would Csaw off my Cma7/Blimbs for a Flittle bit Gmore
I would Ctrust you, but Cma7/Btrust is such a Fdirty Gword
I would Csaw off my Cma7/Blimbs for a Flittle bit Gmore
Oh, I Cloved you, but Cm7/Blove is like a Fdirty Gwhore
FAhh-Gooh
FAhh-Gooh
FAhh-Gooh
FAhh-Gooh

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Jaws Of The World

by DeVotchKa

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cma7/B

Cm7/B

Cma7/B: x22010

All of the F chords outside of the chorus are pretty fast.

[Intro]

F G F G F G F G

[Verse]

G F

I snatched you away from the jaws of the world

G F

But I drank up her oceans and dried up her pearls

G F

I acted reprehensibly

G F

I acted like she was sent here for me

[Pre-Chorus]

Gold in the water and under the water

The richer man gave his lovely daughter

For lack of decency

She robbed a thief like me

[Chorus]

C Cma7/B F G

I would saw off my limbs for a little bit more

C Cma7/B F G

I would trust you, but trust is such a dirty word

C Cma7/B F G

I would saw off my limbs for a little bit more

C Cm7/B F G

Oh, I loved you, but love is like a dirty whore

F G

Ahh-ooh

F G

Ahh-ooh

F G

Ahh-ooh

F G

Ahh-ooh

[Verse]

G F

Well I snatched her away from the jaws of the world

G F

But I drank up her diamonds and I dried up her pearls

G F

As I acted reprehensibly

G F

I acted like she was made for me

[Pre-Chorus]

And now into the water and under the water

I'm baptized with the neighbor's daughter

For a life of decency

She saved a wretch like me

[Chorus]

C Cma7/B F G

I would saw off my limbs for a little bit more

C Cma7/B F G

I would trust you, but trust is such a dirty word

C Cma7/B F G

I would saw off my limbs for a little bit more

C Cm7/B F G

Oh, I loved you, but love is like a dirty whore

F G

Ahh-ooh

F G

Ahh-ooh

F G

Ahh-ooh

F G

Ahh-ooh

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