Intro
(Piano Riff)
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[Verse 1]
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Kissing in the acid rain
Cm
Heaven on our tongue again
Fm
The cutest couple in the halls of Hell, well
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She was smoking with her friends
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Exhale nicotine and breathe me in
Cm Fm
Black denim under pale moonlight
Cm
Her skin is milk, so pale and white
Fm
Underneath the teenage spell, well
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She's Christina Applegate
C# G#
Hopelessly beautiful in 1988
[Chorus]
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She's my cyanide
C#
I drink her every night
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And modern love can feel like suicide
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She's my cyanide
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I drink her every night
N.C. Cm
And modern love can feel like suicide
[Verse 2]
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Holy water for the lady, please
Cm
Love is best upon our knees
Fm
With grass stains upon our jeans, now
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The devil dreams of me and you
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Of all the nasty things we do, oh baby
Cm Fm
Black lipstick on her coffee cup
Cm
Love is envious of lust
Fm
She's cold but still I burn, ah
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In a gin and tonic trance
C# G#
We know sobriety won't teach the kids to dance
[Chorus]
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She's my cyanide
C#
I drink her every night
N.C. G#
And modern love can feel like suicide
E
She's my cyanide
C#
I drink her every night
N.C. Cm
And modern love can feel like suicide
[Bridge]
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So we drive until the road (Runs out)
Fm
Or at least until our tears
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We count our sins beneath the sun
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We know no one forgives the fugitives of Heaven
[Solo]
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[Chorus]
N.C. G#
And modern love can feel like suicide
E
She's my cyanide
C#
I drink her every night
N.C. G#
And modern love can feel like suicide
E
She's my cyanide
C#
I drink her every night
N.C.
And modern love can feel like suicide