Misc Musicals – Murder Ballad - Murder Ballad (Guitar Intro)

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[Intro] C#m G# A [Verse 1]

   C#m       G#
We light the match

          A
It starts from a spark

           C#   G#
We let the fire catch,

      A             C#m G#m A
Illuminate the, the dark

                         C#m G# A
The singer stands to sing

             A
We're quiet, listening from the

[Chorus]

C#m        G#       B
Blue ridge mountains

   A
We hear them sing

 E         B        A
'Someone's gonna die'

         C#m           G#     A
Songs of Saints and of Sinners

      B           E        B       A
There but for the grace of God, go I

[Verse 2]

     C#m   G#              A
In a smoky club we let the record spin

             C#m      G#       A          C#m G# A
And Mack the knife delights by flaying skin

                         C#m G# A
At least while Ella sings

                C#m  G# A
Or Bobby Darin swings

[Chorus]

     C#m         G#m   A
From New York to Berlin

     B          E         B    A
Come stories of true love gone awry

   C#m        G#m   A
Of devils and angels

      B           E        B       A
There but for the grace of God, go I

[Bridge]

B              A
We all want to touch the flames

B                 A
But not get burned

B           A
The pull of pretty flames

N.C. But don't touch, don't [Verse 3]

       C#m G#          A
On the radio they burn up the charts

             C#m       G#        A        C#m G#
Pop songs of love gone wrong and bloody hearts

A                            C#m G#
Maxwell's Silver Hammer blow

A
Hendrix calling out

    C#m      G#    A
Hey Joe, hey Joe... hey Joe

[Chorus]

        C#m      G#m   A
There's always a killer

   B         E       B      A
So logically someone has to die

            C#m             G#m    A
We sing the Murder Ballad's warning

      B           E        B        A
There but for the grace of God, go I

E        B       A
Grace of God, go I

E        B       A
Grace of God, go I

[Outro]

C#m    G#      A5   B
Listen and I'll tell a tale

C#           G#        A5         B
A tale where good does not prevail

  C#      G#
A King, a Queen

  A5      B
A Club, a Knave

C#m    F#       A       Am
One is destined for the grave...