A Murder Of One chords by Counting Crows (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

F#
F#sus2
Badd9
Bmaj9
C#
Bsus2
C#/G#
F#sus4
C#/E#
G#7sus4
A#m7
G#m11
D#m

Intro 1

Verse 1
C# 
Blue morning,  (C sharp major) blue morning
Bsus2 
Wrapped in strands  (Bsus2) of fist and bone
C# 
 (C sharp major) Curiosity, Kitten, doesn't have
Bsus2 
to mean  (Bsus2) you're on your own
C# 
You can  (C sharp major) look outside your window
Badd9 
He  (Badd9) doesn't  have to know
C# 
We can  (C sharp major) talk a while, baby
Bsus2 
We can take  (Bsus2) it nice and slow

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Chorus 1

All your life is such a shame, shame,

shame

All your love is just a dream, dream,

dream

Verse 2
C# 
Are you  (C sharp major) happy where you're sleeping?
Bsus2 
Does he  (Bsus2) keep     you safe and warm?
C# 
Does he  (C sharp major) tell you when you're sorry?
Bsus2 
Does he tell  (Bsus2) you when you're wrong?
C# 
I've been  (C sharp major) watching you for hours
Bsus2 
It's been years  (Bsus2) since we were born
C# 
We were perfect  (C sharp major) when we started
Bsus2 
I've been wondering  (Bsus2) where we've gone

Chorus 2

All your life is such a shame, shame,

shame

All your love is just a dream, dream,

dream

Bridge 1
C# 
When I  (C sharp major) dreamt I saw you walking
Bsus2 
up a  (Bsus2) hillside in the snow
C#/G# 
Casting  (C sharp/G#) shadows  on the winter sky
F#sus4 
as you stood  (F sharpsus4) there     counting crows
C#/E# 
One for  (C sharp/E#) sorrow
Two for joy
G#7sus4 
Three for girls  (G sharp7sus4) and four for boys
A#m7 
Five for silver  (A sharp minor7) 
Six for gold and
Bsus2 
Seven for a secret  (Bsus2) never to be told

Verse 3

There's a bird that nests inside you

Sleeping underneath your skin

When you open up your wings to speak

I wish you'd let me in

Chorus 3
F# 
F#sus2 
All your life  (F sharp major) is such a  (F sharpsus2) shame,    shame,
Badd9 
Bmaj9 
shame  (Badd9)  (B minoraj9) 
F# 
F#sus2 
All your love  (F sharp major) is just a  (F sharpsus2) dream,    dream,
Badd9 
Bmaj9 
dream  (Badd9)  (B minoraj9) 
F# 
Open up your eyes  (F sharp major) 
F#sus2 
You can see the  (F sharpsus2) flames,   flames,
Badd9 
Bmaj9 
flames  (Badd9)  (B minoraj9) 
F# 
Of your wasted life  (F sharp major) 
F#sus2 
Badd9 
Bmaj9 
You should be a (F sharpsus2) shamed     (Badd9)  (B minoraj9) 

Outro 1
F# 
And you don't wanna waste  (F sharp major) your life, baby
F#sus2 
 (F sharpsus2) Oh, you don't wanna
Badd9 
Bmaj9 
waste  (Badd9) your life, darlin'  (B minoraj9) 
F# 
You don't wanna waste  (F sharp major) your life,
F#sus2 
ba (F sharpsus2) by
Badd9 
You don't wanna waste  (Badd9) your life,
Bmaj9 
darlin'  (B minoraj9) 
F# 
And you don't wanna waste  (F sharp major) your life,
F#sus2 
baby  (F sharpsus2) 
Badd9 
I said, you don't wanna waste  (Badd9) your life,
Bmaj9 
darlin'  (B minoraj9) 
F# 
Oh, you don't wanna waste  (F sharp major) your life,
F#sus2 
baby  (F sharpsus2) 
Badd9 
Oh, you don't wanna, you don't wanna  (Badd9) 
Bmaj9 
waste your life, darlin'  (B minoraj9) 
F# 
Change, change,  (F sharp major) change
Badd9 
Change, change,  (Badd9) change
F# 
Badd9 
Change,  (F sharp major) change,  (Badd9) change
F# 
I walk  (F sharp major) along these hillsides in the summer
'neath the sunshine
Bmaj9 
I am  (B minoraj9) feathered by the moonlight
falling down on me
F# 
I said I walk a (F sharp major) long these hillsides
in the summer 'neath the sunshine
Bmaj9 
I am  (B minoraj9) feathered by the moonlight
falling down on me
F# 
I said I walk a (F sharp major) long these hillsides
in the summer 'neath the sunshine
Bmaj9 
I am  (B minoraj9) feathered by the moonlight
falling down on me
F# 
I said I walk a (F sharp major) long these hillsides
in the summer 'neath the sunshine
Bmaj9 
I am  (B minoraj9) feathered by the moonlight
F# 
F#sus2 
Change, change, change  (F sharp major)  (F sharpsus2) 
Badd9 
Change, change, change  (Badd9) 
Bmaj9 
F# 
F#sus2 
 (B minoraj9) Change,  change, change  (F sharp major)  (F sharpsus2) 
Badd9 
Change, change  (Badd9) 
Bmaj9 
yeah  (B minoraj9) 
F# 
G#m11 
 (F sharp major)  (G sharp minor11) 
Badd9 
D#m 
Change, change, change  (Badd9)  (D sharp minor) 
C# 
F# 
G#m11 
Change,  (C sharp major) change,  (F sharp major) change  (G sharp minor11) 
Badd9 
Change, change  (Badd9) 
D#m 
Change, change  (D sharp minor) 
C# 
Change,  (C sharp major) change
F# 
 (F sharp major) Change, change, change

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F#
F#sus2
Badd9
Bmaj9
C#
Bsus2
C#/G#
F#sus4
C#/E#
G#7sus4
A#m7
G#m11
D#m

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: F# majorBPM: 116

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
F#sus2: 2-x-x-1-2-2
Badd9: x-2-1-x-2-2
Bmaj9: x-2-1-3-2-x
C#: x-4-6-6-6-x
Bsus2: x-2-4-4-2-2
C#/G#: 4-x-6-6-6-x
F#sus4: x-x-4-4-2-2
C#/E#: x-x-3-1-2-1
G#7sus4: 4-6-4-6-4-4
A#m7: x-1-3-1-2-x
G#m11: 4-x-4-4-2-x
D#m: x-6-8-8-7-x

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This is the definitive original version of A Murder Of One by Counting Crows, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F# major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Counting Crows.