Love Kills Chords
by Joe Strummer
Love Kills by Joe Strummer is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords C, G, D and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C G D C Am
verse 1
C G D C Am
Walking out of England thinking you were king taking on this world
C G D C Am
On that bus that goes through Mexico a killer often finds a sweet Mexican girl
C G D C Am
But in Mississippi we rushed into the room
C G D C Am
Down in Dixie you were crying for dope
C G D C Am
Down in Alabama they like home-cooked fare yeah
So we're gonna strap you to the fryin' chair yeah
Pre-Chorus
C G D C
But I don't know what love is
Am
Is there something else giving me the chills?
C G D C
But if my hands are the color of blood
Am
Then I can tell ya
sure I can tell ya
C G Am
Love kills
C G Am
Love kills
C G Am
Love kills
C G Am
Love Kills
verse 2
C G D C Am
Do you wanna hear the sirens, the sirens of the city drown the arguing?
We're on Riker's Island in a population war - they don't care about your fame
Pre-Chorus
C G D C
But I don't know what love is
Am
Is there something else giving me the chills?
C G D C
But if my hands are the color of blood
Am
Then I can tell ya
sure I can tell ya
C G Am
Love kills
C G Am
Love kills
C G Am
Love Kills
verse 3
C G D C
On the Rio Grande they'll tie you to a tree
Am
Oh-oh-ohh,oh-oh-ohh
C G D C
And you can't call the lawyers 'cause the whorehouse is asleep
Am
Oh-oh-ohh,oh-oh-ohh
Instrumental
C G D C
Am
You people will get weak
Oh-oh-ohh,oh-oh-ohh
C G D C Am
They'll throw you in a cell where you can barely breathe
Pre-Chorus
C G D C
But I don't know what love is
Am
Is there something else giving me the chills?
C G D C
But if my hands are the color of blood
Am
Then I can tell ya
sure I can tell ya
C G Am
Love kills
C G Am
Love kills
C G Am
Love Kills