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Key: A major•
Verse 1
G
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Let's hear it for circuits,

lines drawn in the earth

Cut to scramble for an ample little
C
C

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mouse- hole to park your new car
G
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And chew off our arms

With teeth, we are losing from slow,

comfy screwings

Three cheers for the backseats, your
C
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legs pinned that look in your eye

You'll never take me alive
G
G

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Verse 2

D
D

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This is what you are
G
G

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You are what you are
Verse 3
G
G

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Let's hear it for mirrors with the

ghost image clearer

"Hip hip" for the pig that
C
C

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religiously belts you undone
G
G

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This little piggy had none

'Cause God hates our country

She told me She wants me to sing out,

"He's female!"
C
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Three cheers for the gal in the sky

You'll never take me alive
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Verse 4

D
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This is what you are
G
G

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You are what you are
D
D

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This is what you are
C
C

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Verse 5

G
G

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Em
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Do you know what it means to be doomed?
C
C

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Do you know what it means
D
D

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to be cursed?
G
G

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When the blue eyes are washing
Em
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their mouths in the South
C
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D
D

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You know they're hiding bodies north
G
G

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Did you know that we're
Em
Em

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sinking knee- deep?
C
C

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Did you nail down what
D
D

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you plan to keep?
G
G

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When the poltergeist pushes
Em
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his freight on your shore
D
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You are done for, done for, done for
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Verse 6


The caskets are coughing with

quotable quoting

The graveyard is littered with lumps who
C
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thought there was no doubt

The world could not live without
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Verse 7

D
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This is what you are
G
G

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You are what you
D
D

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This is what you are
C
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Verse 8

B
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And if I live through the day
G
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when the comet does come
D
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I will right every wrong down on my list,

one by one
Bm
Bm
2

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Sharpen the axe,
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stomp the flames out on backs
D
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I will be who you want me to be
A
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Bm
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I will be who you want me to be
Verse 9
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Do you know what it means to be doomed?
C
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Do you know what it means
D
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to be cursed?
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When the blue eyes are washing
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their mouths in the South
C
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D
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You know they're hiding bodies north
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Did you know that your
Em
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boot hills are stuck?
C
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Losing feet weren't
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the rabbit's good luck
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When the Devil is resting
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his head on your door
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You are done for, done for, done for
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You are done for, done for, done for
Verse 10
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Did you know that you
Am
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nurse a beehive?
Bm
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C
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Come and get it, come take me alive
Bm
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All the noses are aiming at grisly frontiers
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We will show this cruel world
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We will show this cruel world we were
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here
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • C

  • D

  • Em

  • B

    2

  • Bm

    2

  • A

  • Am

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of you will never take me alive by The Paper Chase is A major.

The primary chords used in you will never take me alive are A, D, E, F#m, C#, C#m.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, D, E, F#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of you will never take me alive is approximately 154 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of you will never take me alive using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with The Paper Chase.

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