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AURORA - Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1) Chords

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

[Am] [F] [G] [Am]5, 4, 3, 2, 1 [F]5, 4, 3, 2, [G]1 He [Am]holds the gun [F]against my [G]head I [Am]close my eyes and [F]bang I am [G]dead I [Am]know he knows that he’s [F]killing me for [G]mercy

And here I [Am]go, oh oh oh [Am]oh Oh oh oh [F]oh, oh oh oh [G]oh And here I [Am]go, oh oh oh [Am]oh Oh oh oh [F]oh, oh oh oh [G]oh

He [Am]holds my body in his arms He [Am]didn’t mean to do no harm, and he [F]holds me [G]tight Oh, he [Am]did it all to spare me from the awful things in life that come And he [F]cries and [G]cries, I [Am]know he knows that He’s [F]killing me for [G]mercy.

And here I [Am]go, oh oh oh [Am]oh Oh oh oh [F]oh, oh oh oh [G]oh And here I [Am]go, oh oh oh [Am]oh Oh oh oh [F]oh, oh oh oh [G]oh

He [F]holds my body in his arms He [D]didn’t mean to do no harm, and he [G]holds me [E]tight Oh, he [F]did it all to spare me from the [D]awful things in life that come And he [G]cries and [E]cries

[Am] [F]5, 4, 3, 2, [G]1, [Am]5, 4, 3, 2, 1, [F]5, 4, 3, 2, [G]1 The gun is [F]gone, and so am [G]I, and here I [Am]go

Artist AURORA
Album All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend
Genres Pop
Year 2016
Key Am

How to Play Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1) on Guitar?

AURORA - Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1) can be played in the key of Am using the Am, F, G, D, E 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 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 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 D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute 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.

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

You can play Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1) with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.