Written by Joe Strummer
Intro: C G D C Am verse 1 C G D C Am Walking out of England thinking you were king taking on this world C G D C Am On that bus that goes through Mexico a killer often finds a sweet Mexican girl C G D C Am But in Mississippi we rushed into the room C G D C Am Down in Dixie you were crying for dope C G D C Am Down in Alabama they like home-cooked fare yeah So we're gonna strap you to the fryin' chair yeah Pre-Chorus C G D C But I don't know what love is Am Is there something else giving me the chills? C G D C But if my hands are the color of blood Am Then I can tell ya sure I can tell yaverse 2 C G D C Am Do you wanna hear the sirens, the sirens of the city drown the arguing? We're on Riker's Island in a population war - they don't care about your fame Pre-Chorus C G D C But I don't know what love is Am Is there something else giving me the chills? C G D C But if my hands are the color of blood Am Then I can tell ya sure I can tell yaC G Am Love kills C G Am Love kills C G Am Love kills C G Am Love Killsverse 3 C G D C On the Rio Grande they'll tie you to a tree Am Oh-oh-ohh,oh-oh-ohh C G D C And you can't call the lawyers 'cause the whorehouse is asleep Am Oh-oh-ohh,oh-oh-ohh Instrumental C G D C Am You people will get weak Oh-oh-ohh,oh-oh-ohh C G D C Am They'll throw you in a cell where you can barely breathe Pre-Chorus C G D C But I don't know what love is Am Is there something else giving me the chills? C G D C But if my hands are the color of blood Am Then I can tell ya sure I can tell yaC G Am Love kills C G Am Love kills C G Am Love KillsC G Am Love kills C G Am Love kills C G Am Love Kills
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