The Killing Type
Amanda PalmerVersion1
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Chords in this song
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I wouldn't kill to win a war
I don't get what they do it for
It's all so terribly vague
I see the pictures from a thousand years of battle
And I think it's such a bore
I walk New Orleans with a knife
Like Mackie hidden out of sight
But I'd be useless if they jumped
I'm really not the killing type
I'm not the killing type
I'm not the killing type
I'm not, I'm not
I'm not the killing type, I'm not
I've got a picture of your mum
Before the war when she was young
She's got an etching to her right
I think it's funny that she's looking to the left and it's her son
I wouldn't kill to get you back
And I've officially been asked
I couldn't kill to save a life
I'd rather die a peaceful piece of shit-bait, shame-filled coward, thanks
I'm not the killing type
I'm not the killing type
I'm not, I'm not
I'm not the killing type, I'm not
But I would kill to make you feel
I don't mean kill someone for real
I couldn't do that, it is wrong
But I can say it in a song, a song, a song
And I'm saying it NOW
I'm saying it SO
Even if you never hear this song, somebody else would know
I'm saying it NOW
I'm saying it SO
Even if you never hear this song, somebody else will know, know, know, know
I just can't explain how good it feels
I just can't explain how good it feels
I just can't explain how good it feels
I just can't describe
I once stepped on a dying bird
It was a mercy killing, I couldn't sleep for a week
I kept feeling its breaking bones
I heard
That if you see a star at night
And the conditions are just right
And you are standing on a cliff
Then you can close your eyes and make a wish, and take a step, and change somebody's life
I'm not the killing type
I'm not the killing type
I'm not, I'm not
I'm not the killing type, I'm not
But I would kill to make you feel
I'd kill to move your face an inch
I see you staring into space
I wanna stick my fist into your mouth and twist your arctic heart
Yes, I would kill to make you feel
I don't mean kill someone for real
I couldn't do that, it is wrong
But I can say it in a song, a song, a song
And I'm saying it NOW
I'm saying it SO
Even if you never hear this song, somebody else would know
I'm saying it NOW
I'm saying it SO
Even if you never hear this song, somebody else would know, know, know, know
I just can't explain how good it feels
I just can't explain how good it feels
I just can't explain how good it feels
I just can't describe, -ibe, -ibe
DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE
I'm not the killing type
*Note: For this song, many of the chords aren't full chords, just power chords,
but it's easy to figure out when they are and when they aren't.
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Readable chord sheet for The Killing Type by Amanda Palmer
I wouldn't kill to win a [C]war [Em] I don't get what they do it [C]for [Em] It's all so terribly v[C]ague [Em] I see the pictures from a [D]thousand years of battle And I think it's such a [C]bore [Em] I walk New Orleans with a [C]knife [Em] Like Mackie hidden out of [C]sight [Em] But I'd be useless if they[C] jumped [Em] I'm really not the killing [D]type [Am]I'm not the killing type I'm not the killing type I'm not, I'm not I'm not the killing type, I'm not I've got a picture of your [C]mum [Em] Before the war when she was [C]young [Em] She's got an etching to her [C]right [Em] I think it's funny that she's [D]looking to the left and it's her son I wouldn't kill to get you [C]back [Em] And I've officially been [C]asked [Em] I couldn't kill to save a [C]life [Em] I'd rather die a peaceful [D]piece of shit-bait, shame-filled coward, thanks [Am]I'm not the killing type I'm not the killing type I'm not, I'm not I'm not the killing type, I'm not But I would kill to make you [C]feel [Em] I don't mean kill someone for [C]real [Em] I couldn't do that, it is [C]wrong [Em] But I can say it in a [Am]song, a song, a song And I'm saying it [C]NOW I'm saying it [Em7]SO Even if you never [D]hear this song, somebody else would [Am]know I'm saying it [C]NOW I'm saying it [Em7]SO Even if you never [D]hear this song, somebody else will [Am]know, know, know, know [C]I just can't explain how good it feels [D]I just can't explain how good it feels [C]I just can't explain how good it feels [D]I just can't describe I once stepped on a dying [C]bird [Em] It was a mercy killing, [C]I couldn't sleep for a week [Em]I kept feeling its breaking bones I [C]heard [Em] That if you see a star at [C]night [Em] And the conditions are just [C]right [Em] And you are standing on a [C]cliff [Em] Then you can close your eyes and [D]make a wish, and take a step, and change somebody's life [Am]I'm not the killing type I'm not the killing type I'm not, I'm not I'm not the killing type, I'm not But I would kill to make you[C] feel [Em] I'd kill to move your face an [C]inch [Em] I see you staring into [C]space I wanna stick my fist in[D]to your mouth and twist your arctic heart Yes, I would kill to make you[C] feel [Em] I don't mean kill someone for [C]real [Em] I couldn't do that, it is [C]wrong [Em] But I can say it in a [Am]song, a song, a song And I'm saying it [C]NOW I'm saying it [Em7]SO Even if you never [D]hear this song, somebody else would [Am]know I'm saying it [C]NOW I'm saying it [Em7]SO Even if you never [D]hear this song, somebody else would [Am]know, know, know, know [C]I just can't explain how good it feels [D]I just can't explain how good it feels [C]I just can't explain how good it feels [D]I just can't describe, -ibe, -ibe [Em]DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE [Am]I'm not the killing type *Note: For this song, many of the chords aren't full chords, just power chords, but it's easy to figure out when they are and when they aren't.