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The Killer Was A Coward

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Chords and capo position (3) are taken from his live performance on the lake for reusser guitars:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P7rd85aZac
When playing his Cadd9 chords, he sometimes leaves his index finger on the second fret of the A string
while hammering on to the 3rd fret with his middle finger because he is not playing the D string anyway.
Chords played as follows to allow for hammer-ons:
      G320033
    Em7020033
  Cadd9032033
 A7sus4x00033
 C6sus2x30233
[Intro]
|G----------Em7-------|---Cadd9------------A7sus4----|
|---3---3---3---3-|-----3---3---3-----|
|---0---0---0---0-|-----0---0---0-----|
|-----------------|-----------------0-|: x4
|-----------------|-2h3---3---3---3---|
|-3---3---0---0---|-------------------|
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 e + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Intro]
G Em Cadd9 A7sus4
G Em Cadd9 A7sus4
[Verse 1]
  GSee the Em7killer was a coCadd9ward
  GDark Em7deeds in dark Cadd9towers
  GSo he flEm7ed when they Cadd9came
  GBlowin' brEm7ass, carrying Cadd9chains
[Verse 2]
  GThey wanna Em7lock him in the Cadd9dark
  GThey wanna Em7kill what's in his Cadd9heart
  GAnd they left the Em7town to hunt him Cadd9down
  Gthey left one Em7man to hold it Cadd9down
[Verse 3]
  GBut when they get Em7back he's in the Cadd9throneC6sus2  A7sus4  
  GLooks like the Em7killer’s fucking Cadd9clone
  GSays he's got iEm7deas of his oCadd9wn
  GBut there's one Em7thing he’d kill to Cadd9know
[Verse 4]
  GSee there's a Em7hero in the Cadd9crowd
  GAnd his Em7heart starts beating Cadd9loud
  GSays the Em7killer took his Cadd9friend
  GAnd decides that Em7this is where it Cadd9ends
[Verse 5]
  GSo that night the Em7king’s walkin the Cadd9tower
  GHis eyes lit Em7up with all the Cadd9power
  GAnd the hero is Em7ghosting by the Cadd9guards
  GAnd his heart is Em7carrying a Cadd9charge
[Verse 6]
  GHe stabs him Em7in his cunning Cadd9heart
  GThe scream tore Em7sea and sky aCadd9part
  GSo you want Em7fears? We’ve still got Cadd9several
  GLeast the killer's Em7dancing with the Cadd9devilCadd9  Cadd9  
  Cadd9And the hero did it
[Verse 7]
  GFor days when you Em7don't know if the Cadd9moon will even come, and then it
  GLays down and I'm Em7telling you man it's Cadd9sweet when it does and when I
  GThink of Em7you I think of Cadd9spirit defined
I think of Gall the love that we Em7shared in a Cadd9very dark time
[Verse 8]
  GSo the hero Em7did it for the Cadd9summer
  GFor long Em7days with that Cadd9sun in your hair
  GFor fiEm7res and familyCadd9  
  GFor the Em7phrase "Don't ever Cadd9leave me"Cadd9  Cadd9  
[Outro]
GSorrow won't be Em7finding me nCadd9o more!
GSorrow won't be Em7finding me nCadd9o more!
GSorrow won't be Em7finding me nCadd9o more!
When you coming home noGwEm7  Cadd9  G  
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The Killer Was A Coward

by Dermot Kennedy

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords and capo position (3) are taken from his live performance on the lake for reusser guitars:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P7rd85aZac

When playing his Cadd9 chords, he sometimes leaves his index finger on the second fret of the A string

while hammering on to the 3rd fret with his middle finger because he is not playing the D string anyway.

Chords played as follows to allow for hammer-ons:

320033

Em7

020033

Cadd9

032033

A7sus4

x00033

C6sus2

x30233

[Intro]

G Em7 Cadd9 A7sus4

|-----------------|-------------------|

|---3---3---3---3-|-----3---3---3-----|

|---0---0---0---0-|-----0---0---0-----|

|-----------------|-----------------0-|: x4

|-----------------|-2h3---3---3---3---|

|-3---3---0---0---|-------------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 e + 2 + 3 + 4 +

[Intro]

G Em Cadd9 A7sus4

[Verse 1]

G Em7 Cadd9

See the killer was a coward

G Em7 Cadd9

Dark deeds in dark towers

G Em7 Cadd9

So he fled when they came

G Em7 Cadd9

Blowin' brass, carrying chains

[Verse 2]

G Em7 Cadd9

They wanna lock him in the dark

G Em7 Cadd9

They wanna kill what's in his heart

G Em7 Cadd9

And they left the town to hunt him down

G Em7 Cadd9

they left one man to hold it down

[Verse 3]

G Em7 Cadd9 C6sus2 A7sus4

But when they get back he's in the throne

G Em7 Cadd9

Looks like the killer’s fucking clone

G Em7 Cadd9

Says he's got ideas of his own

G Em7 Cadd9

But there's one thing he’d kill to know

[Verse 4]

G Em7 Cadd9

See there's a hero in the crowd

G Em7 Cadd9

And his heart starts beating loud

G Em7 Cadd9

Says the killer took his friend

G Em7 Cadd9

And decides that this is where it ends

[Verse 5]

G Em7 Cadd9

So that night the king’s walkin the tower

G Em7 Cadd9

His eyes lit up with all the power

G Em7 Cadd9

And the hero is ghosting by the guards

G Em7 Cadd9

And his heart is carrying a charge

[Verse 6]

G Em7 Cadd9

He stabs him in his cunning heart

G Em7 Cadd9

The scream tore sea and sky apart

G Em7 Cadd9

So you want fears? We’ve still got several

G Em7 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9

Least the killer's dancing with the devil

Cadd9

And the hero did it

[Verse 7]

G Em7 Cadd9

For days when you don't know if the moon will even come, and then it

G Em7 Cadd9

Lays down and I'm telling you man it's sweet when it does and when I

G Em7 Cadd9

Think of you I think of spirit defined

G Em7 Cadd9

I think of all the love that we shared in a very dark time

[Verse 8]

G Em7 Cadd9

So the hero did it for the summer

G Em7 Cadd9

For long days with that sun in your hair

G Em7 Cadd9

For fires and family

G Em7 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9

For the phrase "Don't ever leave me"

[Outro]

G Em7 Cadd9

Sorrow won't be finding me no more!

G Em7 Cadd9

Sorrow won't be finding me no more!

G Em7 Cadd9

Sorrow won't be finding me no more!

G Em7 Cadd9 G

When you coming home now

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| h Hammer-on

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