History of Violence Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]The city's on fire[G]
The streets are a riot
[F]Now look at this place, no [G]one is safe
[E]No one is safe from [Am]you

[Verse 2]
[Am]So beautiful, she knew it every single day
[G]Got a smile that left
him right [Am]around the way
[F]Yeah, it makes you feel good,
wondering why she [G]stays
So afraid, afraid of [Am]you
She need a sedative to get her
[G]straight
You know she need a cigarette,
she [Am]got the [F]shakes
Put them sunglasses on to hide [G]her face
Such a waste, a waste [Am]on you

[Verse 3]
Tell me, why are you [G]ashamed?
Too scared to run [Dm]away[F]
You love him any[G]way
Surviving just on [Am]the pain

[Verse 4]
The city's on [G]fire
The streets are a riot
[F]Now look at this place, no [G]one is safe
No one is safe from [Am]you
Oh, look what you've star[G]ted
It's a history of [C]viol[F]ence
Now look at your face, [G]no one is safe
[E]No one is safe [Am]from you

[Verse 5]
Maybe the way out is [G]a .38
God gave her a sign, not a moment late
[F]Tonight, she's gonna
point it at his fucking face
[G]Then bang, he's blo[Am]wn away

[Verse 6]
Tell me, why are you [G]ashamed?
Too scared to run [F]away
You love him any[G]way
Surviving just on [Am]the pain
Tell me where she went [G]wrong
She hears sadness in every [F]song
She knows someday that she'll be [G]gone
Until then, please, [Am]stay strong

[Verse 7]
The city's on [G]fire
The streets are a ri[F]ot
Now look at this place, [G]no one is safe
No one is safe from [Am]you
Oh, look what you've started
[G]It's a history of vio[C]lenc[F]e
Now look at your face, [G]no one is safe
[E]No one is safe from [Am]you

[Verse 8]
[Am]Still in shock from the blast,
sure the neighbors heard [G]it
Now or never,
crossed a man and it [Am]wasn't worth it
[F]No regrets from what the
judge calls a bad decision
[G]Now she's doing twenty years
in a women's prison
[Am]Yeah, she'll never have her life,
will she feel at all?
[G]She'll never know what
it's like not to feel alone
[F]No kids that will love her unconditional
[G]No cure for a sickness
that's medicinal
[Am]She flying high in her cell,
she can finally breathe
[G]She flying high outta hell, now she finally free
[F]Man, he fed her to the lions, that monster
He [G]promised her diamonds for silence
It's the history of [Am]violence

[Verse 9]
The city's on [G]fire
The streets are a riot
[F]Now look at this place, no [G]one is safe
No one is safe from [Am]you
Oh, look what you've [G]started
It's a history of viol[F]ence
Now look at your face, [G]no one is safe
[E]No one is safe from [Am]you[G][C][F]
Now look at your face, [G]no one is safe
[E]No one is safe [Am]from you

[Verse 10]
Oh, look what you've star[G]ted
It's a history of violence
[F]Now look at your face, no [G]one is safe
[E]No one is safe from [Am]you
[G][G]