C                G
 A kiss could've killed me
Am                      E7
 If it were not for the rain
C                G
 A kiss could've killed me 
     Am                     F
Baby if, if it were not for rain

  C G    Am                       E7
& I   had a feeling it was coming on
  C G
& I felt it coming
Am     F
For so long
C           G
 If I'm to be the fool
Am          E7
 Then so it be

C              G
 This fool can die now
Am                   F
 With a heart that's soaked
C   G      Am    E7
How How oh oh
C  G            Am
 How had it comin'
       F
For so long

C                G 
 & darling take my hand
Am                     E7
 & lead me through the door
C                  G
 Let's kidnap each other
Am                   F
 & start singing our song

C                   G
 'Cause my heart is charged now
Am                      E7
 Oh, it's dancing in my chest
C            G
 & I fly & I walk now
Am                      F
 From the spell in that kiss

       C G     Am
'Cause I    oh oh. . .
   E7 
It could've
C            G          Am  E7
 It could've killed me hey
C            G         Am
 It could've killed me 
                       F
If it were not for the rain

C                  G                 Am
 Oh darling let me dream (let me dream)
                    E7             C
'Cause somewhere in me (inside of me)
             G             Am
I have been waiting (waitin')
          F
So patiently
    C      G       Am
For you... you you you

           F   C  G    Am
So don't you break 
               F               C                G           Am
Don't break my dream yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah eah eah
               F
Don't break my dream

*(trans chords uncertain)

C               G
 Let the rain exalt us
Am                     E7
 As the night draws us in
C            G
 Winds howl around us
Am       F
 As we begin
C                      G        Am
 What a way to start a fire (fire)
                    E7
What a way to break a day
C                  G
 A kiss could have killed me baby
Am                     F
If, if it were not for rain

  C G       Am                    E7
& I    have a feeling it's coming on
  C G                  Am
& I    felt it comin'
       F
for so long

  C G  Am    E7
& I,   oh it could've
C            G         Am    E7
 It could've killed me    heyy
C            G 
 It could've killed me
Am                       F
  If it were not for the rain

C G Am F ...C 

Epic duo of Scout Niblett & Bonnie "Prince" Billy 
From Scout's 2007 record release This Fool Can Die Now 

Hope you enjoy the chord interpretation! 

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