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The Man I Killed

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[Verse]
When they tGightly strap me in, give me lCethal injectGion
Just a fBmew moments to lEmive, no remCorse for what I dDid
It's for the bGetterment of man, I gave the Cutmost sacrifGice
Before more dBmamage could be dCone I took his lGife
[Chorus]
GThere was D/F#a    splEmit second of silence when the dCart punctured the skin
Beady Geyes roll back in head, body dDrop from the poison
ThGey cD/F#ould Emincapacitate me but could nCot erase my sneer
I heard a thGousand people screaming while three bDillion others cheered
He was gEmone, and CI would soon beD  
[Verse 2]
ExecGuted by the state, all appCeals would be in vGain
I was not crBmiminally inEmsane, in fact CI was found to bDe
An otherwise cGaring and respectable member Cof societGy
A minor thrBmeat except for thCat one man I kGilled
[Chorus]
GAs thD/F#e    sEmedatives take effect, I just smCile and close my eyes
There's a prGiest kneeling next to me, he asks me Dif I realize
GI D/F#was   gEmoing straight to hell, and he tChought that I should know
That the Gman I killed's replacement planned this whDole scenario
and what I dEmid had nCo significDance at Gall
[Outro]
G
C   G
Bm  C
G

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The Man I Killed

by NOFX

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D/F#

[Verse]

G C G

When they tightly strap me in, give me lethal injection

Bm Em C D

Just a few moments to live, no remorse for what I did

G C G

It's for the betterment of man, I gave the utmost sacrifice

Bm C G

Before more damage could be done I took his life

[Chorus]

G D/F# Em C

There was a split second of silence when the dart punctured the skin

G D

Beady eyes roll back in head, body drop from the poison

G D/F# Em C

They could incapacitate me but could not erase my sneer

G D

I heard a thousand people screaming while three billion others cheered

Em C D

He was gone, and I would soon be

[Verse 2]

G C G

Executed by the state, all appeals would be in vain

Bm Em C D

I was not criminally insane, in fact I was found to be

G C G

An otherwise caring and respectable member of society

Bm C G

A minor threat except for that one man I killed

[Chorus]

G D/F# Em C

As the sedatives take effect, I just smile and close my eyes

G D

There's a priest kneeling next to me, he asks me if I realize

G D/F# Em C

I was going straight to hell, and he thought that I should know

G D

That the man I killed's replacement planned this whole scenario

Em C D G

and what I did had no significance at all

[Outro]

C G

Bm C

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