Chords for May My Last Words Not Be In Rhyme
Tempo:
124.6 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
Bm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [B] [G]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [G]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [G]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [G]
[D] [A]
[Bm] These codes [G] have been strung [D] many [A] times [Bm] before
Some have [G] been scrubbed on [D] in the life of veteran tanks
[A] With its children on [Bm] cool for the weapons [G] in my hands
And in my power [D] there's no barrels left [A] to fight
[Bm] And the machine [G]-gun flashes of another [D] day
The [A] powerless against [D] the coming [A] night
[Bm] [G]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [G]
[D] [A]
[Bm] These [G] words have been used [D] [A] many times before
[Bm] They've been twisted [G] and abused
And [D] like a dog they don't answer [A] to their master [Bm] anymore
In the face [G] of reality [D] there's nothing that they [A] can do
[Bm] Against the physics [G] of geography [D] and the algebra [A] of methods [D] and [A] food
[G] But you know I can [A] live forever in these photographs
[D] And tell unbroken stories [G] on the phone
For when I'm down low in my [A] rocking chair
[D] And when the gunner finally [G] calls me home
I only hope you can [A] look my memory in the [D] eye
As I [A] lie dead [G] on the floor
[D] And copy these [A] thirteen words [G] into my grave
[D] He lived [A] as he was [G] born as he died
Screaming [Bm] out for more
[E] [G] He [D] was screaming [A] out for more
[Bm] Screaming out for more
[G] [D] Screaming [A] out for more
[Bm] [G] [D]
[A] [Bm]
[G] [D]
[G]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [G]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [G]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [G]
[D] [A]
[Bm] These codes [G] have been strung [D] many [A] times [Bm] before
Some have [G] been scrubbed on [D] in the life of veteran tanks
[A] With its children on [Bm] cool for the weapons [G] in my hands
And in my power [D] there's no barrels left [A] to fight
[Bm] And the machine [G]-gun flashes of another [D] day
The [A] powerless against [D] the coming [A] night
[Bm] [G]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [G]
[D] [A]
[Bm] These [G] words have been used [D] [A] many times before
[Bm] They've been twisted [G] and abused
And [D] like a dog they don't answer [A] to their master [Bm] anymore
In the face [G] of reality [D] there's nothing that they [A] can do
[Bm] Against the physics [G] of geography [D] and the algebra [A] of methods [D] and [A] food
[G] But you know I can [A] live forever in these photographs
[D] And tell unbroken stories [G] on the phone
For when I'm down low in my [A] rocking chair
[D] And when the gunner finally [G] calls me home
I only hope you can [A] look my memory in the [D] eye
As I [A] lie dead [G] on the floor
[D] And copy these [A] thirteen words [G] into my grave
[D] He lived [A] as he was [G] born as he died
Screaming [Bm] out for more
[E] [G] He [D] was screaming [A] out for more
[Bm] Screaming out for more
[G] [D] Screaming [A] out for more
[Bm] [G] [D]
[A] [Bm]
[G] [D]
[G]
Key:
G
D
A
Bm
B
G
D
A
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_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ These codes [G] have been strung _ [D] _ _ many [A] times _ _ [Bm] before
Some have [G] been scrubbed on [D] in the life of veteran tanks
[A] With its children on [Bm] cool for the weapons [G] in my hands
And in my power [D] there's no barrels left [A] to fight
_ [Bm] _ And the machine [G]-gun flashes of another [D] day
The [A] powerless against [D] the coming [A] night
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ These [G] words have been used _ [D] _ _ [A] many times before
[Bm] _ _ They've been twisted [G] and abused
And [D] like a dog they don't answer [A] to their master _ [Bm] anymore
In the face [G] of reality _ [D] there's nothing that they [A] can do
_ [Bm] _ Against the physics [G] of geography [D] and the algebra [A] of methods [D] and [A] food
_ [G] But you know I can [A] live forever in these photographs
[D] And tell unbroken stories [G] on the phone _
For when I'm down low in my [A] rocking chair
_ [D] And when the gunner finally [G] calls me home
I only hope you can [A] look my memory in the [D] eye
As I [A] lie dead [G] on the floor
_ [D] And copy these [A] thirteen words [G] into my grave
_ [D] He lived [A] as he was [G] born as he died
Screaming [Bm] out for more
_ [E] _ [G] _ _ He [D] was screaming [A] out for more
[Bm] Screaming out for more
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ Screaming [A] out for more
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ These codes [G] have been strung _ [D] _ _ many [A] times _ _ [Bm] before
Some have [G] been scrubbed on [D] in the life of veteran tanks
[A] With its children on [Bm] cool for the weapons [G] in my hands
And in my power [D] there's no barrels left [A] to fight
_ [Bm] _ And the machine [G]-gun flashes of another [D] day
The [A] powerless against [D] the coming [A] night
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ These [G] words have been used _ [D] _ _ [A] many times before
[Bm] _ _ They've been twisted [G] and abused
And [D] like a dog they don't answer [A] to their master _ [Bm] anymore
In the face [G] of reality _ [D] there's nothing that they [A] can do
_ [Bm] _ Against the physics [G] of geography [D] and the algebra [A] of methods [D] and [A] food
_ [G] But you know I can [A] live forever in these photographs
[D] And tell unbroken stories [G] on the phone _
For when I'm down low in my [A] rocking chair
_ [D] And when the gunner finally [G] calls me home
I only hope you can [A] look my memory in the [D] eye
As I [A] lie dead [G] on the floor
_ [D] And copy these [A] thirteen words [G] into my grave
_ [D] He lived [A] as he was [G] born as he died
Screaming [Bm] out for more
_ [E] _ [G] _ _ He [D] was screaming [A] out for more
[Bm] Screaming out for more
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ Screaming [A] out for more
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