Amanda Palmer – Death Thing chords

[Intro]
Am  C  F    x2

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

[Chorus]
       AmDid he answer? (No)
CDid he answer? (No)
          FDid he answer? (No)
           AmNot even a whisper? (No)
            CSo it's over? (Yes)
             FNow you know the drill
           AmYou're the expert
           CYou're the expert
           FYou're the expert
Dm              F                                   C     Dm  FCongratulations,  you've really got this death thing down

[Instrumental]
Am  C  F    x2

[Verse 2]
Am                    C                         FYou're really good at making introverted people come
Am                  C                    FFirst grade, fourth place, standing broad jump
Am                     CViolent and velvet painting
FSlaughtering and ego-taming
    DmYou clocked one thousand hours, baby
C                          F     AmYou could master all of them
C                 F                                     AmYou can take your everlasting love and you can have it
C                FThough you don't always get to pick what you get good at
C  Dm             FNow, look how far you've come
Dm                   CYou used to need them
                  F    C        FAnd now you could lose every one
Dm                          CWithout even blinking an eye
         F                 CSo go on, put on your crown

[Chorus]
AmDid she answer? (No)
        CDid she answer? (No)
        FDid she answer? (No)
            AmNot a single heartbeat? (No)
        CSo it's over? (Yes)
       F              Dm  CSo you know the drill
GYou're the expert
Dm             F                              C         Dm  FCongratulations, you've really got this death thing down

[Bridge]
                                       C  Dm  FYou've really got this death thing down
                                   C  Dm  FYou've really got this death thing down
                                  C   Dm  FYou've really got this death thing down
C     Dm  FJai Guru Deva
GOm

[Outro]
F            Dm                    F          EYeah, you've really got this death thing down