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Pet Shop Boys: Violence Chords
[Intro]
Am7
[Verse 1]
The sons and Am7brothers, fighting for another Gcause
GAnything to give their lives some Am7meaning
Am7Busy with their guns and Gdreaming
GFar away from here
FSaid they would act in self-Gdefense
And all the Am7others, running 'round so hot and Gbothered
GAnything to give their lives some Am7meaning
In the Gevening
GRunning around with guns and
FSaid they would act in self-Gdefense
[Chorus]
With vioAm7lence
Dm  Em7  Am7
DmViolenceEm7  Am7  
DmViolenceEm7  Am7  
[Interlude]
Eb  D  Db  C  Am7
Eb  D  Db  C  Am7
DmViolence Em7breeAm7ds Violence
DmViolence Em7breeAm7ds
[Verse 2]
The son and Am7brother, when he gets home
He gives Gsomeone some love
GAnd mutters: "Am7Woman, you'll never understandG  
I Fdid what I said in self-deGfense
With Am7violence"G  
Am7  G
F  G  Am7
[Chorus]
DmViolence Em7breeAm7ds Violence
DmViolence Em7breeAm7ds Violence
DmViolence Em7breeAm7ds Violence
Dm      Em7  Am7
[Outro]
Eb  D  Db  C  Am7
Eb  D  Db  C  Am7
Eb  D  Db  C  Am7
Am7

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Violence

by Pet Shop Boys

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Am7

Em7

Pet Shop Boys: Violence Chords

[Intro]

Am7

[Verse 1]

Am7 G

The sons and brothers, fighting for another cause

G Am7

Anything to give their lives some meaning

Am7 G

Busy with their guns and dreaming

Far away from here

F G

Said they would act in self-defense

Am7 G

And all the others, running 'round so hot and bothered

G Am7

Anything to give their lives some meaning

In the evening

Running around with guns and

F G

Said they would act in self-defense

[Chorus]

Am7

With violence

Dm Em7 Am7

Violence

Dm Em7 Am7

Violence

[Interlude]

Eb D Db C Am7

Dm Em7 Am7

Violence breeds Violence

Dm Em7 Am7

Violence breeds

[Verse 2]

Am7

The son and brother, when he gets home

He gives someone some love

G Am7 G

And mutters: "Woman, you'll never understand

F G

I did what I said in self-defense

Am7 G

With violence"

Am7 G

F G Am7

[Chorus]

Dm Em7 Am7

Violence breeds Violence

Dm Em7 Am7

Violence breeds Violence

Dm Em7 Am7

Violence breeds Violence

Dm Em7 Am7

[Outro]

Eb D Db C Am7

Am7

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