Chords for Gretchen Peters - "The Matador" Official Video
Tempo:
151.9 bpm
Chords used:
C
Em
D
G
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[D] [Em]
[C]
[Em] I threw a rose to the matador, [G] not sure who I was cheering for
[D] My aim was true, my heart was full, [G] I loved the fighter and the bull
[Em] I love like only a woman can, [C] a [G] very complicated man
[D] I bound his wounds, I heard his cries, [G] I gave him truth, I told him lies
[Em]
[D] [C]
[Em]
[C]
[Em] His rage is made of many [G] things, faithless women, wedding rings
[D] Snakes and snails and alcohol, [G] his daddy's fist thrown through the wall
Oh, but [Em] he's beautiful when he's in the ring, [C] the devil [G] howled, the angels sing
[D] Sparks fly from his fingertips, [C] words like birds fly from his lips
Some man is lying in the dirt, [D] some woman's crying that he's hurt
[C] He's not alive without the thrill, [D] without the dance, without the kill
The [C] lights go down, the people roar, [D] they're cheering on the matador
[C] And this is how the story goes, [D] I knew it when I threw
[Em] the rose
[C]
I [Em]
[C]
[Em] come to each and every show, [C] the woman in the second row
[D] I watch them in their ancient dance and [C] I know [G] I never stood a chance
Cause [Em] while other demons prance and clown, [G] it's [C] vanity that takes you down
[D] I thought that I could be the one, but [G] I'm just another hanger on
[C] Some man is bleeding in the dirt, [D] some woman's crying that she's hurt
[C] But who are we without the thrill, [D] without the dance, without the kill
[C] And he's Matador [D] and I'm the mother and the whore
[C] And this is how the story goes, [D] I knew it when I threw
[E]
[Em] the rose
[C]
[Em]
[C]
[Em] I threw a rose to the matador, [G] not sure who I was cheering for
[D] My aim was true, my heart was full, [G] I love the fighter and the bull
[C] [Em]
[C]
[Em]
[C]
[Em]
[C]
[Em] [Am]
[N]
[D] [Em]
[C]
[Em] I threw a rose to the matador, [G] not sure who I was cheering for
[D] My aim was true, my heart was full, [G] I loved the fighter and the bull
[Em] I love like only a woman can, [C] a [G] very complicated man
[D] I bound his wounds, I heard his cries, [G] I gave him truth, I told him lies
[Em]
[D] [C]
[Em]
[C]
[Em] His rage is made of many [G] things, faithless women, wedding rings
[D] Snakes and snails and alcohol, [G] his daddy's fist thrown through the wall
Oh, but [Em] he's beautiful when he's in the ring, [C] the devil [G] howled, the angels sing
[D] Sparks fly from his fingertips, [C] words like birds fly from his lips
Some man is lying in the dirt, [D] some woman's crying that he's hurt
[C] He's not alive without the thrill, [D] without the dance, without the kill
The [C] lights go down, the people roar, [D] they're cheering on the matador
[C] And this is how the story goes, [D] I knew it when I threw
[Em] the rose
[C]
I [Em]
[C]
[Em] come to each and every show, [C] the woman in the second row
[D] I watch them in their ancient dance and [C] I know [G] I never stood a chance
Cause [Em] while other demons prance and clown, [G] it's [C] vanity that takes you down
[D] I thought that I could be the one, but [G] I'm just another hanger on
[C] Some man is bleeding in the dirt, [D] some woman's crying that she's hurt
[C] But who are we without the thrill, [D] without the dance, without the kill
[C] And he's Matador [D] and I'm the mother and the whore
[C] And this is how the story goes, [D] I knew it when I threw
[E]
[Em] the rose
[C]
[Em]
[C]
[Em] I threw a rose to the matador, [G] not sure who I was cheering for
[D] My aim was true, my heart was full, [G] I love the fighter and the bull
[C] [Em]
[C]
[Em]
[C]
[Em]
[C]
[Em] [Am]
[N]
Key:
C
Em
D
G
A
C
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D
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] I threw a rose to the matador, [G] not sure who I was cheering for
[D] My aim was true, my heart was full, [G] I loved the fighter and the bull _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] I love like only a woman can, [C] a [G] very complicated man
