Chords for Amanda Palmer - The Killing Type
Tempo:
106.65 bpm
Chords used:
C
Em
E
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I wouldn't kill to win a war
[E] They don't get what [C] they do it for
[E]
It's all so [C] terribly vague
[E]
I see the pictures [D] from a thousand years of battle
And [G] I think it's such [C] a bore
[E]
I walk New Orleans [C] with a knife
[E]
Like Nike hidden [C] out of sight
[E]
But I'd be useless [C] if they chose
[E]
I'm really not the [D] killing type
[A] I'm not the killing type
I'm not the killing type
I'm not, I'm not, I'm not the killing type I'm not
I've got a picture [C] of your mum
[Em]
Who fought the war when [C] she was young
[Em]
She's got an etching [C] to her eye
[Em]
I think it's funny [D] that she's looking to the left
And it's a sign I wouldn't kill to [C] get you back Woah
[Em]
I've officially [C] been out
[Em]
I couldn't kill [C] to save a life Woah
[Em] I [E] [D] am piece for piece, love, shit, fate, shame, fate
[A] I'm not the killing type
I'm not the killing type
I'm not, I'm not, I'm not the killing type I'm not
[C] But I would kill to make you feel [Em] Woah
I'd tell me to kill [C] someone for real Woah
[Em]
I couldn't do [C] that, it is wrong Woah
[Em]
But I can say [A] it in a song, a song, a song
[C] I'm saying it now
I'm [B] saying it so
[E] Even if you never hear the song somebody [A] else will know
I'm saying [C] it now
I'm saying [Em] it so
Even if you [E] never hear the song somebody [A] else will know
Know, know, [C] know
I just can't explain how good [D] it feels
I just can't explain how good [C] it feels
I just can't explain how good [D] it feels
I just can't
[Ab]
Someone stepped on a [C] dying bird
[E]
It was a mercy [C] killing
I couldn't sleep for a week
I [E] kept feeling it's breaking [C] bones I heard
[Em]
We could see [C] a star tonight
[Em]
And the conditions [C] are just right
[Em]
And you are standing on [C] a cliff
[Em]
And you can close your eyes [D] and make a wish
And take a step and change [A] somebody's life
I'm not the killing type
I'm not the killing type
I'm not, I'm not, I'm not the killing type [Bm] I'm not
But I [C] would kill to make you feel Woah
[Em]
I'd kill to move your [C] face an inch
[E] Woah
I see you staring [C] into space Woah
[Em]
I wanna stick my [D] fist into your mouth
I just can't, I can't
I guess I would [C] kill to make you feel Woah
[E]
I'd tell me and kill [C] someone for real Woah
[E]
I couldn't do that [C] in this world Woah
[E]
But I can say [A] it in a song
A song, a song
[C] I'm saying it now
I'm saying [Em] it so
Even if you [D] never hear the song
Somebody [A] else will know
I'm saying [C] it now
I'm saying [Em] it so
Even if you [E] never hear the song
Somebody [A] else will know
Know, know, know
[C] I just can't explain how [D] good it feels
I just can't explain how [C] good it feels
I just can't explain how good [D] it feels
I just can't explain how [C]
good it [Ab] feels
I'm not the [N] killing type
[E] They don't get what [C] they do it for
[E]
It's all so [C] terribly vague
[E]
I see the pictures [D] from a thousand years of battle
And [G] I think it's such [C] a bore
[E]
I walk New Orleans [C] with a knife
[E]
Like Nike hidden [C] out of sight
[E]
But I'd be useless [C] if they chose
[E]
I'm really not the [D] killing type
[A] I'm not the killing type
I'm not the killing type
I'm not, I'm not, I'm not the killing type I'm not
I've got a picture [C] of your mum
[Em]
Who fought the war when [C] she was young
[Em]
She's got an etching [C] to her eye
[Em]
I think it's funny [D] that she's looking to the left
And it's a sign I wouldn't kill to [C] get you back Woah
[Em]
I've officially [C] been out
[Em]
I couldn't kill [C] to save a life Woah
[Em] I [E] [D] am piece for piece, love, shit, fate, shame, fate
[A] I'm not the killing type
I'm not the killing type
I'm not, I'm not, I'm not the killing type I'm not
[C] But I would kill to make you feel [Em] Woah
