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Accidentally Like a Martyr - Warren Zevon
(Capo 3)
[Intro]
D D D D
[Verse]
  DThe Aphone don't Bmring, Dno no
   Em7And the D/F#sun refused to Gshine
  Never Athought I'd have to Bmpay Aso GdeD/F#arly
  EmFor what was D/F#already Gmine
  BmFor E7such a long, long Atime
[Chorus]
GWe Amade Dmad love, Ashadow love
GRandom love and aDbandoned love
  DAccidentally like a Amartyr
  CThe hurt gets Gworse 
and the heart gets Dharder
GWe Amade Dmad love, Ashadow love
GRandom love and aDbandoned love
  DAccidentally like a Amartyr
  CThe hurt gets Gworse 
and the heart gets Dharder
[Chorus Solo]*
D A G D   D D A A   C G D D
[Verse]
  DThe Adays slide BmbyD  
Em7Should have done, sD/F#hould have done, 
we all Gsigh
Never Athought I'd ever Bmbe Aso GloneD/F#ly
  EmAfter D/F#such a long, long Gtime
      Bm  E7Time out of Amind
[Chorus]
GWe Amade Dmad love, Ashadow love
GRandom love and aDbandoned love
  DAccidentally like a Amartyr
  CThe hurt gets Gworse 
and the heart gets Dharder
GWe Amade Dmad love, Ashadow love
GRandom love and aDbandoned love
  DAccidentally like a Amartyr
  CThe hurt gets Gworse 
and the heart gets Dharder
[Chorus Solo]*
D A G D   D D A A   C G D D
*Note: the solo breaks in this song are difficult to tab 
as they are piano-based, independent of the verse or chorus, 
and use multiple keys and time signatures. See comments for details.
I have substituted a chorus break instead to solo over.
Transpose +3 (F) for original key.

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Accidentally Like A Martyr

by Warren Zevon

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

D/F#

Accidentally Like a Martyr - Warren Zevon

(Capo 3)

[Intro]

D D D D

[Verse]

D A Bm D

The phone don't ring, no no

Em7 D/F# G

And the sun refused to shine

A Bm A G D/F#

Never thought I'd have to pay so dearly

Em D/F# G

For what was already mine

Bm E7 A

For such a long, long time

[Chorus]

G A D A

We made mad love, shadow love

G D

Random love and abandoned love

D A

Accidentally like a martyr

C G

The hurt gets worse

and the heart gets harder

G A D A

We made mad love, shadow love

G D

Random love and abandoned love

D A

Accidentally like a martyr

C G

The hurt gets worse

and the heart gets harder

[Chorus Solo]*

D A G D D D A A C G D D

[Verse]

D A Bm D

The days slide by

Em7 D/F#

Should have done, should have done,

we all sigh

A Bm A G D/F#

Never thought I'd ever be so lonely

Em D/F# G

After such a long, long time

Bm E7 A

Time out of mind

[Chorus]

G A D A

We made mad love, shadow love

G D

Random love and abandoned love

D A

Accidentally like a martyr

C G

The hurt gets worse

and the heart gets harder

G A D A

We made mad love, shadow love

G D

Random love and abandoned love

D A

Accidentally like a martyr

C G

The hurt gets worse

and the heart gets harder

[Chorus Solo]*

D A G D D D A A C G D D

*Note: the solo breaks in this song are difficult to tab

as they are piano-based, independent of the verse or chorus,

and use multiple keys and time signatures. See comments for details.

I have substituted a chorus break instead to solo over.

Transpose +3 (F) for original key.

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