Okay - here's my version of "Suicide is Painless". The sheet music I had
was arranged for piano - so the chords and tab are just guesses. The music
sounds right on piano, but I haven't tested it on guitar.
"Suicide is Painless"
Words by Mike Altman
Music by Johnny Mandel
E|-----------------------|-----------------
B|--------3--2-------0---|--------3--2-----
G|-----4-----------------|-----4-----------
D|--4--------------------|--4--------------
A|-----------------------|-----------------
E|-----------------------|-----------------
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 &
Em7 A7
Through early morning fog I see
D Bm
Visions of the things to be
Em A7sus4 A7
The pains that are withheld for me
D Bm7 F#m7/B B7
I realize and I can see that
Em7 A7
Chorus: Suicide is painless
D Bm7
It brings on many changes
Gmaj7 D/F# Em A7 Bm
And I can take or leave it if I please.
I try to find a way to make
All our little joys relate
Without that ever-present hate
But now I know that it's too late, and
(chorus)
The game of life is hard to play
I'm going to lose it anyway
The losing card I'll someday lay
And this is all I have to say, that
(chorus)
The only way to win is cheat
And lay it down before I'm beat
And to another give a seat
For that's the only painless feat, cause
(chorus)
The sword of time will pierce our skins
It doesn't hurt when it begins
But as it works its way on in
The pain grows stronger - watch it grin
(chorus)
A brave man once requested me
To answer questions that are key
Is it to be or not to be?
And I replied, "Oh why ask me?", cause
(chorus)
Gm7 D/F# Em7 A7 Bm
And you can do the same thing if you please.
--
Brian Michalowski | "Without music, life would | "I'm sure I'd feel much
bam@wam.umd.edu | be a mistake." -- Nietzsche | worse if I wasn't under
"Music was his life; it was not his livelihood." | such heavy sedation."
-- Harry Chapin, "Mr. Tanner" | -- from _Spinal Tap_
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