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Key: D
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 D-  xx0232
 A-  x02220
 Bm- x24432
 G-  320033
 Em- 022000
Intro:  Bm   D   G   Ax2
Verse 1:
  BmEveryone’s Dblind and
they ought to Aknow
They Gdon’t care Bmno
they Dwon’t care
toAmorrow  BmHow could
this Dnightmare be
alAlowed? It’s
Gtheir game Bmnow it’s
Dtheir world Ahow?
Refrain 1:
  EmThe answers don’t
Glie in their minds
  EmBut we’re fools
to Gall of their
lies And they say
Chorus 1:
BmTake your Dpick
It's Agun or knife
it's life or death
And Bmall that Ddid
is Acut our only
thread BmTake your
Dpick It's Asink
or float it's
show not tell and
Emall I see is Ahell
Post Chorus:  Bm   D   G   Ax2
Verse 2:
  BmWe’re all spitting
Dfire from our own
Asides We Gall will
Bmdie from Dthe inAside
  BmWhy won’t anyDone
just stand for Aus?
The Glaws are Bmdust
and Dmorales Arust
Refrain 2:
  EmThis is all exactly
Gwhat they need
  EmTo see us all
Gfall and Aplead
And they say
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
  GWhen we’re Emdone you
can’t ask Bmwhy Ano
  GJust Emlook beyond
the Bmmedia’s Aeye
and GTime after Emtime
we’ve Bmlost the
Awar But Gwe can’t
Emhandle Bmeven AmoreG  
And they say
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Chorus 2:
BmTake your Dpick
It's Agun or knife
it's life or deathBm  D  A  
BmTake your Dpick
It's Asink or
float it's
show not tell and
Emall I see is Ahell
Outro:  Bm   D   G  A  

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Deadlock

by Wave Break

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Key: D

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- xx0232

- x02220

- x24432

- 320033

- 022000

Bm D G A

Intro: x2

Verse 1:

Bm D

Everyone’s blind and

they ought to know

G Bm

They don’t care no

they won’t care

A Bm

tomorrow How could

this nightmare be

allowed? It’s

G Bm

their game now it’s

D A

their world how?

Refrain 1:

The answers don’t

lie in their minds

But we’re fools

to all of their

lies And they say

Chorus 1:

Bm D

Take your pick

It's gun or knife

it's life or death

Bm D

And all that did

is cut our only

thread Take your

D A

pick It's sink

or float it's

show not tell and

Em A

all I see is hell

Bm D G A

Post Chorus: x2

Verse 2:

We’re all spitting

fire from our own

A G

sides We all will

Bm D A

die from the inside

Bm D

Why won’t anyone

just stand for us?

G Bm

The laws are dust

D A

and morales rust

Refrain 2:

This is all exactly

what they need

To see us all

G A

fall and plead

And they say

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Bridge:

G Em

When we’re done you

Bm A

can’t ask why no

G Em

Just look beyond

Bm A

the media’s eye

G Em

and Time after time

we’ve lost the

A G

war But we can’t

Em Bm A G

handle even more

And they say

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Chorus 2:

Bm D

Take your pick

It's gun or knife

Bm D A

it's life or death

Bm D

Take your pick

It's sink or

float it's

show not tell and

Em A

all I see is hell

Bm D G A

Outro:

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