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I love this song,this is my first tab, but its not too hard to play, so have fun!
Capo 6th fret
Chords used:
   G     Csus  Em7:
Intro:  G   Csus   Em7    D/F#x2
GMisfortune, Csusgot you Em7like a sD/F#ickness
Gthe saints aCsusnd angelEm7s all agD/F#ree
Amtrouble sure as trouble Csees it
AmI need it in writing to Dbelieve
to believe
GHmmmmmmmm    CsusHmmmmEm7  D/F#  
Gthe target wCsusas your Em7heart in the bD/F#eginning
Gnow there digging sCsusoft grouEm7nd for your D/F#grave
AmI hope the mourners will bring Cplastic flowers
Amthey'll drink to your death with pink Dchampagne
pink champagne
GHmmmmmmmm    CsusHmmmmEm7  D/F#  
Gnow I Csushear your Em7widow D/F#crying
Gher weaping I Csusmade into Em7this soD/F#ng
Amit's popular with the Cdisco dancers
Amthey'll play it on the radio Dall week long
all week long
GHmmmmmmmm    CsusHmmmmEm7  D/F#  
Gmisfortune, Csusgot you Em7like a D/F#sickness
and thGe saints, the Csusangels Em7all agD/F#ree
Amtrouble sure as trouble Csees it
AmI need it in writing to Dbelieve
to believe
GHmmmmmmmm    CsusHmmmmEm7  D/F#  
GHmmmmmmmm    CsusHmmmmEm7  D/F#  
End on G

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Lottery

by Damien Jurado

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Csus

Em7

D/F#

I love this song,this is my first tab, but its not too hard to play, so have fun!

Capo 6th fret

Chords used:

G Csus Em7

G Csus Em7 D/F#

Intro: x2

G Csus Em7 D/F#

Misfortune, got you like a sickness

G Csus Em7 D/F#

the saints and angels all agree

Am C

trouble sure as trouble sees it

Am D

I need it in writing to believe

to believe

G Csus Em7 D/F#

Hmmmmmmmm Hmmmm

G Csus Em7 D/F#

the target was your heart in the beginning

G Csus Em7 D/F#

now there digging soft ground for your grave

Am C

I hope the mourners will bring plastic flowers

Am D

they'll drink to your death with pink champagne

pink champagne

G Csus Em7 D/F#

Hmmmmmmmm Hmmmm

G Csus Em7 D/F#

now I hear your widow crying

G Csus Em7 D/F#

her weaping I made into this song

Am C

it's popular with the disco dancers

Am D

they'll play it on the radio all week long

all week long

G Csus Em7 D/F#

Hmmmmmmmm Hmmmm

G Csus Em7 D/F#

misfortune, got you like a sickness

G Csus Em7 D/F#

and the saints, the angels all agree

Am C

trouble sure as trouble sees it

Am D

I need it in writing to believe

to believe

G Csus Em7 D/F#

Hmmmmmmmm Hmmmm

G Csus Em7 D/F#

Hmmmmmmmm Hmmmm

End on G

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