Death Thing chords by Amanda Palmer

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Am

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
Am C F  x2

Verse 1:
Am          C       F  C
Let's try to end on a pleasant note
Am             C       F  C
You've ended endless things and you how it goes
Am             C              F
You'd lick your wounds but they're in a jar on the shelf
Am          G       F    C
You lick a stamp on a letter to your old self
                         F
You always liked being good at things, didn't you
Am          C           F C
Isn't it funny what a person can get used to
    Dm             F
And now, just look what you've done
 Dm        C           F
I hope you're happy, 'cause you've beaten everyone
 Dm               C        F
I think it's fair to say that the word is all over town

Chorus:
    Am
Did he answer? (No)
C
Did he answer? (No)
     F
Did he answer? (No)
      Am
Not even a whisper? (No)
      C
So it's over? (Yes)
       F
Now you know the drill
      Am
You're the expert
      C
You're the expert
      F
You're the expert
Dm       F                  C   Dm F
Congratulations, you've really got this death thing down

Instrumental:
Am C F  x2

Verse 2:
Am          C             F
You're really good at making introverted people come
Am         C          F
First grade, fourth place, standing broad jump
Am           C
Violent and velvet painting
F
Slaughtering and ego-taming
  Dm
You clocked one thousand hours, baby
C             F   Am
You could master all of them
C         F                   Am
You can take your everlasting love and you can have it
C        F
Though you don't always get to pick what you get good at
C Dm       F
Now, look how far you've come
Dm          C
You used to need them
         F  C    F
And now you could lose every one
Dm             C
Without even blinking an eye
     F         C
So go on, put on your crown

Chorus:
Am
Did she answer? (No)
    C
Did she answer? (No)
    F
Did she answer? (No)
      Am
Not a single heartbeat? (No)
    C
So it's over? (Yes)
    F       Dm C
So you know the drill
G
You're the expert
Dm       F               C     Dm F
Congratulations, you've really got this death thing down

Bridge:
                    C Dm F
You've really got this death thing down
                  C Dm F
You've really got this death thing down
                 C  Dm F
You've really got this death thing down
C   Dm F
Jai Guru Deva
G
Om

Outro:
F      Dm          F     E
Yeah, you've really got this death thing down