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Here's the theme to M*A*S*H, aka "Suicide is Painless".
"Cause suicide is painless/it brings on many changes..."


    Dm7       G7        C         Am7
E-|-3---1--0--1--0--1|-(1)-0-----------|---0------0------|--0--------------0--|
B-|------------------|----------3------|-------3-------3-|-----3---1----------|
G-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
A-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
E-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|

  Dm7        G7        C         A7
E-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------0---------|
B-|-3----1--3--1---3-|(3)-1---0-----3--|-1----0--1--0---1|-(1)-3--------------|
G-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
A-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
E-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|

Enjoy,

Jamie Wedel

jwedel@crl.com
Atlanta, GA



From: tonye@saucer.cc.umr.edu (Anthony Shaw)

Thanks, Brian for the lyrics. Here are the chords to go along with them.
If I've made an error in the chords let me know. I saw them in Guitar
or some mag. I can't remember. Anyway, they sound pretty true. One more
thing, just a regular G will do instead of a G7, I can't tell much
difference.


 Suicide is Painless--Theme from the movie M*A*S*H
 _________________________________________________


     Dm7      G7
 Through Early morning fog I see
 C	    Am7
 Visions of the things to be
   Dm7       G7
 The pains that are withheld for me
 C       Am
 I realize and I can see
	Dm7    G7
 That Suicide is Painless
 C        Am7
 It brings on many changes
   Dm7      G7      Am
 And I can take or leave it if I please

2)Try to find a way to make
 All our little joys relate
 Without that ever present hate
 But now I know that it's too late
 And (chorus)

3)The game of life is hard to play
 I'm going to lose it anyway
 The losing card I'll someday lay
 So this is all I have to say
 That (chorus)

4)The only way to win is cheat
 And lay it down before I'm beat
 And to another give a seat
 For that's the only painless feat
 'Cause (chorus)

5)The sword of time will pierce our skins
 It doesn't hurt when it begins
 But as it works it's way on in
 The pain grow stronger watch it grin
 For (chorus)

6)A brave man once requested me
 To answer questions that are key
 Is it to be or not to be
 And I replied "Oh why ask me."
 Cause (chorus)
 And you can do the same thing if you please

Well there you go. If someone beat me to it, sorry to waste your time.
 Take it easy,
 Brian

From: steve.johnson@his.com


SUICIDE IS PAINLESS
(M. Altman, J.Mandel) (c) 1970

    Em7      A7     D       Bm
Through early morning fog I see / visions of the things to be
  Em         Asus   A7   D      Bm7  F#m7 B7
The pains that are with-held from me / I realize and I can see that

 Em7    A7      D       Bm7
 Suicide is Painless, it brings on many changes
   Gmaj7   D/F#  Em    A7  Bm
 And I   can take or leave it if I please

Try to find a way to make / all our little joys relate
Without that ever-present hate / and now I know that it's too late and...

The game of life is hard to play / I'm going to lose it anyway
The losing card I'll sometimes lay / so this is all I'm going to say
that...

The only way to win is cheat / and lay it down before I'm beat
And to another give a seat / for that's the only painless feat 'cause...

The sword of time will pierce our skins / it doesn't hurt when it begins
But as it works its way on in / the pain grows stronger -- watch it grin.
For...

A brave man once requested me / to answer questions that are key
Is it to be or not to be / and I replied, "Oh, why ask me?"
'cause...
 Suicide is painless, it brings on many changes
 And I can take or leave it if I please
 And you can do the same thing if you please.


Enjoy, STEVE


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From: bam@wam.umd.edu (Brian Michalowski)

  Okay - here's my version of "Suicide is Painless". The sheet music I had
was arranged for piano - so the chords and tab are just guesses. The music
sounds right on piano, but I haven't tested it on guitar.



               "Suicide is Painless"
               Words by Mike Altman
               Music by Johnny Mandel


        E|-----------------------|-----------------
        B|--------3--2-------0---|--------3--2-----
        G|-----4-----------------|-----4-----------
        D|--4--------------------|--4--------------
        A|-----------------------|-----------------
        E|-----------------------|-----------------
          1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 &

    Em7	     A7
Through early morning fog I see
D	       Bm
Visions of the things to be
  Em           A7sus4 A7
The pains that are withheld for me
 D      Bm7   F#m7/B B7
I realize and I can see		 that

    Em7	    A7
Chorus: Suicide is painless
      D         Bm7
    It brings on many changes
      Gmaj7   D/F#   Em  A7     Bm
    And I can take or leave it if I please.

I try to find a way to make
All our little joys relate
Without that ever-present hate
But now I know that it's too late, and

(chorus)

The game of life is hard to play
I'm going to lose it anyway
The losing card I'll someday lay
And this is all I have to say, that

(chorus)

The only way to win is cheat
And lay it down before I'm beat
And to another give a seat
For that's the only painless feat, cause

(chorus)

The sword of time will pierce our skins
It doesn't hurt when it begins
But as it works its way on in
The pain grows stronger - watch it grin

(chorus)

A brave man once requested me
To answer questions that are key
Is it to be or not to be?
And I replied, "Oh why ask me?", cause

(chorus)

  Gm7   D/F#  Em7    A7   Bm
And you can do the same thing if you please.

--
Brian Michalowski | "Without music, life would  | "I'm sure I'd feel much
bam@wam.umd.edu  | be a mistake." -- Nietzsche | worse if I wasn't under
"Music was his life; it was not his livelihood." | such heavy sedation."
    -- Harry Chapin, "Mr. Tanner"      | -- from _Spinal Tap_