Key: E minor
Intro 1
Em
C
Am
Em
Bsus4
Em
Bsus4
Em
C
Verse 1
Em
C
After the death of a thousand kisses
Em
B
Em
C
Comes the catacomb of tongues
Bsus4
Em
Am
Who can spit the meanest venom
Em
Bsus4
C
Em
From the poison of their lungs
Bsus4
Em
C
Em
C
Verse 2
Em
Cruelest dance
C
Em
is the razor dance
Bsus4
Em
C
Circle in and circle around
Em
C
Am
He said, she said, she said, he said
Em
C
Thrill to put the other one down
Em
C
Bsus4
Em
The razor dance, the razor dance
Verse 3
F#
B
F#
B
F#
This time, gone too far
B
G#
C#m
This time, can't heal the scar
D
Em
B
Bm
I want to break out of this spin
D
Em
B
The gravity's pulling me in
Em
The razor dance,
F#
D
the razor dance
Interlude 1
F#
F#m
F#
F#m
Em
C
Verse 4
Em
C
What flies straighter than an arrow?
Em
C
What cuts deeper than a lance?
Em
C
Your wit may shine on
Am
Em
Am
the withering line
Em
C
Cruelest dance is the razor dance
Em
The razor dance,
C
Em
the razor dance
Verse 5
F#m
F#
B
F#
B
F#
Blood boils, tears burn
B
A
G#
C#m
Some people never learn
D
Em
B
If time could crawl back in its shell
Bm
D
Em
B
And mischievous tongues could untell
D
Em
G
D
But that's not the meaning of hell
Verse 6
D
Bm
G
Take your partners for the razor dance
D
Bm
G
Take your partners for the razor dance
D
Bm
G
Take your partners for the razor dance,
F#m
Em
C
the razor dance
The razor dance,
Em
C
Em
the razor dance
Outro 1
Em
C
Em
E
Em
E
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