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This Could Be Love

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro riff]
(played at parts trough out the song!)   
e|-----4-4-5-5-4-4-----4-5-4-------------------------|
B|-2-2-------------2-2------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
C#mI've got a book of matches
AI've got a F#mcan of kerosene
C#mI've got some bad ideas inAvolving yF#mou and me
C#mI don't blame you for walking away
I toAuched myself had F#mthoughts of flames
I C#mshat the bed and laid there in it
               A               F#m   C#m(INTRO RIFF) A  
Thinking of you wide awake for days
F#mWide awake for days
[Instrumental]
 C#m-  A- F#m  
C#mAnd I found you tongue-tied Ain my twiF#msted little brain
C#mYou couldn't crack a smile
AI didn't cF#match your name
C#mI don't blame you for walking away
I'd Ado the same if F#mI saw me
C#mI swear it's not contagious
In four short Asteps we can Berase this
EStep one -- slit my throat
Step Atwo -- play in my blooBd
EStep three -- cover me in dirty sheets and run Alaughing out of the Bhouse
EStep four -- stop off at Edgebrook Creek and riAnse your crimson hBands
AYou took me hostage and Bmade your demands
AI couldn't meet them so you cBut off my fingers, one by C#mone
(INTRO RIFF)  C#m-  A- F#m  
[REPEAT]
I'm like a broken record
I've got a needle scratching me
It injects the poison of alcohol I.V.
I don't blame you for walking away
I'd do the same if I saw me
I swear it's not contagious
I swear to God it's not contagious
Step one -- slit my throat
Step two -- play in my blood
Step three -- cover me in dirty sheets and run laughing out of the house
Step four -- stop at Lake Michigan and rinse your crimson hands
You took me hostage and made your demands
I couldn't meet them so you cut off my fingers, one by one
C#mThis could be love - Alove for fiF#mre
C#mThis could be love - Alove for fF#mire
C#mThis could be love - Alove for fF#mire
C#mThis could be love for Afire forBevermore
Step one -- slit my throat
Step two -- play in my blood
Step three -- cover me in dirty sheets and run laughing out of the house
Step four -- stop at Berkeley Marina and rinse your crimson hands
You took me hostage and made your demands
I couldn't meet them so you cut off my fingers, one by one
One by one

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This Could Be Love

by Alkaline Trio

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#m

F#m

[Intro riff]

(played at parts trough out the song!)

e|-----4-4-5-5-4-4-----4-5-4-------------------------|

B|-2-2-------------2-2------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

C#m

I've got a book of matches

A F#m

I've got a can of kerosene

C#m A F#m

I've got some bad ideas involving you and me

C#m

I don't blame you for walking away

A F#m

I touched myself had thoughts of flames

C#m

I shat the bed and laid there in it

A F#m C#m A

(INTRO RIFF)

Thinking of you wide awake for days

F#m

Wide awake for days

[Instrumental]

C#m A F#m

- -

C#m A F#m

And I found you tongue-tied in my twisted little brain

C#m

You couldn't crack a smile

A F#m

I didn't catch your name

C#m

I don't blame you for walking away

A F#m

I'd do the same if I saw me

C#m

I swear it's not contagious

A B

In four short steps we can erase this

Step one -- slit my throat

A B

Step two -- play in my blood

E A B

Step three -- cover me in dirty sheets and run laughing out of the house

E A B

Step four -- stop off at Edgebrook Creek and rinse your crimson hands

A B

You took me hostage and made your demands

A B C#m

I couldn't meet them so you cut off my fingers, one by one

C#m A F#m

(INTRO RIFF) - -

[REPEAT]

I'm like a broken record

I've got a needle scratching me

It injects the poison of alcohol I.V.

I don't blame you for walking away

I'd do the same if I saw me

I swear it's not contagious

I swear to God it's not contagious

Step one -- slit my throat

Step two -- play in my blood

Step three -- cover me in dirty sheets and run laughing out of the house

Step four -- stop at Lake Michigan and rinse your crimson hands

You took me hostage and made your demands

I couldn't meet them so you cut off my fingers, one by one

C#m A F#m

This could be love - love for fire

C#m A F#m

This could be love - love for fire

C#m A F#m

This could be love - love for fire

C#m A B

This could be love for fire forevermore

Step one -- slit my throat

Step two -- play in my blood

Step three -- cover me in dirty sheets and run laughing out of the house

Step four -- stop at Berkeley Marina and rinse your crimson hands

You took me hostage and made your demands

I couldn't meet them so you cut off my fingers, one by one

One by one

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