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Scissors Cut

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Scissors Cut 
Capo 3rd   Key Bb
Em7"If they ever drop the Am7bomb," you said,
D"I'll find you in the Gflames."
But Am7now we act like Bmpeople
Who don't Cknow each other's Dnames.
Well, someEm7times it makes me Am7sad, you know.
DSometimes it makes me Gsmile.
'Cause Am7you know how the Bmgame goes, honey.
We all Ceat it once in aDwhile.
Em/GScissors cut, Cmaj7paper covers rock
Am7Breaks the shining Emscissor
Em/GYou hurt me
Cmaj7I hurt her and she Am7goes and we will miss Emher
Em7Now, I look around at Am7people
DPlaying children's Ggames.
And I Am7wonder if you're still Bmthinking
You might find me Csomewhere in the Dflames.
Em/GScissors cut, Cmaj7paper covers rock
Am7Breaks the shining Emscissor
Em/GYou hurt me
Cmaj7I hurt her and she Am7goes and we will Emmiss her
Em/GEADGBE         ECmaj7ADGBE
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Scissors Cut

by Art Garfunkel

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Am7

Em/G

Cmaj7

Scissors Cut

Capo 3rd Key Bb

Em7 Am7

"If they ever drop the bomb," you said,

D G

"I'll find you in the flames."

Am7 Bm

But now we act like people

C D

Who don't know each other's names.

Em7 Am7

Well, sometimes it makes me sad, you know.

D G

Sometimes it makes me smile.

Am7 Bm

'Cause you know how the game goes, honey.

C D

We all eat it once in awhile.

Em/G Cmaj7

Scissors cut, paper covers rock

Am7 Em

Breaks the shining scissor

Em/G

You hurt me

Cmaj7 Am7 Em

I hurt her and she goes and we will miss her

Em7 Am7

Now, I look around at people

D G

Playing children's games.

Am7 Bm

And I wonder if you're still thinking

C D

You might find me somewhere in the flames.

Em/G Cmaj7

Scissors cut, paper covers rock

Am7 Em

Breaks the shining scissor

Em/G

You hurt me

Cmaj7 Am7 Em

I hurt her and she goes and we will miss her

Em/G Cmaj7

EADGBE EADGBE

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