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Kinder Murder

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Tuning: Standard
A       F#m
A       F#m
AHere in the bar the boys F#mlike to have fun
There's a Awager lost and an F#margument won
There's a Astone washed damsel on a F#mjunk food run
DIt's a kinder Emurder
There's a Aladder to heaven from a F#mbattered stiletto
ASpitting out the words that he F#mput into her mouth
ASee her in silhouette F#mgoing down south
DIt's a kinder Emurder
             D  C/Am  
It's a kinder murder
GShe coulda kept her knees Emtogether coulda kept her mouth GshutEm  
CIt's a kinder Ammurder
CIt's a kinder Amurder
Jimmy took her down to the perimeter fence
He was back in half an hour her said he left her senseless 
Then he went back to his regiment
It's a kinder murder
The officer said it had to be denied
There's a tear stained would be teenage bride
All her family pride in a little ram rider
It's a kinder murder
It's a kinder murder
She coulda kept her knees together coulda kept her mouth shut
It's a kinder murder
It's a kinder murder
The child went missing and the photo fit his face
Dishonoured Jimmy just read about the case
He said that he was just taking up space
It's a kinder murder
Jimmy took his best friends keys from the pile
On the table in a flash he was dreaming of the pig skin
Seats and the walnut dash with the knickers in her
Handbag and the one false eyelash
It's a kinder murder 
It's a kinder murder
She coulda kept her knees together coulda kept her mouth shut
It's a kinder murder
It's a kinder murder
It's a kinder murder
It's a kinder murder

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Kinder Murder

by Elvis Costello

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

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Tuning: Standard

A F#m

Here in the bar the boys like to have fun

A F#m

There's a wager lost and an argument won

A F#m

There's a stone washed damsel on a junk food run

D E

It's a kinder murder

A F#m

There's a ladder to heaven from a battered stiletto

A F#m

Spitting out the words that he put into her mouth

A F#m

See her in silhouette going down south

D E

It's a kinder murder

D C Am

It's a kinder murder

G Em G Em

She coulda kept her knees together coulda kept her mouth shut

C Am

It's a kinder murder

C A

It's a kinder murder

Jimmy took her down to the perimeter fence

He was back in half an hour her said he left her senseless

Then he went back to his regiment

It's a kinder murder

The officer said it had to be denied

There's a tear stained would be teenage bride

All her family pride in a little ram rider

It's a kinder murder

She coulda kept her knees together coulda kept her mouth shut

It's a kinder murder

The child went missing and the photo fit his face

Dishonoured Jimmy just read about the case

He said that he was just taking up space

It's a kinder murder

Jimmy took his best friends keys from the pile

On the table in a flash he was dreaming of the pig skin

Seats and the walnut dash with the knickers in her

Handbag and the one false eyelash

It's a kinder murder

She coulda kept her knees together coulda kept her mouth shut

It's a kinder murder

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