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The Boys Are Killing Me

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[Verse 1]
GBack in early '96 in EmNorth West Australia
AI wonder why you were F#mlyin' on the street alone
GAnother accident inflEmicted on an innocent child
  AIn the home, while F#mI was on the see-saw
GI was in the garden, readin' EmPapillon
ATellin' myself real F#mpeople couldn't be so cruel
[Pre-Chorus]
GAnd she said, "Honey, what's Emwrong?"
I said, "Babe, what's Aright?"
So we F#mstaggered off into the Gnight, Emoh
AI'm lucky, I'm lucky, I'm F#mlucky just to sleep at Gnight, Emoh
So we Alinked arms and we F#mstaggered off into the Gnight
EmDrunk, but overjAoyed     F#mjust to be empGloyed
[Chorus]
By the Gboys
DThe boys are Gkillin' me
DI'm just a sailor and a Gminer
DI'm comin' as I am, Gcomin' as I am
Even if you Dtell me I'm a Gliar
  DThe boys are Gkillin' me
DI'm just a sailor and a Gminer
DMantajarra GWalyakarra
Take a deep F#mbreath and hold your fire
[Verse 2]
GGesticulating wildly and Empassionate at cars
AParked in the dark on the street, F#moh
GI would've fallen in a holeEm  
If you didn't have my Ashoulders tight
F#mYou're swaying like a see-saw
GIf that's what it is to trust anEmother, then you got it all
ABut I don't know if I can F#mtrust my country anymore
[Pre-Chorus]
GAnd she said, "Honey, what's Emwrong?"
I said, "Babe, what's Aright?"
So we F#mstaggered off into the Gnight, Emoh
EmDrunk, but overjAoyed     F#mjust to be empGloyed
[Chorus]
By the Gboys
DThe boys are Gkillin' me
DI'm just a sailor and a Gminer
DI'm comin' as I am, Gcomin' as I am
Even if you Dtell me I'm a Gliar
  DThe boys are Gkillin' me
DI'm just a sailor and a Gminer
DMantajarra GWalyakarra
Take a deep F#mbreath and hold your fire

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The Boys Are Killing Me

by Pond

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F#m

[Verse 1]

G Em

Back in early '96 in North West Australia

A F#m

I wonder why you were lyin' on the street alone

G Em

Another accident inflicted on an innocent child

A F#m

In the home, while I was on the see-saw

G Em

I was in the garden, readin' Papillon

A F#m

Tellin' myself real people couldn't be so cruel

[Pre-Chorus]

G Em

And she said, "Honey, what's wrong?"

I said, "Babe, what's right?"

F#m G Em

So we staggered off into the night, oh

A F#m G Em

I'm lucky, I'm lucky, I'm lucky just to sleep at night, oh

A F#m G

So we linked arms and we staggered off into the night

Em A F#m G

Drunk, but overjoyed just to be employed

[Chorus]

By the boys

D G

The boys are killin' me

D G

I'm just a sailor and a miner

D G

I'm comin' as I am, comin' as I am

D G

Even if you tell me I'm a liar

D G

The boys are killin' me

D G

I'm just a sailor and a miner

D G

Mantajarra Walyakarra

F#m

Take a deep breath and hold your fire

[Verse 2]

G Em

Gesticulating wildly and passionate at cars

A F#m

Parked in the dark on the street, oh

G Em

I would've fallen in a hole

If you didn't have my shoulders tight

F#m

You're swaying like a see-saw

G Em

If that's what it is to trust another, then you got it all

A F#m

But I don't know if I can trust my country anymore

[Pre-Chorus]

G Em

And she said, "Honey, what's wrong?"

I said, "Babe, what's right?"

F#m G Em

So we staggered off into the night, oh

Em A F#m G

Drunk, but overjoyed just to be employed

[Chorus]

By the boys

D G

The boys are killin' me

D G

I'm just a sailor and a miner

D G

I'm comin' as I am, comin' as I am

D G

Even if you tell me I'm a liar

D G

The boys are killin' me

D G

I'm just a sailor and a miner

D G

Mantajarra Walyakarra

F#m

Take a deep breath and hold your fire

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