Man I killed Chords

by Nofx
KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays442

Man I killed by Nofx is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, Em and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			G                                      C           G 
When they tightly strap me in, give me lethal injection, 
       Em             G          C                D 
Just a few moments to live, no remorse for what I did, 
               G                              C 
It was for the betterment of man, I gave the utmost 
     G 
sacrifice, 
            Em              G      C        G 
Before more damage could be done I took his life. 
            C                                D 
 
There was a split second of silence when the dart punctured 
the skin, 
      G                                   C 
Beady eyes rolled back in head, the body dropped from the 
D 
poison, 
           C                              D 
They could incapacitate me, but could not erase my sneer, 
          G                                       C 
I heard a thousand people screaming, while three billion 
        D 
others cheered, 
       G         D 
He was gone, and I would soon be... 
 
   G                          C                 G 
Executed by the state, all appeals would be in vain, 
             Em      G                C              D 
I was not criminally insane, in fact, I was found to be, 
 
 
             G               C              G Em 
An otherwise caring and respectable member of society, 
G                          C              G 
A minor threat, except for that one man I killed. 
 
       G              C              G               Em 
As the sedatives take effect, I just smile, close my eyes, 
          G                    C 
There's a priest kneeling next to me, he asks me if I 
   D 
realise, 
      G                 C            G 
I was going straight to hell, and he thought that I should 
Em 
know, 
         G              C 
That the man I killed?s replacement planned this whole 
D 
Scenario, 
           G       C          D    G 
And what I did had no significance at all. 

    	

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