SCOUNDREL DAYS
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(B-) | (B-) | (B-)(9) | (B-)(9)
o                       o      o                    o
B-                             E-(9)
   Was that somebody screaming    it wasn't me for sure
                                          o                       o
Bb                                        G-                      G-(7)
    I lift my head up from uneasy pillows    put my feet on the floor
D4                               G-
   cut my wrist on a bad thought   and head for the door
B-                         E-(9)
   outside on the pavement    the dark makes no noise
Bb                                 G-
   I can feel the sweat on my lips    leaking into my mouth
                                       o                       o
D4                                     G-
   I'm heading out for the steep hills    they're leaving me no..
    o---o-o-o      o   o  o
    B-             E-  G  D           A-               C    G    D | A-
cho..ice      and see........ as our lives are in the ma...king
       E-  G  D                  A-         C    G     D
we belie........ve through the lies and the   hating
                      ,---3---,
                 o    d   d   d
      A-         E-   /E  /G  /A
that love goes free
B-9                      E-(9)
   for want of an option    I run the wind 'round
Bb                                            G-
   I dream pictures of houses burning never knowing nothing else to do
o                        o
F                        C      G-
   with death comes the morning    unannounced and new
B-                            E-
   was it too much to ask for    to pull a little weight
Bb                                     G-
   they forgive anything but greatness    these are scoundrel days
                                                                    o--o
D4                                          G-                      B-
   and I'm close to calling out their names    as pride hits my fa..ce
o-----o
                  E-  G  D           A-               C    G
   yeeheehee and see........ as our lives are in the ma...king
D         A-        E-  G  D                 A-          C    G     D
              we belie.......ve through the lies and the   hating
 (uoh no!)
                 o   o   o             o
      A-   /E    G-  /F  /E            /Eb      G-    G-4/F    G-/E
that love goes free........  through scoundrel days.....   yehy.... hm
G-4/Eb | G- | G-4/F | G-/E | G-4/Eb | G-(9) | G-/F | G-/E | G-4/Eb
ah  ah
B-                          E-
   I reach the edge of town    I've got blood in my hair
Bb                             G-
    their hands touch my body     from everywhere
                                 o                    o
D4                               G-                        B- | B- |
    but I know that I've made it    as I run into the air
o          o
B-
   hmeah yeah
     E-  G  D           A-               C    G
and see........ as our lives are in the ma...king
D         A-        E-  G  D                 A-          C    G     D
              we belie.......ve through the lies and the   hating
 (uoh no!)
      A-   /E    E-  | G | D | A-   | C | G | D           A-       G_|
that love goes free........    oh wo            through scoundrel days