Written by Amanda Palmer
C Em I wouldn't kill to win a war C Em I don't get what they do it for C Em It's all so terribly vague D I see the pictures from a thousand years of battle C Em And I think it's such a bore C Em I walk New Orleans with a knife C Em Like Mackie hidden out of sight C Em But I'd be useless if they jumped D I'm really not the killing type A5 I'm not the killing type I'm not the killing type I'm not, I'm not I'm not the killing type, I'm not C Em I've got a picture of your mum C Em Before the war when she was young C Em She's got an etching to her right D I think it's funny that she's looking to the left and it's her son C Em I wouldn't kill to get you back C Em And I've officially been asked C Em I couldn't kill to save a life D I'd rather die a peaceful piece of shit-bait, shame-filled coward, thanks A5 I'm not the killing type I'm not the killing type I'm not, I'm not I'm not the killing type, I'm not C Em But I would kill to make you feel C Em I don't mean kill someone for real C Em I couldn't do that, it is wrong A5 But I can say it in a song, a song, a song C And I'm saying it NOW Em7 I'm saying it SO D A5 Even if you never hear this song, somebody else would know C I'm saying it NOW Em7 I'm saying it SO D A5 Even if you never hear this song, somebody else will know, know, know, know C I just can't explain how good it feels D I just can't explain how good it feels C I just can't explain how good it feels D I just can't describe C Em I once stepped on a dying bird C It was a mercy killing, I couldn't sleep for a week Em I kept feeling its breaking bones C I heard Em C That if you see a star at night Em C And the conditions are just right Em C And you are standing on a cliff Em D Then you can close your eyes and make a wish, and take a step, and change somebody's life A5 I'm not the killing type I'm not the killing type I'm not, I'm not I'm not the killing type, I'm not C Em But I would kill to make you feel C Em I'd kill to move your face an inch C I see you staring into space D I wanna stick my fist into your mouth and twist your arctic heart C Em Yes, I would kill to make you feel C Em I don't mean kill someone for real C Em I couldn't do that, it is wrong A5 But I can say it in a song, a song, a song C And I'm saying it NOW Em7 I'm saying it SO D A5 Even if you never hear this song, somebody else would know C I'm saying it NOW Em7 I'm saying it SO D A5 Even if you never hear this song, somebody else would know, know, know, know C I just can't explain how good it feels D I just can't explain how good it feels C I just can't explain how good it feels D I just can't describe, -ibe, -ibe Em DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE A5 I'm not the killing type