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Dead Ringer

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[Chorus]
DHold Fmy Gcigarette while it's lit, Fand let it Dburn you, baby
Oh, Fdead Gringer, you so sick, Fbut you Dlook amazing
[Verse 1]
DAll these voices in the FnightG  
Come like a cool summer FrainD  
DKnow they hangim' for a FwhileG  
So I let 'em stay, Fstay, Dstay
[Verse 2]
ODh, all these faces in the FnightG  
Looking like television FsaintDs
DWith their names in big Fbright Glights
All they do is take, Ftake, takeD, take, take
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, lGady, I got my hand on the trigger and it's pointed at the dead ringer
[Chorus]
DHold Fmy Gcigarette while it's lit, Fand let it Dburn you, baby
Oh, Fdead Gringer, you so sick, Fbut you Dlook amazing
DHold Fmy Gcigarette while it's lit, Fand let it Dburn you, baby
Oh, Fdead Gringer, you so sick, Fbut you Dlook amazing
[Verse 3]
DOh, my reflection's from a FtimeG  
When all the worst was a FgameD  
DNothin' like the shake of lFifeG  
Stuck up in a race, race, Frace, rDace, race
[Verse 4]
HDell caught a shadow of a FguyG  
Can't find him one liFttle Dbreak
DSee, there's a gap in his smFile.G  
For fittin' all his pain, pain, Fpain, Dpain, pain
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, lGady, I got my hand on the trigger and it's pointed at the dead ringer
[Chorus]
DHold Fmy Gcigarette while it's lit, Fand let it Dburn you, baby
Oh, Fdead Gringer, you so sick, Fbut you Dlook amazing
DHold Fmy Gcigarette while it's lit, Fand let it Dburn you, baby
Oh, Fdead Gringer, you so sick, Fbut you Dlook amazing
[Bridge]
DmYeah, Bbyeah, Gmdid you think that Fhe could hurt you
DmYeah, Bbyeah, Gmthe dead ringer never Fmeant to
DmYeah, Bbyeah, Gmdid you think that Fhe could hurt you
DmYeah, Bbyeah, Gmthe dead ringer never Fmeant to
[Chorus]
DHold Fmy Gcigarette while it's lit, Fand let it Dburn you, baby
Oh, Fdead Gringer, you so sick, Fbut you Dlook amazing
DHold Fmy Gcigarette while it's lit, Fand let it Dburn you, baby
Oh, Fdead Gringer, you so sick, Fbut you Dlook amazing
[Outro]
D(Dead ringer, you so sick)

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Dead Ringer

by Des Rocs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Chorus]

D F G F D

Hold my cigarette while it's lit, and let it burn you, baby

F G F D

Oh, dead ringer, you so sick, but you look amazing

[Verse 1]

D F G

All these voices in the night

F D

Come like a cool summer rain

D F G

Know they hangim' for a while

F D

So I let 'em stay, stay, stay

[Verse 2]

D F G

Oh, all these faces in the night

F D

Looking like television saints

D F G

With their names in big bright lights

F D

All they do is take, take, take, take, take

[Pre-Chorus]

Oh, lady, I got my hand on the trigger and it's pointed at the dead ringer

[Chorus]

D F G F D

Hold my cigarette while it's lit, and let it burn you, baby

F G F D

Oh, dead ringer, you so sick, but you look amazing

D F G F D

Hold my cigarette while it's lit, and let it burn you, baby

F G F D

Oh, dead ringer, you so sick, but you look amazing

[Verse 3]

D F G

Oh, my reflection's from a time

F D

When all the worst was a game

D F G

Nothin' like the shake of life

F D

Stuck up in a race, race, race, race, race

[Verse 4]

D F G

Hell caught a shadow of a guy

F D

Can't find him one little break

D F G

See, there's a gap in his smile.

F D

For fittin' all his pain, pain, pain, pain, pain

[Pre-Chorus]

Oh, lady, I got my hand on the trigger and it's pointed at the dead ringer

[Chorus]

D F G F D

Hold my cigarette while it's lit, and let it burn you, baby

F G F D

Oh, dead ringer, you so sick, but you look amazing

D F G F D

Hold my cigarette while it's lit, and let it burn you, baby

F G F D

Oh, dead ringer, you so sick, but you look amazing

[Bridge]

Dm Bb Gm F

Yeah, yeah, did you think that he could hurt you

Dm Bb Gm F

Yeah, yeah, the dead ringer never meant to

Dm Bb Gm F

Yeah, yeah, did you think that he could hurt you

Dm Bb Gm F

Yeah, yeah, the dead ringer never meant to

[Chorus]

D F G F D

Hold my cigarette while it's lit, and let it burn you, baby

F G F D

Oh, dead ringer, you so sick, but you look amazing

D F G F D

Hold my cigarette while it's lit, and let it burn you, baby

F G F D

Oh, dead ringer, you so sick, but you look amazing

[Outro]

(Dead ringer, you so sick)

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