From: [email protected]
Cupid’s got A Brand New Gun — Michael Penn
Transcribed by MH and RF from the album «March».
The song is in the key of C#m although I suspect that it might be easier
to play with a capo on 2 and using Bm etc shapes. The song is in 6/8 time.
I’ve mostly only put chords but there are a few lines marked with
asterisks that have TAB tips at the end of the file.
INTRO:
123456123456123456123456123456123456123456123456123456123456
C#m A C#m A C#m A B E A E A
VERSE 1:
C#m A
It’s hiding in the corner
C#m A
of every sacred place
C#m A B
before the ambush you won’t want to
E A E E/B A **
recognise its face
C#m A
It slithers like a viper
C#m A
readies its attack
C#m A B
tears your flesh and soul apart then
E A E E/B A
clings on to your back
A G#7/C ***
not till it turns away can you
C#m C#m/B
feel the pain of all the damage done
A G#7/C C#m
and you may notice that this quick opiate
C#m/B A
might wear the wings of angels
G#7/C C#m E . A B E . . ****
that’s when you realise you’ve been shot down
F#m E/G# A F#m E B *****
wounded unto death by something called
C#m A C#m A C#m A B E A
love (____________instrumental__________________)
VERSE 2:
C#m F#m
It followed you to hell, Ange
C#m A
a double-agent who
C#m A B
will listen to your every lie
E A
and never tell on you
E A
just whisper to you true
C#m A7
promises you silk things
C#m A
but burns the clothes you wear
C#m A B
gives you leave in heaven
E A
and you scream that it’s unfair
E A
to force you to compare
A G#7/C
but not till it turns away
C#m
can you feel the pain of
C#m/B
all the damage done
A G#7/C
and you may notice that
C#m
this quick opiate
C#m/B A
might wear the wings of angels
G#7/C C#m E . A B E . .
that’s when you realise you’ve been shot down
F#m E/G# A F#m E B C#m
wounded unto death by something called love
C#m C#m E . A B E . .
you’ve been shot down
F#m E/G# A F#m E B E
wounded unto death by something called love…
TABS for tricky bits:
**
E . . E/B . .
E-0————0————|
B-0————0————|
G-1————1————|
D-2————2————|
A-2————2————|
E-0——-4————0—|
***
I play G#7/C as E 4 — one of the reasons why I think a capo might help!
B 4
G 5
D 4
A 3
E x
****
. A B E . .
E-x—0—2—5—x—x—|
B-x—2—4—6—x—x—|
G-x—2—4—5—x—x—|
D-x—2—4——-x—x—|
A-x—————x—x—|
E-x—————x—x—|
*****
A . . F#m E B
E-0————2—5—2—|
B-2—0——-2—6—4—|
G-2——-2—2—5—4—|
D-2————4—4——-|
A-0————————|
E-0————————|
..death by something called..
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Malcolm Hannah ([email protected]) Dundee, Scotland
