Intro: E G A G (x4)

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You're the first one to get there 
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And always the last one to leave 
A           C     D  C  A     C D C   
You're the first one to chuckle 
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But the last one to grieve 
B7 
I know all too well the world takes a daily beating 
E            G    A  G      E                     G A G               
Please don't talk about... murder while I'm eating 

E G A G  (x2) 

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You walk into the temple... and call it a church 
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I try to keep things simple... but you always need the works 
A             C    D C     A                C D C   
Your life is marked... by numbers and symbols 
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Excessive drinking.. from out of golden thimbles 
B7 
Just a moment of silence I'm needing 
E            G    A   G    E                     G A G               
So let's not talk about... murder while I'm eating 
E              G    A   G  E                      G A G               
Please don't talk about... murder while I'm eating 

E G A G  (x4) 
A C D C  (x2) 
E G A G  (x2) 
B7 
E G A G  (x4) 

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You get all hotâ??nâ??bothered.. at the strangest times and places 
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But don't notice the looks... on all the other faces 
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You're dressed for summer... in the middle of December 
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What you've all but forgotten... I painfully remember 
B7 
I don't care in the least what you're reading 
E            G    A   G    E                      G A G               
Please don't talk about... murder while I'm eating 
E            G    A   G     E                     G A G              
Please don't talk about... murder while I'm eating 
E          G    A   G   E                      G A G  E             
Let's not talk about... murder while I'm eating