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The Killing Moon

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Intro
 Em- C  
Verse:
EmUnder blue moon I saw you 
So Csoon you'll take me 
EmUp in your arms 
Too late to beg you or Ccancel it 
Though I know it must be the Emkilling time 
UnCwillingly mine 
Chorus:
GFateC  
Up against your GwillC  
Through the thick and Gthin C  
You must wait unGtil C  
You give yourself to Ghim C  
 Em- C  
Verse:
In Emstarlit nights I saw you 
So Ccruel you'll take me 
Your Emlips a magic world 
Your Csky all hung with jewels 
The Emkilling moon 
Will Ccome too soon 
Chorus:
GFateC  
Up against your GwillC  
Through the thick and Gthin C  
You must wait unGtil C  
You give yourself to Ghim C  
Solo part:
 Em- C  
Verse:
EmCucumber, cu-cu-cumber, Cca-ca-ca-ca-cabbage 
EmCucumber, cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-Ccu-cu-cu-cabbage 
He's a Emyo-yo man 
Always up and Cdown 
So Emtake him to the end of his Ctemper 
Chorus 2x:
GFateC  
Up against your GwillC  
Through the thick and Gthin C  
You must wait unGtil C  
You give yourself to Ghim C  

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The Killing Moon

by Pavement

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Chords in this song · guitar

Intro

Em C

Verse:

Under blue moon I saw you

So soon you'll take me

Up in your arms

Too late to beg you or cancel it

Though I know it must be the killing time

Unwillingly mine

Chorus:

G C

Fate

G C

Up against your will

G C

Through the thick and thin

G C

You must wait until

G C

You give yourself to him

Em C

Verse:

In starlit nights I saw you

So cruel you'll take me

Your lips a magic world

Your sky all hung with jewels

The killing moon

Will come too soon

Chorus:

G C

Fate

G C

Up against your will

G C

Through the thick and thin

G C

You must wait until

G C

You give yourself to him

Solo part:

Em C

Verse:

Em C

Cucumber, cu-cu-cumber, ca-ca-ca-ca-cabbage

Em C

Cucumber, cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cabbage

He's a yo-yo man

Always up and down

Em C

So take him to the end of his temper

Chorus 2x:

G C

Fate

G C

Up against your will

G C

Through the thick and thin

G C

You must wait until

G C

You give yourself to him

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