Poison – Life Loves a Tragedy
Eb Tuning 136 bpm 4/4 8th Note Strumming
[Flesh & Blood 1990]
Prelude
G D Em. D. C G D Em. D. C
G D
Of all the words that I've spo-ooo-ken…
Em. D. C
and lies-sss that I've told…
G D
Of all the hearts left bro-ooo-ken…
Em. D. C
Begged for bought and sold…
G D
Lord I'm feeling lone-eee-ly…
Em. D. C
Feel like I can't go on…
G D
The streets have all grown co-ooo-ld now…
Em. D. C
The mysteries-sss all gone…
G D Em. D. C
She's all gone-eee… She's all gone… gone… gone…
G D * C. *b *a * G (G)(G)
All gone now… She's all…
Intro
D D C C D D C C C. A.
Verse 1
G D
Well I ain't getting any younger…
Em. D. C
Can't you see it in my eyes…
G D
She sweet has turned to sour…
Em. D. C
I think it's time for me to fly…
Verse 2
G D
Well my vices have turned to habits…
Em. D. C
and my habits have turned to stone…
G D
The lies chipped away at my smile now baby…
Em. D. C
While the truth ate me down to the bone…
Pre Chorus 1
D D
A one more step and I swear…
C C
I'll be over the edge…
D D
I've gotta stop living at a pace that kills
C C
before I wake up dead…
Chorus
G D
Go-ooo-od times… Bad times…
Em. D. C
How li-iii-fe loves a tragedy…
G D
Heart-ttt-breaks… Heartaches…
Em. D. C
How li-iii-fe loves a tragedy…
Solo 1
G D Em. D. C
Verse 3
G D
The nights I spent in danger…
Em. D. C
with stran-nnn-gers I thought were friends…
G D
On-nnn-ly to wake in anger…
Em. D. C
for some pleasure they swore they'd send…
Pre Chorus 2
D D
I think it's time I move on
C C
like a rolling stone…
D D
‘cause I got all the broken dreams I can buy…
C C
Time to sell the ones I stole…
Chorus
G D
Go-ooo-od times… Bad times…
Em. D. C
How li-iii-fe loves a tragedy…
G D
Heart-ttt-breaks… Heartaches…
Em. D. C
How li-iii-fe loves a tragedy…
Bridge
D D
Well I paid the price…
C C
Every thrill I got…
D D
Those thrills are all long gone baby…
C C
but I'm still paying for them like it or not…
Solo 2
D D C C D D C C. A.
G D Em. D. C G D Em. D. C
Pre Chorus 2
D D
I think it's time I move on
C C
like a rolling stone…
D D
‘cause I got all the broken dreams I can buy…
C C
Time to sell the ones I stole…
Outro
G D
Go-ooo-od times… Bad times…
Em. D. C
How li-iii-fe loves a tragedy…
G D
Heart-ttt-breaks… Heartaches…
Em. D. C
How li-iii-fe loves a tragedy…
G D
Go-ooo-od times… Bad times…
Em. D. C
How li-iii-fe loves a tragedy…
G D
Heart-ttt-breaks… Heartaches…
Em. D. C C * G
How li-iii-fe loves a tragedy…