Alicia Keys – Perfect Way To Die (Guitar)

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Recognize Juneteenth. Black Lives Matter. [Intro] F7 Bb Bbm F G C F [Verse 1]
Dm7                C           Fmaj7
Simple walk to the corner store

                                          Dm7          C      Fmaj7
Mama never thought she would be gettin' a call from the coroner

                    Dm7                        C
Said her son's been gunned down, been gunned down

             F
"Can you come now?"

                                    Gm7
Tears in her eyes, "Can you calm down?

               F            Bb   C
Please, ma'am, can you calm down?"
[Pre-Chorus]
              Dm7                    C            F
But it rained fire in the city that day, they say

           Dm7                 C
A river of blood in the streets

   F
No love in the streets

              Dm7                       C           F
And then came silence in the city that day, they say

                    Bb
Just another one gone

                       C
And they tell her move on
[Chorus] And she's stuck there, singing
F7                          Bb
"Baby, don't you close your eyes

       Bbm               F
'Cause this could be our final time

    G                 C             F
And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye

    F7                 Bb
And I think of all you could have done

   Bbm               F
At least you'll stay forever young

   G                   C              F
I guess you picked the perfect way to die

      G                    C             F
Oh, I guess you picked the perfect way to die"
[Verse 2]
Dm7          C          F
New job, new city, new her

Dm7               C                            F
Bright-eyed, you would have been proud if you knew her

                                    Dm7   C        F
Flashing lights in the mirror, pull over, pull over

                                      Gm7           F      Bb   C
A couple nights in detention and it's over, a whole life's over
[Pre-Chorus]
          Dm7                       C          Fmaj7
They came marching in the city that day, they say

         Dm7                C
Carryin' signs in the streets

       F
Cryin' eyes in the streets

               Dm7                         C          F
But they heard nothing from the city that day, they say

                 Bb
Just another one gone

                   C
And the city moved on
[Chorus] We're stuck here singing
F7               Bb
"Baby, don't you close your eyes

Bbm                      F
'Cause this could be our final time

G                     C                 F
And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye

    F7                Bb
I'll think of all you coulda done

   Bbm               F
At least you'll stay forever young

  G                    C              F
I guess you picked the perfect way to die

      G                   C               F
Oh, I guess you picked the perfect way to die"
[Bridge]
        Dm7       C
Another dream lost

        F7             Bb
Another king and queen lost

        Cm6                                F      C
Another broken promise they refuse to make right

            Dm7              C
Oh, another night to live in fear

            F7                    Bb
Oh, another night that you're not here
Cm6 E6sus(b2) C Another reason to get out there and fight [Chorus]
            F7               Bb
But I said, "Baby, don't you close your eyes

       Bbm               F
'Cause this could be our final time

        G            C              F
And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye

         F7               Bb
But I'll think of all you coulda done

    Bbm              F
At least you'll stay forever young

  G                    C              F
I guess you picked the perfect way to die

      G                   C
Oh, I guess you picked the perfect way..."