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James Arthur - Homicide Love Chords

Chord reference Am, G, Dm, E, F, C
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Am]One beat, one life, one me, let the other side [G]go

Oh-oh-oh [Am]I live and die by your knife, this is homicide [G]love Tell me, could you make me, [Dm]oh, all that you [E]want? Would you fly [F]home? Or could it ever [G]be just [F]alright? [C]

[C]Tell me what you’re waiting [Am]for hold me like you did [G]before Or just run away, run away, run [F]away, ’cause I don’t think [G]I can take much [C]more Why you always waging [Am]war? Tell me why I’m keeping [G]score Oh, would you give me one, give me one, give me one [F]more Life if [G]this was truly [Am]love? Truly [G]love…

[Am]You need your space, I can’t breathe when we go your [G]pace

Oh-oh-oh [Am]You make me sick, but all I wanna do is kiss your [G]lips I’m such a sucker for sweet-talking, yeah, [Dm]so do you tell all your friends [E]You’ve got your gun to my [F]head? I know it’s never gonna [G]be just [F]us [C]

[C]Tell me what you’re waiting [Am]for hold me like you did [G]before Or just run away, run away, run away [F]’cause I don’t think [G]I can take much [C]more Why you always waging [Am]war? Tell me why I’m keeping [G]score Oh, would you give me one, give me one, give me one [F]more Life if [G]this was truly [C]love?

[C]Love, [Am]love, love or is it [G]nothing? Or is it nothing? Is it [F]love? [E]Love

[F]Oh, you tear me [G]down, you build me [F]up Kill me [G]slow with your [F]love, and I will [E]try to be your [Am]love [G]Enough, [Am]I live and die by your knife, this is homicide [G]love

Artist James Arthur
Album You
Genres Pop
Year 2019
Key Am

How to Play Homicide Love on Guitar?

James Arthur - Homicide Love can be played in the key of Am using the Am, G, Dm, E, F, C chords.

  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Homicide Love with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.