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Last Cigarette - The Beautiful Lie
Orignal Tab by Chris Walker
Ed plays a lot of variations and hammer ons in this song. The most commonly used is the 
finger D Hammer on when playing a C chord. Use it when there is a bit of silence!
CAPO 3rd
Intro: G Em7 (no G) C  -- Hammer on G. ie middle note of C chord.
Verse 1:
                  G  Em7(no G)
Found his memoirs in an old junk shop
  Cadd9/     EDadd11
Dated from 1916
                         G  Em7(no G)
Sentenced to death while still shell-shocked
     Cadd9/            EDadd11
For deserting the infantry
DBlindfold on and Cone step back
GNo need to get Emupset
DDon't be hasty with the Emtrigger boys
CLet him smoke his one last cigarette
Verse 2:
Repeat Chorus Chords for Verse 2.
Down in the hospital on the 9th ward
An old man scratches his head
Reaching into his bedside drawer
He waits 'til the nurse is downstairs
'I'm nearly cured I've been so brave
And there's no need to fret
I'm gonna really quit this time
Let me smoke my one last cigarette'
GStraight as a Emcorkscrew
GAs bright as the Cnight
GBlind to the Emhorror
Dadd11        Fmaj7                     C  G  
Blind to the very horror of this sorry life
Interlude, Intro Chords
Verse 3:
Repeat Chorus Chords for Verse 3
The awkward girl with a broken heart
Smashes her mirror until it fractures
Leaning down she picks up a shard
And ponders to question her actions
A selfish act, she's full aware
But the best one she's done yet
With tired eyes and steady hands
She'll smoke her one last cigarette
Chorus 2:
GStraight as a Emcorkscrew
GAs bright as the Cnight
GBlind to the Emhorror
Dadd11        Fmaj7                     C  G  
Blind to the very horror of this sorry life

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Last Cigarette

by Ed Harcourt

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Cadd9

Fmaj7

Last Cigarette - The Beautiful Lie

Orignal Tab by Chris Walker

Ed plays a lot of variations and hammer ons in this song. The most commonly used is the

finger D Hammer on when playing a C chord. Use it when there is a bit of silence!

CAPO 3rd

Intro: G Em7 (no G) C -- Hammer on G. ie middle note of C chord.

Verse 1:

G Em7 G

(no )

Found his memoirs in an old junk shop

Cadd9 E

/ Dadd11

Dated from 1916

G Em7 G

(no )

Sentenced to death while still shell-shocked

Cadd9 E

/ Dadd11

For deserting the infantry

D C

Blindfold on and one step back

G Em

No need to get upset

D Em

Don't be hasty with the trigger boys

Let him smoke his one last cigarette

Verse 2:

Repeat Chorus Chords for Verse 2.

Down in the hospital on the 9th ward

An old man scratches his head

Reaching into his bedside drawer

He waits 'til the nurse is downstairs

'I'm nearly cured I've been so brave

And there's no need to fret

I'm gonna really quit this time

Let me smoke my one last cigarette'

G Em

Straight as a corkscrew

G C

As bright as the night

G Em

Blind to the horror

Fmaj7 C G

Dadd11

Blind to the very horror of this sorry life

Interlude, Intro Chords

Verse 3:

Repeat Chorus Chords for Verse 3

The awkward girl with a broken heart

Smashes her mirror until it fractures

Leaning down she picks up a shard

And ponders to question her actions

A selfish act, she's full aware

But the best one she's done yet

With tired eyes and steady hands

She'll smoke her one last cigarette

Chorus 2:

G Em

Straight as a corkscrew

G C

As bright as the night

G Em

Blind to the horror

Fmaj7 C G

Dadd11

Blind to the very horror of this sorry life

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