Intro
N.C.My, my, my, my (my, my, my, my)
N.C.My, my, my, my (my, my, my, my)
C My, myG/B, my, my
Am My, my,C my, my
F My, myAm, my, my
Dm My, my,Gsus4 my,G my
Chorus
CSaying goodbye is G/Bdeath by a thousand Amcuts
Flashbacks Cwaking me up
F I get drunk, but it’s Amnot enough
’Cause the Dmmorning comes and you’re Gsus4not my Gbaby
C I look through the G/Bwindows of this Amlove
Even though we Cboarded them up
F Chandelier’s still Amflickering here
’Cause I Dmcan’t pretend Gsus4G it’s okay when it’s Cnot
G/B It’s death by a Emthousand Fcuts G
Verse
C I dress to kill my timeG/B, I take the long way Emhome F
I ask the traffic lights if it’ll Gbe alright
They say, “I don’t know”
C And what once was oursG/B is no one’s Emnow F
I see you everywhere, the only Gthing we share
Is this small town
C You said it was a great loveG/B, one for the ages Em F
But if the story’s over, why am I Gstill writing pages?
Chorus
’Cause Csaying goodbye is G/Bdeath by a thousand Amcuts
Flashbacks Cwaking me up
F I get drunk, but it’s Amnot enough
’Cause the Dmmorning comes and you’re Gsus4 G not my baby
C I look through the G/Bwindows of this Amlove
Even though we Cboarded them up
F Chandelier’s still Amflickering here
‘Cause I Dmcan’t pretend Gsus4G it’s okay when it’s Cnot
G/B It’s death by a Emthousand Fcuts G
Bridge
C My heart, my hips, my body, my G/Blove
Tryna find a part of me that Emyou didn’t Ftouch
Gave up on me like I was a bad Gdrug
Now I’m searching for signs in a haunted Cclub
Our songs, our films, united we G/Bstand
Our country, guess it was a Emlawless Fland
Quiet my fears with the touch of your Ghand
Paper cut stings from our paper-thin Cplans
My time, my wine, my spirit, my G/Btrust
Tryna find a part of me you Emdidn’t take Fup
Gave you too much, but it wasn’t eGnough
But I’ll be alright, it’s just a thousandC cuts G/B Am G
Chorus
F I get drunk, but it’s Amnot enough
Dm ’Cause you’re Gsus4not my Gbaby
C I look through the G/Bwindows of this Amlove
Even though we Cboarded them up
F Chandelier’s still Amflickering here
‘Cause I Dmcan’t pretend Gsus4G it’s okay when it’s Cnot
No, it’s not
G/B It’s death by a Emthousand Fcuts G (You didn’t touch)
Post-Chorus
Tryna find a part of me that you didn’t Ctouch
My body, my G/Blove, my trust (It’s death by a Emthousand Fcuts)
But it wasn’t eGnough, it wasn’t enough, no, no
Outro
C G/B Am I take the Clong way home
F I ask the Amtraffic lights if it’ll Dmbe alright
They say, “Gsus4I Gdon’t N.C.know”
Above are the “Death by a Thousand Cuts” chords and lyrics. This is the easiest and most accurate way to play the song. Get your guitar in tune with the Guitar Tuner – Guitar Tunio before you practice so that it sounds good. Good luck!