Save Your Scissors chords by
City And Colour (Official Version)
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Key: B majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

G6

G6

Em7

Em7

G6

G6

Em7

Em7

Verse 1
G6 G6 
 
So go on
Em7 Em7 
 
And I will refrain
G6 G6 
 
And I'll keep on running
Em7 Em7 
 
On this never ending   race
G6 G6 
 
And maybe next time
Em7 Em7 
 
Will be the right time
G6 G6 
 
And maybe next time
Em7 Em7 
 
Will be your  time

Chorus 1
Am11 Am11 
 
So save your scissors
G6 G6 
 
For someone else's skin
Em7 Em7 
 
My surface is so tough
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
I don't think the      blade will dig in
Am11 Am11 
 
Save your   strength
G6 G6 
 
Save your wasted time
Em7 Em7 
 
There's no way
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
That I want you to be       left behind

Interlude 1

G6

Go on and save your scissors

Em7

Save your scissors

G6

G6

Em7

Em7

Verse 2
G6 G6 
 
So why
Em7 Em7 
 
does it always seem
G6 G6 
 
That every time I turn around
Em7 Em7 
 
Somebody falls in love with me
G6 G6 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
This has never been my sole intention
G6 G6 
 
And I   have never claimed
Em7 Em7 
 
To have patents on such  inventions

Chorus 2
Am11 Am11 
 
Just save your scissors
G6 G6 
 
For someone else's skin
Em7 Em7 
 
My surface is so tough
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
I don't think the      blade will dig in
Am11 Am11 
 
Save your   strength
G6 G6 
 
Save your wasted time
Em7 Em7 
 
There's no way
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
That I want you to be       left behind

Interlude 2

G6

Go on and save your scissors

Em7

Save your scissors

G6

G6

Em7

Em7

Bridge 1
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
There    is something
Em7 Em7 
 
That I must  confess
G6 G6 
 
To you tonight
Am11 Am11 
 
To you tonight
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
And that     is
Em7 Em7 
 
I expect nothing   less
G6 G6 
 
From you tonight
Am11 Am11 
 
From you tonight

Outro 1

G6

Go on and save your scissors

Em7

Save your scissors

G6

Em7

Save your scissors

G

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsG6 Em7 Am11 Cmaj7 G

Chords

G6
Em7
Am11
Cmaj7
G

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

G6: 3-2-0-0-0-0
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
Am11: 5-x-5-5-3-x
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3

Capo: 4

I don't have a capo

Transpose: 0

0

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This is the original studio version of Save Your Scissors by City And Colour, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of B major. It suits players who want to learn Save Your Scissors the way City And Colour intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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