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The Killing

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Tuning: Standard EADGBe
palm muted
CYou hit the nail on the Ehead tonight 
DEverything you do is in spiteC  
I'll Ebe alrDight
C,E, D(4x)
Verse 1
CHow does she Edo this to me? 
DHow have I fallen completely?C  
She's just a Egirl
But she's my Dworld
Consequently
CShe reads books and EI read hearts
The Dline we color in never starts C  
But she can Ekill me with her Dsmile
I'd brush it off but I'd be in denial.
C,E, D(4x)
CHORUS
GThis is the Dkilling and I Cdon't know where to Dstart
GIt troubles me, Dlack of complexity, that Cwe would ever have to Dpart
GThis is the Dkilling, CControl is only Dtrue
GWhen it belongs to Dsomeone and that someone Cisn't youD  
C,E, D(4x)
Verse 2
CHer eyes were Eocean green 
DBeautiful yet so damn obsceneC  
The night could Enot be controlled 
Let it Dsnow, let it snow, let it snowC  
And I knew she Ewas for me
The Dway she spoke it was, it was so sweetC  
AkwardEly, are you gonna Dkiss me?
CHORUS
C,E, D(4x)
CYou hit the nail on the Ehead tonight 
I Dthought everything you did was in spiteC  
I'm Enot alDright

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The Killing

by The Drop-Out Record

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

palm muted

C E

You hit the nail on the head tonight

D C

Everything you do is in spite

E D

I'll be alright

C E D

,, (4x)

Verse 1

C E

How does she do this to me?

D C

How have I fallen completely?

She's just a girl

But she's my world

Consequently

C E

She reads books and I read hearts

D C

The line we color in never starts

E D

But she can kill me with her smile

I'd brush it off but I'd be in denial.

C E D

,, (4x)

CHORUS

G D C D

This is the killing and I don't know where to start

G D C D

It troubles me, lack of complexity, that we would ever have to part

G D C D

This is the killing, Control is only true

G D C D

When it belongs to someone and that someone isn't you

C E D

,, (4x)

Verse 2

C E

Her eyes were ocean green

D C

Beautiful yet so damn obscene

The night could not be controlled

D C

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

And I knew she was for me

D C

The way she spoke it was, it was so sweet

E D

Akwardly, are you gonna kiss me?

CHORUS

C E D

,, (4x)

C E

You hit the nail on the head tonight

D C

I thought everything you did was in spite

E D

I'm not alright

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