Kinder Murder chords by Elvis Costello
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Intro 1
(A major) (F sharp minor) (A major) (F sharp minor) (A major)
Verse 1
Here in the bar,
the boys (F sharp minor) like to have fun
(A major) There`s a wager lost and
an (F sharp minor) argument won
(A major) There`s a stone-washed damsel
damsel on a junk (F sharp minor) food run (D major)
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Verse 2
It`s a kinder murder (E major)
There`s a lad (A major) der to heaven
from a (F sharp minor) battered stiletto
(A major) Spitting out the words that
he (F sharp minor) put into her mouth
See (A major) her in silhouette (F sharp minor) going down south (D major)
Verse 3
It`s a kinder murder (E major) (D major)
Verse 4
It`s a kinder murder
(G major) She could have kept her
knees to (E minor) gether
Should have (G major) kept her mouth shut
(E minor)
Verse 5
(C major)
It`s a kinder (G major) murder (A minor) (D major) (C major)
It`s a kinder (G major) murder (A major)
Verse 6
Jimmy (A major) took her down to the
peri (F sharp minor) meter fence (A major)
He was back in half an hour, (F sharp minor)
he said he left (A major) her senseless
Then he went back (F sharp minor) to his regiment (D major)
Verse 7
It`s a kinder murder (E major)
The (A major) officer said it has to (F sharp minor) be denied
There`s a tear-s (A major) tained would-be
teenage teenage (F sharp minor) teenage bride
All the family (A major) pride in the little (F sharp minor) ram-rider
Verse 8
It`s (D major) It`s a kinder murder (E major) (D major)
Verse 9
It`s a kinder murder
(G major) She could have kept her
(D major) knees to (E minor) gether
Should have kept her (G major) mouth
shut
(E minor) (E major) (E minor)
Verse 10
(C major)
It`s a kinder (G major) murder (A minor) (C major)
It`s a kinder (G major) murder (A major)
(F sharp minor) (A major)
Verse 11
(C sharpsus4)
(C sharp minor) The child (A major) went missing and
the photo (F sharp minor) fit his face
(A major) Dishonored Jimmy just (F sharp minor) read
about the case
(A major) He said that he was just
taking (F sharp minor) up space (D major)
Verse 12
It`s a kinder murder (E major)
Jimmy (A major) took his best (F sharp minor) friend`s keys
from the pile on the table (A major) (E major) in a flash
He was (C sharpsus4) dreaming of the pigskin
(C sharp major) seats (A major) and the walnut dash
(F sharp minor) The knickers (G major) in her (E major) handbag
and the one (F sharp minor) false eyelash
Verse 13
(D major) It`s a kinder murder (E major) (D major)
Verse 14
It`s a kinder murder
(G major) She could have kept her
(D major) knees to (E major) gether
Could have (E minor) kept her (G major) mouth shut
(E minor) (E major)
Verse 15
(C major)
It`s a kinder (A minor) (C major) (A minor) (G major)
murder (A minor) [4x]
Outro 1
(C major) (G major) (A minor) (A major)
(F sharp minor) (F sharp major) (F sharp minor) (A major) (E major) (A major) (F sharp minor)
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