• Song:

    Richard Divine

  • Artist:

    Frank Turner

Intro:
F#m (244222@1)Verse 1:
F#m (244222@1)                                       Bm (x24432@1)          
Richard Divine made up his mind to take the last few steps to
E (022100@1)                                             F#mthe (244222@1)bathroom door from his bedroom floor and to lock himself in.
F#m (244222@1)                                            BmSteady (x24432@1)young hands, meticulous plans, disposable razors and a
E (022100@1)                                                          F#mblisterpack (244222@1)filled with strong sleeping pills, and a bath of hot water.



Chorus 1:
A (x02220@1)                           C#7 (x4342x@1)               D (xx0232@1)  He said hes not for sale, said that he felt hounded,
            B (x2444x@1)                                         F#m (244222@1)  Fcrowded (133211@1)and surrounded by this life he didnt choose.

Verse 2:
F#m (244222@1)                                          BmHe (x24432@1)carefully wrote a funerary note on his best writing paper
E (022100@1)                                                          F#m (244222@1)        Fto (133211@1)set out the facts, and sealed it with wax, and left it in the kitchen.
F#m (244222@1)                                                   BmHe (x24432@1)left it out so his parents would know what there was waiting for them
E (022100@1)                                            F#mpale (244222@1)cold skin and blood seeping in to the landing carpet.

Chorus 2:
A (x02220@1)                          C#7 (x4342x@1)               D (xx0232@1)  He said hes not for sale, said that he felt hounded,
                 B (x2444x@1)                                  Acrowded (x02220@1)and surrounded by this life he didnt choose.
                C#7 (x4342x@1)                        DBut (xx0232@1)everybody plays this game on a daily basis.
                                 BTheyre (x2444x@1)not heroes, theyre survivors,

and its not Shakespearian if they lose.

Bridge:  F#m  E   D  C#  (not sure)

F#m (244222@1)                                             ESo (022100@1)do what you want,do what you want, do what the voices tell you,
D (xx0232@1)                                               C#but (x43121@1)don't ever say, dont ever say that we didnt warn you
                        F#m (244222@1) F (133211@1)name="chord_244222@1">F#m    F (133211@1)name="chord_244222@1">F#m   F (133211@1)name="chord_244222@1">F#m
Because we warned you.

Chorus 3:
A (x02220@1)                      C#7 (x4342x@1)                           D (xx0232@1)   He said hes not for sale, but he bought into his failure.
                         BHes (x2444x@1)telling tales that hammer nails right into open palms.
A (x02220@1)                 C#7 (x4342x@1)                     D (xx0232@1)  A martyr in reverse, he's best at being worst,
                      Bthe (x2444x@1)rest of us are cursed but we keep calm and we carry on.

Outro:  F# (244322@1) C#7 (x4342x@1)D (xx0232@1)E (022100@1)   F# (244322@1)C#7 (x4342x@1)D (xx0232@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
   So Richard, here it is:
A (x02220@1)                      C#m (x13321@4)                       D (xx0232@1)  None of us are blameless, huddled here like strangers,
                     E (022100@1)                      
shameless in our lists of all the changes we say we need.
A (x02220@1)                       C#7 (x4342x@1)   But I think that you knew that,
                         D (xx0232@1)                                Eb(?) (x43121@3)B (x2444x@1)    
you cant pretend its news that when you cut yourself youll bleed.
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