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