I'd tell me to kill [C] someone for real Woah
[Em]
I couldn't do [C] that, it is wrong Woah
[Em]
But I can say [A] it in a song, a song, a song
[C] I'm saying it now
I'm [B] saying it so
[E] Even if you never hear the song somebody [A] else will know
I'm saying [C] it now
I'm saying [Em] it so
Even if you [E] never hear the song somebody [A] else will know
Know, know, [C] know
I just can't explain how good [D] it feels
I just can't explain how good [C] it feels
I just can't explain how good [D] it feels
I just can't
[Ab]
Someone stepped on a [C] dying bird
[E]
It was a mercy [C] killing
I couldn't sleep for a week
I [E] kept feeling it's breaking [C] bones I heard
[Em]
We could see [C] a star tonight
[Em]
And the conditions [C] are just right
[Em]
And you are standing on [C] a cliff
[Em]
And you can close your eyes [D] and make a wish
And take a step and change [A] somebody's life
I'm not the killing type
I'm not the killing type
I'm not, I'm not, I'm not the killing type [Bm] I'm not
But I [C] would kill to make you feel Woah
[Em]
I'd kill to move your [C] face an inch
[E] Woah
I see you staring [C] into space Woah
[Em]
I wanna stick my [D] fist into your mouth
I just can't, I can't
I guess I would [C] kill to make you feel Woah
[E]
I'd tell me and kill [C] someone for real Woah
[E]
I couldn't do that [C] in this world Woah
[E]
But I can say [A] it in a song
A song, a song
[C] I'm saying it now
I'm saying [Em] it so
Even if you [D] never hear the song
Somebody [A] else will know
I'm saying [C] it now
I'm saying [Em] it so
Even if you [E] never hear the song
Somebody [A] else will know
Know, know, know
[C] I just can't explain how [D] good it feels
I just can't explain how [C] good it feels
I just can't explain how good [D] it feels
I just can't explain how [C]
good it [Ab] feels
I'm not the [N] killing type
Key:
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Em
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I wouldn't kill to win a war _ _
[E] They don't get what [C] they do it for
_ [E] _
It's all so [C] terribly vague
_ [E]
I see the pictures [D] from a thousand years of battle
And [G] I think it's such [C] a bore
_ _ [E]
I walk New Orleans [C] with a knife
_ _ [E]
Like Nike hidden [C] out of sight
_ _ [E]
But I'd be useless [C] if they chose
_ [E]
I'm really not the [D] killing type _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] I'm not the killing type
I'm not the killing type
I'm not, I'm not, I'm not the killing type I'm not
I've got a picture [C] of your mum
_ [Em] _
Who fought the war when [C] she was young
_ _ [Em]
She's got an etching [C] to her eye
_ _ [Em]
I think it's funny [D] that she's looking to the left
And it's a sign I wouldn't kill to [C] get you back Woah
[Em] _
I've officially [C] been out
_ [Em] _
I couldn't kill [C] to save a life Woah
[Em] I _ [E] _ [D] am piece for piece, love, shit, fate, shame, fate
_ [A] _ I'm not the killing type
I'm not the killing type
I'm not, I'm not, I'm not the killing type I'm not
[C] But I would kill to make you feel [Em] Woah
I'd tell me to kill [C] someone for real Woah
[Em]
I couldn't do [C] that, it is wrong Woah
_ [Em]
But I can say [A] it in a song, a song, a song
[C] I'm saying it now
I'm [B] saying it so
[E] Even if you never hear the song somebody [A] else will know
I'm saying [C] it now
I'm saying [Em] it so
Even if you [E] never hear the song somebody [A] else will know
Know, know, [C] know
I just can't explain how good [D] it feels
I just can't explain how good [C] it feels
I just can't explain how good [D] it feels
I just can't
[Ab]
Someone stepped on a [C] dying bird
_ _ [E]
It was a mercy [C] killing
I couldn't sleep for a week
I [E] kept feeling it's breaking [C] bones I heard
_ [Em] _
We could see [C] a star tonight
_ _ [Em] _
And the conditions [C] are just right
_ [Em] _
And you are standing on [C] a cliff
_ [Em] _
And you can close your eyes [D] and make a wish
