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Cute Is What We Aim For
The Lock Down Denial
Rotation
Key: Bb
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Gm-   355333
 Eb-   x68886
 Bb-   x13331
 F-    133211
 Bb/D- x587xx
 C#-   x46664
Intro:
Gm  Bb F Gm  Bb Eb Gm  Bb F
Eb  F
Verse 1:
sGmlightly bruised and
a Bblittle bit Fused 
I Gmnever thought 
they'd be Bbso aEbmused 
GmBrother’s bond broken
Bbby the Fbailiff 
  EbFor the first Ftime 
GmPrison bluesBb  F  
gotta Gmpay my dues Bb  Eb  
GmNow I know I'll 
Bbnever  F  Ebbe reFfused 
Chorus 1:
  EbIf I If Bb/DI 
If I Fdie inGmside 
  EbWould anyBb/Done reaFlize? 
  EbIf I If Bb/DI 
If I Fdie inGmside 
  EbWould anyBb/Done reaFlize? 
I lived a lie 
Interlude:
Gm  Bb F Gm  Bb Eb Gm
Verse 2:
GmChains and stripes
I ain't Bbgonna
sleep toFnight
Gmthis is no way for 
a Bbman to live his Eblife 
GmParanoid on the 
Bbprison yard Fpavement 
  EbFor the first Ftime 
GmSo I serve Bbtime 
for my adFdiction 
GmI pay the Bbprice 
for my affEbliction 
The Gmjudge took my Bblife 
with his conFviction 
  EbFor the last Ftime 
(hold)
Lights out lock down
don't make a sound 
Lights out lock down 
Chorus 2:
  EbIf I If Bb/DI 
If I Fdie inGmside 
  EbWould anyBb/Done reaFlize? 
  EbIf I If Bb/DI 
If I did Fnot the Gmcrime 
  EbWould wouBb/Dld I
serve the Ftime
I lived a lie
Interlude:
Gm  F  Eb Bb/D
Bridge:
GmSomeone's behind the 
Fdrum set in my Ebhead 
Bb/DThumping a different Gmbeat 
myself to the Fsound
of the walking Ebdead 
Bb/DRinse ‘n' repeat 
GmSomeone's behind the 
Fdrum set in my EbheadBb/D  
in my C#head
  EbIf I If Bb/DI 
If I Fdie yeah
(Repeat Chorus 2)
Outro:
  Gm   Bb   Fx2,  Gm(hold)

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The Lock Down Denial

by Cute Is What We Aim For

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Bb/D

Cute Is What We Aim For

The Lock Down Denial

Rotation

Key: Bb

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 355333

- x68886

- x13331

- 133211

Bb/D

- x587xx

- x46664

Intro:

Gm Bb F Gm Bb Eb Gm Bb F

Eb F

Verse 1:

slightly bruised and

Bb F

a little bit used

I never thought

Bb Eb

they'd be so amused

Brother’s bond broken

Bb F

by the bailiff

Eb F

For the first time

Gm Bb F

Prison blues

Gm Bb Eb

gotta pay my dues

Now I know I'll

Bb F Eb F

never be refused

Chorus 1:

Eb Bb/D

If I If I

F Gm

If I die inside

Eb Bb/D F

Would anyone realize?

Eb Bb/D

If I If I

F Gm

If I die inside

Eb Bb/D F

Would anyone realize?

I lived a lie

Interlude:

Gm Bb F Gm Bb Eb Gm

Verse 2:

Chains and stripes

I ain't gonna

sleep tonight

this is no way for

Bb Eb

a man to live his life

Paranoid on the

Bb F

prison yard pavement

Eb F

For the first time

Gm Bb

So I serve time

for my addiction

Gm Bb

I pay the price

for my affliction

Gm Bb

The judge took my life

with his conviction

Eb F

For the last time

(hold)

Lights out lock down

don't make a sound

Lights out lock down

Chorus 2:

Eb Bb/D

If I If I

F Gm

If I die inside

Eb Bb/D F

Would anyone realize?

Eb Bb/D

If I If I

F Gm

If I did not the crime

Eb Bb/D

Would would I

serve the time

I lived a lie

Interlude:

Gm F Eb Bb/D

Bridge:

Someone's behind the

F Eb

drum set in my head

Bb/D Gm

Thumping a different beat

myself to the sound

of the walking dead

Bb/D

Rinse ‘n' repeat

Someone's behind the

F Eb Bb/D

drum set in my head

in my head

Eb Bb/D

If I If I

If I die yeah

(Repeat Chorus 2)

Outro:

Gm Bb F Gm

x2, (hold)

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