The Matador
The Matador

The Matador easy guitar chords by Gretchen Peters

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E A D G B E

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  • Em

  • Csus2

  • C

  • D

  • G

  • Em

  • Csus2

  • C

  • D

  • G

    • Verse 1
    I threw 

    a rose 
    to 
    the matador, 

    not sure 
    who 
    I 
    was cheering 
    for 

    My 
    aim 
    was true, 
    my 
    heart 
    was full, 

    I 
    loved 
    the 
    fighter 
    and the 
    bull 

    I loved 
    like 
    only 
    a woman 
    can, 

    a very 
    complicated 
    man 

    I bound 
    his 
    wounds, 
    I heard 
    his 
    cries, 
    I 
    gave 
    him truth, 

    I told 
    him 
    lies 

    Verse 2

    His 
    rage 
    is 
    made 
    of 
    many 
    things: faithless 
    women, 

    wedding 
    rings 

    Snakes 
    and snails 
    and 
    alcohol, 

    his 
    daddy's 
    fist thrown 
    through 
    the wall 

    Ah 
    but 
    he's 
    beautiful 
    when 
    he's 
    in the ring, 

    the 
    devil 
    howls, 
    the 
    angels 
    sing 

    Sparks 
    fly 
    from 
    his 
    fingertips 
    and word

    s 
    like 
    birds 
    fly 
    from 
    his lips 

    Verse 3
    Some 
    man 
    is 
    lyin' 
    in 
    the 
    dirt 

    Some 
    woman's 
    crying 

    that 
    he's 
    hurt 

    But he's 
    not 
    alive 
    without 
    the 
    thrill 

    Without 
    the 
    dance, 
    without 
    the 
    kill 

    The light
    s go 
    down, 
    the people 
    roar 

    They're 
    cheering 
    on 
    the 
    matador 

    An
    d this 
    is 
    how 
    the 
    story 
    goes 

    I 
    knew 
    it when 
    I 
    threw 
    the rose 

    Verse 4

    I 
    come 
    to each 
    and 
    every show; 
    the 

    woman 
    in 
    the second 
    row 

    I watch 
    them 
    in their 
    ancient 
    dance 
    and I 

    know 
    I 
    never 
    stood 
    a 
    chance 

    Cause 
    while 
    other 
    demons 
    prance 
    and clown, 

    it's 
    van
    ity 
    that takes 
    you down 

    I 
    thought 
    that I 
    could be 
    the one, 

    but I'm 
    just 
    another 
    hanger
    - on 

    Verse 5
    Some 
    man 
    is 
    bleedin' 
    in the 
    dirt 

    Some 
    woman's 
    crying 
    that 
    she's 
    hurt 

    But 
    who 
    are 
    we 
    without 
    the thrill 

    Without 
    the 
    dance, 
    without 
    the kill 

    And 
    he 
    is 
    bull 
    and 
    matador 

    And 
    I'm 
    the 
    mother 
    and 
    the whore 

    An
    d this 
    is 
    how 
    the story 
    goes 

    I 
    knew 
    it 
    when I 
    threw 

    the 
    rose 

    Verse 6

    I threw 
    a 
    rose to 
    the matador, 

    not 
    sure 
    who 
    I 
    was cheering 
    for 

    My 
    aim 
    was true, 
    my heart 
    was 
    full; I 
    loved 

    Outro 1
    the fighter 
    and 
    the 
    bull 



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