Strain Of Cancer Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays345

Strain Of Cancer by Michigan Rattlers is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Em7 and Cadd9. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Verse 

      G          Em7           Cadd9   G 
Well, my lawyer walked in the room 
               G        Em7          Cadd9     G 
And he said, "Sit down, son, I ain't got good news" 
           G        Em7       Cadd9   G 
Well, she's taking your kid away 
     G         Em7        Cadd9   G 
And now you've gotta pay 
    G            Em7     Cadd9   G 
But my boss just cut my hours 
          G       Em7       Cadd9   G 
And I've been feeling weak 
    G          Em7           Cadd9   G 
My baby knows how I've been feeling 
       G            Em7        Cadd9   G 
Yeah, why she wanna do this to me? 

Interlude 

G Em7 Cadd9 G (x4) 

Verse 

   G         Em7             Cadd9   G 
I think she tried to make it work 
              G      Em7            Cadd9  G 
But it was her mama standing in the way 
           G        Em7     Cadd9    G 
Yeah, she never did like my guitar 
          G       Em7          Cadd9  G 
She always called me a mistake 
               G        Em7     Cadd9   G 
But she got a grandchild out of me 
          G            Em7           Cadd9   G 
And some photo albums sitting on the shelf 
    G     Em7       Cadd9      G 
So how mad can she really be? 
                 G       Em7          Cadd9   G 
Turns out she's mad, and mad as hell 

Chorus 

           Cadd9            G 
Yeah, well I'm a natural disaster 
Em7       Cadd9      G 
I'll tear down your house 
           Cadd9             G 
Yeah, well I'm a strain of cancer 
         Em7     Cadd9      G 
I ain't good for no one else 

Interlude 

G Em7 Cadd9 G (x4) 

Verse 

          G         Em7          Cadd9   G 
And I've been going out at night 
         G       Em7     Cadd9   G 
Looking for what led me astray 
       G             Em7        Cadd9   G 
And I come back with worn out excuses 
                G         Em7          Cadd9   G 
Maybe it's the night that took it all away 
          G           Em7          Cadd9         G 
And I've got next to nothing in my bank account 
                 G             Em7         Cadd9   G 
But I've got some friends that bail me out 
        G    Em7    Cadd9    G 
It's a hard life, I tell ya 
G       Em7           Cadd9   G 
Living hand to mouth 

Chorus 

           Cadd9            G 
Yeah, well I'm a natural disaster 
Em7       Cadd9      G 
I'll tear down your house 
           Cadd9             G 
Yeah, well I'm a strain of cancer 
         Em7     Cadd9      G 
I ain't good for no one else 

Solo 

Cadd9 G Em7 Cadd9 G (x2) 

Em7 Cadd9 G 

Verse 

         G         Em7     Cadd9   G 
Now I'm walking down North Avenue 
    G    Em7    Cadd9  G 
On a cold, cold day 
        G         Em7     Cadd9   G 
Down below is the Chicago River 
        G               Em7         Cadd9  G 
Down below I think I'd like to stay 
   G  Em7       Cadd9   G 
So I jump right in 
               G        Em7       Cadd9   G 
Cause I don't wanna disappoint no more 
             G              Em7         Cadd9      G 
And all the memories, they turned into nightmares 
            G        Em7       Cadd9   G 
I think my welcome's been well-worn 

Chorus 

           Cadd9            G 
Yeah, well I'm a natural disaster 
Em7       Cadd9      G 
I'll tear down your house 
           Cadd9             G 
Yeah, well I'm a strain of cancer 
         Em7     Cadd9      G 
I ain't good for no one else 
                    G          Em7      Cadd9   G 
Yeah, I ain't even good for my own damn self 
         Em7     Cadd9      G 
I ain't good for no one else 

Outro 

Em7 Cadd9 G (x2) 
    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante