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Poison Cup

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“Poison Cup” by M. Ward off album “Post-War”
(C) (short strum, listen to the song)
One 
One                  
One or two won't (G) do 
Cos I want it (F) all... (F) (G)
(C)
And a sip 
 Asip 
A sip or a spoonful won't (G) do
No, I want it  (F) all... (F) (G)
(C)
And I hope 
I hope (C7) 
Hope you know what I'm thinking ( Dmbarred) of 
(pick the open low E string to a  Gchord) I want all of your love (Am)
(pick the open low E string to a  Gchord) I need all of your love 
between verses:  C-F-C  
(C)
She said "If love 
If Love 
Is a posion (G) cup 
Then drink it up" (F)... (F) (G)
(C)
"Cos a sip 
 Asip 
Or a spoonful won't (G) do 
Won't do nothing for you (F)
 Except mess you up" (F) (G)
(C)
And I hope 
I hope  (C7)
Hope you know what this (D minor barred) means 
(pick the open low E string to a  Gchord) I'm gonna give you everything (Am)
(pick the open low E string to a  Gchord) I'm gonna give you everything
C-F- Cto end on C  

The story behind the song

"Poison Cup" is a song by M. Ward, an American singer-songwriter, producer, and guitarist known for his folk and blues-inspired Americana analog recordings. He has released 12 studio albums since 1999, primarily through the independent label Merge Records. This song appeared on his 2006 release, "For Beginners: The Best of M. Ward."

AI-written from these sources:M. Ward — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Poison Cup

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“Poison Cup” by M. Ward off album “Post-War”

() (short strum, listen to the song)

One

One or two won't () do

F F G

Cos I want it () all... () ()

()

And a sip

sip

A sip or a spoonful won't () do

F F G

No, I want it () all... () ()

()

And I hope

I hope ()

Hope you know what I'm thinking ( barred) of

G Am

(pick the open low E string to a chord) I want all of your love ()

(pick the open low E string to a chord) I need all of your love

C F C

between verses: --

()

She said "If love

If Love

Is a posion () cup

F F G

Then drink it up" ()... () ()

()

"Cos a sip

sip

Or a spoonful won't () do

Won't do nothing for you ()

F G

Except mess you up" () ()

()

And I hope

I hope ()

Hope you know what this (D minor barred) means

G Am

(pick the open low E string to a chord) I'm gonna give you everything ()

(pick the open low E string to a chord) I'm gonna give you everything

C F C C

-- to end on

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