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Murder In The City Chords

Music by: The Avett Brothers · 2008
Genre Folk / World Views 682
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Guitar

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][C][F][C]
[C][C][F][C]

[Verse 1]
[C]If I get murder[G]ed in the city[Am][G]
[F]Don't go reven[G]ging in my nam[C]e
One person [G]dead from such is plen[Am]ty[G]
[F]No need to go get[G] locked away[C]
[Am]When I leave[G] your arms[C]
[Am]The things that I th[G]ink of[C]
[Am]No need to get o[G]ver alarme[F]d[C]
I'm com[G]in' home

[Interlude 1]
[C][C][F][C]
[C][C][F][C]

[Verse 2]
[C]I wonder whi[G]ch brother is better[Am][G]
[F]Which one our parent[G]s love the mos[C]t
I sure did get [G]in lots of trou[Am]ble[G]
[F]They seem to let the[G] other go[C]
[Am]A tear fell from[G] my father's eyes[C]
[Am]I wondered what my d[G]ad would say[C]
[Am]He said, "I love you[G]
and I'm [F]proud of you [C]both
in so many [G]different ways"

[Interlude 2]
[C][C][F][C]
[C][C][F][C]

[Verse 3]
[C]If I get murder[G]ed in the city[Am][G]
[F]Go read the letter[G] in my des[C]k
Don't bother [G]with all my belong[Am]ings[G]
[F]But pay attentio[G]n to the lis[C]t
[Am]Make sure my sister [G]knows I love[C]d her
[Am]Make sure my mother kn[G]ows the same[C]
[Am]Always remembe[G]r,
there was [F]nothing worth shar[C]ing
Like the love that let [G]us + share our [C]name
[Am]Always remembe[G]r,
there was [F]nothing worth shar[C]ing
Like the love that let [G]us share our name

[Outro 1]
[C][C][F][C]
[C][C][F][C]
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