[D] I bound his wounds, I heard his cries, [G] I gave him truth, I told him lies _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] His rage is made of many _ [G] things, faithless women, wedding rings
[D] Snakes and snails and alcohol, [G] his daddy's fist thrown through the wall _
_ _ _ _ Oh, but [Em] he's beautiful when he's in the ring, [C] the devil [G] howled, the angels sing
[D] Sparks fly from his _ fingertips, [C] words like birds fly from his lips
_ _ _ _ _ Some man is lying in the dirt, [D] some woman's crying that he's hurt
[C] He's not _ alive without the thrill, [D] without the dance, without the kill _
_ The _ _ _ [C] lights go down, the people roar, [D] they're cheering on the matador
[C] And this is how the story goes, [D] I knew it when I threw
[Em] _ _ the _ _ rose
[C] _
I _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] come to each and every show, _ [C] the woman in the second row
[D] I watch them in their ancient dance and [C] I know [G] I never stood a chance _ _
_ _ _ _ Cause [Em] while other demons prance and clown, [G] it's [C] vanity that takes you down
[D] I thought that I could be the one, but [G] I'm just another _ hanger on _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Some man is bleeding in the dirt, [D] some woman's crying that she's hurt
[C] But who are we without the thrill, [D] without the dance, without the kill
_ _ _ _ _ [C] And he's _ _ Matador [D] and I'm the mother and the whore
[C] And this is how the story goes, [D] I knew it when I threw
[E] _ _
[Em] _ _ the rose
[C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] I threw a rose to the matador, [G] not sure who I was cheering for
[D] My aim was true, my heart was full, [G] I love the fighter _ _ _ and the bull
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
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_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] I threw a rose to the matador, [G] not sure who I was cheering for
[D] My aim was true, my heart was full, [G] I loved the fighter and the bull _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] I love like only a woman can, [C] a [G] very complicated man
[D] I bound his wounds, I heard his cries, [G] I gave him truth, I told him lies _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] His rage is made of many _ [G] things, faithless women, wedding rings
[D] Snakes and snails and alcohol, [G] his daddy's fist thrown through the wall _
_ _ _ _ Oh, but [Em] he's beautiful when he's in the ring, [C] the devil [G] howled, the angels sing
[D] Sparks fly from his _ fingertips, [C] words like birds fly from his lips
_ _ _ _ _ Some man is lying in the dirt, [D] some woman's crying that he's hurt
[C] He's not _ alive without the thrill, [D] without the dance, without the kill _
_ The _ _ _ [C] lights go down, the people roar, [D] they're cheering on the matador
[C] And this is how the story goes, [D] I knew it when I threw
[Em] _ _ the _ _ rose
[C] _
I _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] come to each and every show, _ [C] the woman in the second row
[D] I watch them in their ancient dance and [C] I know [G] I never stood a chance _ _
_ _ _ _ Cause [Em] while other demons prance and clown, [G] it's [C] vanity that takes you down
[D] I thought that I could be the one, but [G] I'm just another _ hanger on _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Some man is bleeding in the dirt, [D] some woman's crying that she's hurt
[C] But who are we without the thrill, [D] without the dance, without the kill
_ _ _ _ _ [C] And he's _ _ Matador [D] and I'm the mother and the whore
[C] And this is how the story goes, [D] I knew it when I threw
[E] _ _
[Em] _ _ the rose
[C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] I threw a rose to the matador, [G] not sure who I was cheering for
[D] My aim was true, my heart was full, [G] I love the fighter _ _ _ and the bull
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _