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Save Your Scissors
By City and Colour
CAPO IV
I know the chord names may be wrong, but that's how I'll use them on the song. All 
chords relative to capo. Capoed fret is 0.
Chords:  E   A   D   G   B  E  
   G    3 2 0 0 1 3
   Em*  0 2 2 0 1 3 (alternate by playing first string on 0)
   Am   0 0 2 2 1 0
   Em   0 2 2 0 0 0
   C    0 3 2 0 1 0
GSo go on
                Em*
And I will refrain
                                          G  Em*
And I'll keep on running this neverending race
                             G  Em*
maybe next time will be the right time
                            G  Em*
and maybe next time will be your time
So save your scAmissors
For someone elGse's skin
My surEmface is so tough
I don't think the Cblade will dig in
AmSave your strength 
Save your Gwasted time
ThEmere's no way that I want you to be Cleft behind
Go on save your sGcissors
          Em*
Save your scissors
                      G  Em*
So why does it always seem
That eGvery time I turn around
          Em*
Somebody falls in love with me
                           G  Em*
This has never been my soul intention
                                            G  Em*
And I have never claimed to have patents on such inventions
Just save your Amscissors
For someone elGse's skin
My surEmface is so tough
I don't think the Cblade will dig in
AmSave your strength 
Save your Gwasted time
ThEmere's no way that I want you to be Cleft behind
Go on save your sGcissors
          Em*
Save your scissors
CThere is something that I Emmust confess to you Gtonight
To you Amtonight
And tChat is I expect nEmothing less from you tGonight
From you tAmonight
Go on save your scGissors
         Em*
Save your scissors
Save your Gscissors
G

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Save Your Scissors

by City and Colour

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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Save Your Scissors

By City and Colour

CAPO IV

I know the chord names may be wrong, but that's how I'll use them on the song. All

chords relative to capo. Capoed fret is 0.

E A D G B E

Chords:

G 3 2 0 0 1 3

Em* 0 2 2 0 1 3 (alternate by playing first string on 0)

Am 0 0 2 2 1 0

Em 0 2 2 0 0 0

C 0 3 2 0 1 0

So go on

And I will refrain

G Em

And I'll keep on running this neverending race

G Em

maybe next time will be the right time

G Em

and maybe next time will be your time

So save your scissors

For someone else's skin

My surface is so tough

I don't think the blade will dig in

Save your strength

Save your wasted time

Em C

There's no way that I want you to be left behind

Go on save your scissors

Save your scissors

G Em

So why does it always seem

That every time I turn around

Somebody falls in love with me

G Em

This has never been my soul intention

G Em

And I have never claimed to have patents on such inventions

Just save your scissors

For someone else's skin

My surface is so tough

I don't think the blade will dig in

Save your strength

Save your wasted time

Em C

There's no way that I want you to be left behind

Go on save your scissors

Save your scissors

C Em G

There is something that I must confess to you tonight

To you tonight

C Em G

And that is I expect nothing less from you tonight

From you tonight

Go on save your scissors

Save your scissors

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