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Slow Motion Suicide

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Slow Motion Suicide by Ferocious Dog.
What a great band...can't believe there are no songs on UG, so here's one to get started!
Down strumming on 16th notes
[Intro] 
G  D  Em  C
[Verse 1]
Gremember him when he was young
Dthe gleam was in his eyes
Emfull of bright ideas chasing Ccastles in the sky
Gnow he doesnt look so young
Dand his eyes have turned to red
Emonly got one set of clothes and Ca park bench for a bed
[Chorus]
And he's tGurned tDo the Cbottle
Emlost aDll his Cpride
Gas the whiskey cDomes to cClaim his soul
Emslow motion Dsuicide
[Verse 2]
Grecall the day when he left school
Dhe went to mine for coal
Embut that was thatcher's 80's and Clanded on the dole
Glife was hard up in the north
Dthe industries closed down
Embut who employs the miner
Cwhen theres no mine to be found?
[Chorus]
And he's tGurned tDo the Cbottle
Emlost aDll his Cpride
Gas the whiskey cDomes to cClaim his soul
Emslow motion Dsuicide
[Verse 3]
Gwhat happened to his darling wife
Dthey used to have such fun
Emthe drinking and the violence made her Cpack her bags and run
Gnow he walks a lonely road
Dhe's always turned away
Emdrinking to the early grave
Cit advances day by day
[Chorus]
And he's tGurned tDo the Cbottle
Emlost aDll his Cpride
Gas the whiskey cDomes to cClaim his soul
Emslow motion Dsuicide
GNow he looks at his whole life
Dthrough the bottom of a glass
Emjust a man down on his luck
Cand he swears this one's his last
Gbut tomorrow you will see him out
Dwith a bottle in his hand
Emscreaming words of drunkeness
Cbut no one understands
[Chorus]
Why he's tGurned tDo the Cbottle
Emlost aDll his Cpride
Gas the whiskey cDomes to cClaim his soul
Emslow motion Dsuicide
Late Bridge:
AmIn his eyes we sEmee no pride
Amheld loosely by his sEmide
Amthe empty bottle he Ctries to hide
oh Dnoooo
(song fades with  G   D   Em  C)

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Slow Motion Suicide

by Ferocious Dog

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Slow Motion Suicide by Ferocious Dog.

What a great band...can't believe there are no songs on UG, so here's one to get started!

Down strumming on 16th notes

[Intro]

G D Em C

[Verse 1]

remember him when he was young

the gleam was in his eyes

Em C

full of bright ideas chasing castles in the sky

now he doesnt look so young

and his eyes have turned to red

Em C

only got one set of clothes and a park bench for a bed

[Chorus]

G D C

And he's turned to the bottle

Em D C

lost all his pride

G D C

as the whiskey comes to claim his soul

Em D

slow motion suicide

[Verse 2]

recall the day when he left school

he went to mine for coal

Em C

but that was thatcher's 80's and landed on the dole

life was hard up in the north

the industries closed down

but who employs the miner

when theres no mine to be found?

[Chorus]

G D C

And he's turned to the bottle

Em D C

lost all his pride

G D C

as the whiskey comes to claim his soul

Em D

slow motion suicide

[Verse 3]

what happened to his darling wife

they used to have such fun

Em C

the drinking and the violence made her pack her bags and run

now he walks a lonely road

he's always turned away

drinking to the early grave

it advances day by day

[Chorus]

G D C

And he's turned to the bottle

Em D C

lost all his pride

G D C

as the whiskey comes to claim his soul

Em D

slow motion suicide

Now he looks at his whole life

through the bottom of a glass

just a man down on his luck

and he swears this one's his last

but tomorrow you will see him out

with a bottle in his hand

screaming words of drunkeness

but no one understands

[Chorus]

G D C

Why he's turned to the bottle

Em D C

lost all his pride

G D C

as the whiskey comes to claim his soul

Em D

slow motion suicide

Late Bridge:

Am Em

In his eyes we see no pride

Am Em

held loosely by his side

Am C

the empty bottle he tries to hide

oh noooo

G D Em C

(song fades with )

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