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   F#m7Why must Ewe  BfightE  B  E  B  
   F#m7Must we Eshatter sweet BdreamsE  B  G#m  
   F#m7The way we hurt each other Bnight after nightE/G  G  F#m7  
   EIt's almost ob BsceneE  B  F#m  Fm7-5  
   G/CMust we tear at our D/EheartsE7+5-9  
Even G/Cnow while we're a Ab-5lone  F/Gin the E/F#dark
G/CLay    your  Em11sor row        G7/Don   Db7-9my      G/Csadness.
(Gb7sus4Come      Am7-5and      B7+5+9hold    D7+5-9me
Hold me Em(maj9)close     Em7now        C/Dstop Db7-9this   G/CmadnessEb/Db  
Love be G/Dsilent ( love be Cm/Dsilent )
love be G/Dstill   (love be B/C#sti    -B+5/C#ill)
Now hush my D/Cdarl  Bm7ing   Eb+5/Awords   B+5/Fcan    F#m7kill
Woman don't BspeakE6  
     F#m7Seems like a Eyear Bsince we've kissedE  B  
     B6       F#m7Just  close your eyes
and bring your Blips next to mineA/G  G  F#m7  
Ohhhhh  E6Ohhhhh   Let me Abm/Ebknow I   Eex  iBstF#m  Fm7-5  
    G/CMy love will not D/EwaitE7+5-9  
Take me G/Cin your arms be Ab-5fore F/Gits to E/F#late
G/CLay    your  Em11sor row        G7/Don   Db7-9my      G/Csadness.
 Gb7sus4Come     Am7-5and     B7+5+9hold    D7+5-9me
Hold me Em(maj9)close     Em7now        C/Dstop Db7-9this   G/CmadnessEb/Db  
Love be G/Dsilent ( love be Cm/Dsilent )  ohh ohh
love be G/Dstill   (love be B/C#sti    -B+5/C#ill)
Now hush my D/Cdarl  Bm7ing   Eb+5/Awords   B+5/Fcan   
|       F#m7|      B|         F#m7|                   B|      
 kill
|       F#m7|      B|   F#m7   F#m7/E|   B/D#   E     B   F#m  Fm7-5|  
    G/CMy love will not D/EwaitE7+5-9  
Take me Ebmaj9in your arms be Ebmaj7-5fore     its F/Gtoo  E/F#late
F+5/GLay    E/F#your  F#m11sor row         A7/Eon   Eb7-9my      A/Dsadness.
( Ab7sus4Come     Bm7-5and     A7+5+9hold     E7+5-9me
Hold me F#m(maj9)close     F#m7now        D/Estop Eb7-9this   A/DmadnessF/Eb  
Love be A/Esilent ( love be Dm/Esilent )  ohh ohh
love be A/Estill   (love be Db/Ebsti    -Db+5/Ebill)
Now hush my E/Ddarl  Dbm7ing   F+5/Bwords   Db+5/Gcan   
F#mkill              BWords Ecan F#mkill(hush hush   Bmy darlin)
Words Ecan F#mkill  (hush hush   Bmy darlin)
Words Ecan F#mkill(hush hush       B/D#my Bdarlin)
Words Ecan F#mkill  (hush hush   Bmy darlin)
repeat and fade

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Words Can Kill

by Gino Vannelli

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m7

G#m

E/G

F#m

Fm7-5

G/C

D/E

E7+5-9

Ab-5

F/G

E/F#

Em11

G7/D

Db7-9

Gb7sus4

Am7-5

B7+5+9

D7+5-9

Em(maj9)

Em7

C/D

F#m7 E B E B E B

Why must we fight

F#m7 E B E B G#m

Must we shatter sweet dreams

F#m7 B E/G G F#m7

The way we hurt each other night after night

E B E B F#m Fm7-5

It's almost ob scene

G/C D/E E7+5-9

Must we tear at our hearts

G/C Ab-5 F/G E/F#

Even now while we're a lone in the dark

G/C Em11 G7/D Db7-9 G/C

Lay your sor row on my sadness.

Gb7sus4 Am7-5 B7+5+9 D7+5-9

(Come and hold me

Em(maj9) Em7 C/D Db7-9 G/C Eb/Db

Hold me close now stop this madness

G/D Cm/D

Love be silent ( love be silent )

G/D B/C# B+5/C#

love be still (love be sti -ill)

D/C Bm7 Eb+5/A B+5/F F#m7

Now hush my darl ing words can kill

B E6

Woman don't speak

F#m7 E B E B

Seems like a year since we've kissed

B6 F#m7

Just close your eyes

B A/G G F#m7

and bring your lips next to mine

E6 Abm/Eb E B F#m Fm7-5

Ohhhhh Ohhhhh Let me know I ex ist

G/C D/E E7+5-9

My love will not wait

G/C Ab-5 F/G E/F#

Take me in your arms be fore its to late

G/C Em11 G7/D Db7-9 G/C

Lay your sor row on my sadness.

Gb7sus4 Am7-5 B7+5+9 D7+5-9

Come and hold me

Em(maj9) Em7 C/D Db7-9 G/C Eb/Db

Hold me close now stop this madness

G/D Cm/D

Love be silent ( love be silent ) ohh ohh

G/D B/C# B+5/C#

love be still (love be sti -ill)

D/C Bm7 Eb+5/A B+5/F

Now hush my darl ing words can

F#m7 B F#m7 B

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kill

F#m7 B F#m7 F#m7/E B/D# E B F#m Fm7-5

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G/C D/E E7+5-9

My love will not wait

Ebmaj9 Ebmaj7-5 F/G E/F#

Take me in your arms be fore its too late

F+5/G E/F# F#m11 A7/E Eb7-9 A/D

Lay your sor row on my sadness.

Ab7sus4 Bm7-5 A7+5+9 E7+5-9

( Come and hold me

F#m(maj9) F#m7 D/E Eb7-9 A/D F/Eb

Hold me close now stop this madness

A/E Dm/E

Love be silent ( love be silent ) ohh ohh

A/E Db/Eb Db+5/Eb

love be still (love be sti -ill)

E/D Dbm7 F+5/B Db+5/G

Now hush my darl ing words can

F#m B E F#m B

kill Words can kill(hush hush my darlin)

E F#m B

Words can kill (hush hush my darlin)

E F#m B/D# B

Words can kill(hush hush my darlin)

E F#m B

Words can kill (hush hush my darlin)

repeat and fade

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