Kiss Chords

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Kiss by Will Oldham is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, Am, E7 and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			C                G 
 A kiss could've killed me 
Am                      E7 
 If it were not for the rain 
C                G 
 A kiss could've killed me  
     Am                     F 
Baby if, if it were not for rain 

  C G    Am                       E7 
& I   had a feeling it was coming on 
  C G 
& I felt it coming 
Am     F 
For so long 
C           G 
 If I'm to be the fool 
Am          E7 
 Then so it be 

C              G 
 This fool can die now 
Am                   F 
 With a heart that's soaked 
C   G      Am    E7 
How How oh oh 
C  G            Am 
 How had it comin' 
       F 
For so long 

C                G  
 & darling take my hand 
Am                     E7 
 & lead me through the door 
C                  G 
 Let's kidnap each other 
Am                   F 
 & start singing our song 

C                   G 
 'Cause my heart is charged now 
Am                      E7 
 Oh, it's dancing in my chest 
C            G 
 & I fly & I walk now 
Am                      F 
 From the spell in that kiss 

       C G     Am 
'Cause I    oh oh. . . 
   E7  
It could've 
C            G          Am  E7 
 It could've killed me hey 
C            G         Am 
 It could've killed me  
                       F 
If it were not for the rain 

C                  G                 Am 
 Oh darling let me dream (let me dream) 
                    E7             C 
'Cause somewhere in me (inside of me) 
             G             Am 
I have been waiting (waitin') 
          F 
So patiently 
    C      G       Am 
For you... you you you 

           F   C  G    Am 
So don't you break  
               F               C                G           Am 
Don't break my dream yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah eah eah 
               F 
Don't break my dream 

*(trans chords uncertain) 

C               G 
 Let the rain exalt us 
Am                     E7 
 As the night draws us in 
C            G 
 Winds howl around us 
Am       F 
 As we begin 
C                      G        Am 
 What a way to start a fire (fire) 
                    E7 
What a way to break a day 
C                  G 
 A kiss could have killed me baby 
Am                     F 
If, if it were not for rain 

  C G       Am                    E7 
& I    have a feeling it's coming on 
  C G                  Am 
& I    felt it comin' 
       F 
for so long 

  C G  Am    E7 
& I,   oh it could've 
C            G         Am    E7 
 It could've killed me    heyy 
C            G  
 It could've killed me 
Am                       F 
  If it were not for the rain 

C G Am F ...C  

Epic duo of Scout Niblett & Bonnie "Prince" Billy  
From Scout's 2007 record release This Fool Can Die Now  

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