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Live By The Sword  by The Rolling Stones

Live By The Sword chords by The Rolling Stones (Ver. 2)

Guitar chords with lyrics

  • Difficulty: Advanced

Key: D

() Designated Riff

A7/D 002020

 (A5)  (A5/E)                 (E5)
e|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|7-7-7-7\5br--5---|-----------------|7-7-7-7\5br-5---|-----------------|
A|-------------7-7-|5b--7-7--5b--7-7-|------------7-7-|5b--7-7--5b--7-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|

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🎸 Intro:

1, 2
1, 2, 3,

 (A5)  (A5/E)                 (E5)
e|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|7-7-7-7\5br--5---|-----------------|7-7-7-7\5br-5---|-----------------|
A|-------------7-7-|5b--7-7--5b--7-7-|------------7-7-|5b--7-7--5b--7-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|

🎸 Verse 1: 0:12
    E5            E/B    E5
If you live by the sword, gonna die by the sword
    A5            A/E    A5
If your live by the gun you gonna die by the gun
    E      E5          E     E5
If you live for the knife, well, your're gonna get stabbed
A5              A7    A5
Run into the law, well, your gonna get nabbed
    E5           E/B    E5
If you live for revenge, gonna feel a backlash
    A5     A/E     A7/E
If you live to be cruel gonna bite you in the ass
B     A     E    E7* E
I'm gonna treat you right
B     A     E    E7* E
I'm gonna treat you good

🎸 Verse 2: 0:49
    E5            E/B    E
If you wanna get rich you gotta sit on the board
    A5    A7      A
If you wanna get poor, better pay the landlord
  E5      E/B              E
If your're in a crime, well, your deep in the slime
    A5    A/E             A
If your livin' a lie, look me straight in the eye
    E      E/B            E
If your locked in a jail, well, you better get free
    A      A/E            A
If your looking for love, don't go running to me
B     A     E    E7* E
I'm gonna treat you right
Bm    A     E    E7* E
I'm gonna treat you good

🎸 Bridge: 1:29
  D        C#m
Too late to say your sorry, sorry, sorry
  B         Bm  D/A  D   D7  E
I'm too late we'll be gone, gone, gone, gone, gone

🎸 Instrumental: 1:46
A7/E  A7        Em7
A       Em7    A7sus4
E7  Em7        E7sus4

🎸 Verse 3: 2:12
    E7            E7/B  E7
If you live like a whore, better be hard core
    A               A/E   A
If you live by the clock, well, your in for a shock
     E7           E7/B
If you're living for food, better lick up your plate
    A      A/E         A
If you wanna be in fashion, well you'll be out of date
B     A     E    E7* E
I'm gonna treat you right
B     A     E    E7* E
I'm gonna treat you good
B/F#   A     E    E7* E
I'm gonna treat you right
B     A     Esus4 (A5) (A5/E)
I'm gonna treat you good         Well

🎸 Outro: 3:01
    E      E7    A5 A
If you live by the sword  oh yeah
E            E7
Get shot up, you better call 911
       A             A7/D
And then you better hang out until the ambulance comes
    E      E7/B     A     A7/D
If you live by the sword
gonna die by the sword, Oh yeah,
Em7  E7/B       A     A7/D
      Well if you die by the sword
      E7             A          A7/D
Well if you live by the sword
If you live by the sword,
       Em     Em7       A     A7/D
Well, if you live by the gun, Your gonna die by the gun
Oh yeah
E  E7/B       A          E7sus4  Em7
      Oh yeah
oh yeah   oh yeah yeah yeah yeah
(Fades out                         )



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