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Murder Song 5 4 3 2 1

AURORA

PopAdvanced for beginners7 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Am×
G
F
D7××
F#Diagram coming soon
E7
G#Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Intro: Am Am/G F G 
 
Am          Am/G 
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 
F           G 
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 
  Am         Am/G F         G 
He holds the gun against my head 
 Am        Am/G    F          G 
I close my eyes and bang I am dead 
  Am      Am/G           F                  G 
I know he knows that he?s killing me for mercy 
          Am 
And here I go 
         Am/G 
Oh oh oh oh 
         F 
Oh oh oh oh 
         G 
Oh oh oh oh 
          Am 
And here I go 
         Am/G 
Oh oh oh oh 
         F 
Oh oh oh oh 
         G 
Oh oh oh oh 
 
   Am 
He holds my body in his arms 
   Am/G 
He didn't mean to do no harm 
      F        G 
And he holds me tight 
       Am                              Am/G 
Oh, he did it all to spare me from the awful things in life that come 
       F        G 
And he cries and cries 
  Am      Am/G           F                  G 
I know he knows that he?s killing me for mercy 
          Am 
And here I go 
         Am/G 
Oh oh oh oh 
         F 
Oh oh oh oh 
         G 
Oh oh oh oh 
          Am 
And here I go 
         Am/G 
Oh oh oh oh 
         F 
Oh oh oh oh 
         G 
Oh oh oh oh 
 
   F 
He holds my body in his arms 
   D7/F# 
He didn't mean to do no harm 
      G        E7/G# 
And he holds me tight 
       F                               D7/F# 
Oh, he did it all to spare me from the awful things in life that come 
       G        E7/G# 
And he cries and cries 
 
Am          Am/G 
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 
F           G 
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 
Am          Am/G 
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 
           F 
The gun is gone 
          G 
And so am I 
          Am 
And here I go 
          
 

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Chord set

Am · G · F · D7 · F# · E7 · G#

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.