And take a step and change _ _ [A] somebody's life
I'm not the killing type
I'm not the killing type
I'm not, I'm not, I'm not the killing type [Bm] I'm not
But I [C] would kill to make you feel Woah
[Em] _
I'd kill to move your [C] face an inch
[E] Woah
I see you staring [C] into space Woah
[Em]
I wanna stick my [D] fist into your mouth
I just can't, I can't
I guess I would [C] kill to make you feel Woah
[E]
I'd tell me and kill [C] someone for real Woah
[E]
I couldn't do that [C] in this world Woah
[E]
But I can say [A] it in a song
A song, a song
[C] I'm saying it now
I'm saying [Em] it so
Even if you [D] never hear the song
Somebody [A] else will know
I'm saying [C] it now
I'm saying [Em] it so
Even if you [E] never hear the song
Somebody [A] else will know
Know, know, know
[C] I just can't explain how [D] good it feels
I just can't explain how [C] good it feels
I just can't explain how good [D] it feels
I just can't explain how _ [C] _ _ _ _
good it _ [Ab] feels
I'm not the [N] killing type _
[E] They don't get what [C] they do it for
_ [E] _
It's all so [C] terribly vague
_ [E]
I see the pictures [D] from a thousand years of battle
And [G] I think it's such [C] a bore
_ _ [E]
I walk New Orleans [C] with a knife
_ _ [E]
Like Nike hidden [C] out of sight
_ _ [E]
But I'd be useless [C] if they chose
_ [E]
I'm really not the [D] killing type _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] I'm not the killing type
I'm not the killing type
I'm not, I'm not, I'm not the killing type I'm not
I've got a picture [C] of your mum
_ [Em] _
Who fought the war when [C] she was young
_ _ [Em]
She's got an etching [C] to her eye
_ _ [Em]
I think it's funny [D] that she's looking to the left
And it's a sign I wouldn't kill to [C] get you back Woah
[Em] _
I've officially [C] been out
_ [Em] _
I couldn't kill [C] to save a life Woah
[Em] I _ [E] _ [D] am piece for piece, love, shit, fate, shame, fate
_ [A] _ I'm not the killing type
I'm not the killing type
I'm not, I'm not, I'm not the killing type I'm not
[C] But I would kill to make you feel [Em] Woah
I'd tell me to kill [C] someone for real Woah
[Em]
I couldn't do [C] that, it is wrong Woah
_ [Em]
But I can say [A] it in a song, a song, a song
[C] I'm saying it now
I'm [B] saying it so
[E] Even if you never hear the song somebody [A] else will know
I'm saying [C] it now
I'm saying [Em] it so
Even if you [E] never hear the song somebody [A] else will know
Know, know, [C] know
I just can't explain how good [D] it feels
I just can't explain how good [C] it feels
I just can't explain how good [D] it feels
I just can't
[Ab]
Someone stepped on a [C] dying bird
_ _ [E]
It was a mercy [C] killing
I couldn't sleep for a week
I [E] kept feeling it's breaking [C] bones I heard
_ [Em] _
We could see [C] a star tonight
_ _ [Em] _
And the conditions [C] are just right
_ [Em] _
And you are standing on [C] a cliff
_ [Em] _
And you can close your eyes [D] and make a wish
And take a step and change _ _ [A] somebody's life
I'm not the killing type
I'm not the killing type
I'm not, I'm not, I'm not the killing type [Bm] I'm not
But I [C] would kill to make you feel Woah
[Em] _
I'd kill to move your [C] face an inch
[E] Woah
I see you staring [C] into space Woah
[Em]
I wanna stick my [D] fist into your mouth
I just can't, I can't
I guess I would [C] kill to make you feel Woah
[E]
I'd tell me and kill [C] someone for real Woah
[E]
I couldn't do that [C] in this world Woah
[E]
But I can say [A] it in a song
A song, a song
[C] I'm saying it now
I'm saying [Em] it so
Even if you [D] never hear the song
Somebody [A] else will know
I'm saying [C] it now
I'm saying [Em] it so
Even if you [E] never hear the song
Somebody [A] else will know
Know, know, know
[C] I just can't explain how [D] good it feels
I just can't explain how [C] good it feels
I just can't explain how good [D] it feels
I just can't explain how _ [C] _ _ _ _
good it _ [Ab] feels
I'm not the [N] killing type _