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