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key: D  
Intro:  D   A   G(2x)
DSwing low, sweet Acherry
Make it Gawful
DIt's your life, Ait's your party
It's so Gawful
DLet's start a fire! ALet's start a riot!
Yeah, it's Gawful
DIt was punk
AYeah, it was perfect
Now it's Gawful
They know Dhow to break all the Ggirls like Byou
And they rDob the souls of the gGirls like yBou
And they bDreak the hearts of the GgirlBs
DSwing low, cherry, Acherry
Yeah, it's Gawful
DHe's drunk, Ahe tastes like candy
He's so bGeautiful
DHe's so deep lAike dirty water
God, he's Aawful
DYou're lost, oh, Awhere's your daddy?
It's so Gawful
And they Droyalty rate all the Ggirls like Byou
And they Dsell it out to the giGrls like yoBu
To incorDporate little AgirlsG  
FHey, Grun away with the Flight
GRun away, it's Fdivine
Let's Grun away, yeah, Ftonight
And we'll Gsteal the light of the Aworld
DSwing low, Asweet cherry
Yeah, it's Gawful
DYou're ripe Afor the picking
It's so Gawful
DYou've got your youth
ADon't waste your money
Yeah, it's Gawful
DI was punk!
ANow I'm just stupid!
I'm so Gawful
DmOh, just shut up you're only sixteen
Oh, just shut up you're only sixteen
DIf the world Ais so wrong
Yeah, you can Gbreak them all with one song
DIf the world Ais so wrong
Yeah, you can Gtake it all with one song
DSwing low, Asweet cherry
Make it Gawful
DThey bought it all, Ajust build a new one
Make it Gbeautiful
DYeah

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Awful

by Hole

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

key:

D A G

Intro: (2x)

D A

Swing low, sweet cherry

Make it awful

D A

It's your life, it's your party

It's so awful

D A

Let's start a fire! Let's start a riot!

Yeah, it's awful

It was punk

Yeah, it was perfect

Now it's awful

D G B

They know how to break all the girls like you

D G B

And they rob the souls of the girls like you

D G B

And they break the hearts of the girls

D A

Swing low, cherry, cherry

Yeah, it's awful

D A

He's drunk, he tastes like candy

He's so beautiful

D A

He's so deep like dirty water

God, he's awful

D A

You're lost, oh, where's your daddy?

It's so awful

D G B

And they royalty rate all the girls like you

D G B

And they sell it out to the girls like you

D A G

To incorporate little girls

F G F

Hey, run away with the light

G F

Run away, it's divine

G F

Let's run away, yeah, tonight

G A

And we'll steal the light of the world

D A

Swing low, sweet cherry

Yeah, it's awful

D A

You're ripe for the picking

It's so awful

You've got your youth

Don't waste your money

Yeah, it's awful

I was punk!

Now I'm just stupid!

I'm so awful

Oh, just shut up you're only sixteen

D A

If the world is so wrong

Yeah, you can break them all with one song

D A

If the world is so wrong

Yeah, you can take it all with one song

D A

Swing low, sweet cherry

Make it awful

D A

They bought it all, just build a new one

Make it beautiful

Yeah

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