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Painkiller Chords

by Ruel
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Simple, easy to read tab based of the studio recorded version of Painkiller but Ruel (https://youtu.be/dTwj7PhpY9M).Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: C
Capo: no capo
Author terra.verso [a] 359.
1 contributor total, last edit on Sep 23, 2020
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Chords

C
E
Am
F
Dm
Cmaj7
Bb
Fmaj7
C7
Bb7
Bbmaj7

Strumming

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[Intro]
          C       E
You're my painkiller
        Am             F
When my brain gets bitter
            Dm
You keep me close
            F  E
You keep me close
 
 
[Verse 1]
      Cmaj7
I got front row seats for the park side livin'
  Bb
Feel like the one but I'm one in a billion
Fmaj7               Bb
Teenage cynical and I don't really know
C
What's the point of living if my heart gets broken?
  Bb
Driving on the road, waiting for head-on collision
F                                      Bb
Springtime funeral, I miss you but I'd rather be alone
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
N.C.
To keep me from
Cmaj7
Heartbreaks, headaches
 
The doctor says I' m diagnosed with
C7
Shit days, mistakes
              Fmaj7
But I'll be fine
              Bb7
But I' ll be fine
 
 
[Chorus]
                 Cmaj7
'Cause you're my painkiller
        Bb
When my brain gets bitter
            F
You keep me close
               Bb7
When I've been miserable
       Am
And it takes forever
          C
To let my brain get better
            F
You keep me close
            Bb
You keep me close
 
 
[Verse 2]
C
Window seats as the plane starts leavin'
 Bb
Miss those streets where my knees were bleedin'
F
Homesick veteran
  Bb
I left my bed again
 
Oh, looking for
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
Cmaj7
Heartbreaks, headaches
 
The doctor says I' m diagnosed with
Bb
Shit days, mistakes
              Fmaj7
But I'll be fine
              Bb7
But I' ll be fine
 
 
[Chorus]
                 Cmaj7
'Cause you're my painkiller
        Bb
When my brain gets bitter
            F
You keep me close
               Bb7
When I've been miserable
       Am
And it takes forever
          C
To let my brain get better
            F
You keep me close
            Bb
You keep me close
 
 
[Bridge]
C               Bbmaj7                     F
  Please, never leave me 'cause I' m barely holdin' on
              Dm                F
You give me a reason to keep on breathin'
 
 
[Chorus]
                 Cmaj7
'Cause you're my painkiller
        Bb
When my brain gets bitter
            F
You keep me close
               Bb7
When I've been miserable
       Am
And it takes forever
          C
To let my brain get better
            F
You keep me close
            Bb
You keep me close
 
 
[Outro]
           C
I know you hear me (Close)
    Bb
Yeah (Close)
F     Bb C
Close

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