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Cowboy Killers

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[Intro]
G6what do you doGadd11  
when everything Cmaj7that's ever haunted you
is in your G6head?
it's in your Cmaj7head
[Chorus]
what do you G6doGadd11  
when that proCmaj7zac you take
is not enough to G6make all those
awful thoughts go Cmaj7away?Cadd9  
[Bridge]
you could Dm9/Cgo to your parents' home
and you could Cmaj7move back in
but then the G6kids from high school Cmaj7win
[Verse 1]
and you could G6kill yourself
but you are Cmaj7scared to Cadd9die
and besides, you'd G6never settle on a method of suiCmaj7cide
[Verse 2]
you say, don't G6touch meGadd11  
get your hand Cmaj7off my leg
you're G6making Gadd11me sick
i want to Cmaj7go home
[Verse 3]
but your G6houseGadd11  
is not a Cmaj7place you want to be
you say you G6do not love your Cmaj7family
[Instrumental]
e|--0--0--0--0--| x4
B|--0--0--0--0--|
G|--0--0--0--0--|
D|--0--2--4--2--|
A|--0--0--0--0--|
E|--3--3--3--3--|
B|--3--5--0--5--|
e|--0--0--2--0--| x4
G|--0--0--0--0--|
D|--0--0--0--0--|
A|--0--0--0--0--|
E|--3--3--3--3--|
[Outro]
can we G6still hang out?
can we Cmaj7drive around like we G6used to?
G6but this time, i promise
G6i will not try to kiss you﻿

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Cowboy Killers

by Casey Bolles

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gadd11

Cmaj7

Cadd9

Dm9/C

[Intro]

G6 Gadd11

what do you do

Cmaj7

when everything that's ever haunted you

is in your head?

Cmaj7

it's in your head

[Chorus]

G6 Gadd11

what do you do

Cmaj7

when that prozac you take

is not enough to make all those

Cmaj7 Cadd9

awful thoughts go away?

[Bridge]

Dm9/C

you could go to your parents' home

Cmaj7

and you could move back in

G6 Cmaj7

but then the kids from high school win

[Verse 1]

and you could kill yourself

Cmaj7 Cadd9

but you are scared to die

G6 Cmaj7

and besides, you'd never settle on a method of suicide

[Verse 2]

G6 Gadd11

you say, don't touch me

Cmaj7

get your hand off my leg

G6 Gadd11

you're making me sick

Cmaj7

i want to go home

[Verse 3]

G6 Gadd11

but your house

Cmaj7

is not a place you want to be

G6 Cmaj7

you say you do not love your family

[Instrumental]

e|--0--0--0--0--| x4

B|--0--0--0--0--|

G|--0--0--0--0--|

D|--0--2--4--2--|

A|--0--0--0--0--|

E|--3--3--3--3--|

B|--3--5--0--5--|

e|--0--0--2--0--| x4

G|--0--0--0--0--|

D|--0--0--0--0--|

A|--0--0--0--0--|

E|--3--3--3--3--|

[Outro]

can we still hang out?

Cmaj7 G6

can we drive around like we used to?

but this time, i promise

i will not try to kiss you

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