Gretchen Peters – The Matador chords
Chords:
Artist: Gretchen Peters Song: The matador Tabbed by: DJ 29th April 2013 Tuning: Standard CAPO: 7th fret (sounds in key of Em) ***************************************************************************Am F Am F| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |Am FI threw a rose to the matador, not sure who I was cheering for,G FMy aim was true, my heart was full, I loved the fighter... and the bull,Am FI loved like only a woman can, a very complicated man,G FI bound his wounds, I heard his cries, I gave him truth, I told him lies!Am F Am F| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |Am F His rage is made of many things, faithless women, wedding rings,G FSnakes and snails and alcohol, his daddy's fist thrown through the wall,Am FAh, but he's beautiful when he's in the ring, the devil howls, the angels sing,G FSparks fly from his fingertips, and words, like birds, fly from his lips!F GSome man is lying in the dirt, some woman's crying that he's hurt,F G Gsus4 GBut he's not alive without the thrill, with - out the dance, without the kill,F GThe lights go down, the people roar, they're cheering on the matador,F G Am FAnd this is how the story goes, I knew it when I threw... the rose!Am F| / / / / | / / / / |Am F I come to each and every show, the woman in the second row,G FI watch them in their ancient dance, and I know I never stood a chance,Am F'Cause while other demons prance and clown, it's vanity that takes you down,G FI thought that I could be the one, but I'm just another... hanger-on!F GSome man is bleeding in the dirt, some woman's crying that she's hurt,F G Gsus4 GBut who are we without the thrill, with - out the dance, without the kill?F GAnd he is bull and matador, and I'm the mother, and the whore,F G Am FAnd this is how the story goes, I knew it when I threw... the rose!Am F| / / / / | / / / / |Am F I threw a rose to the matador, not sure who I was cheering for,G FMy aim was true, my heart was full, I loved the fighter... and the bull!Am F Am F||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :||(Repeat)***************************************************************************** Chord shapes are relative to capo position: Am = x02210 F = 133211 G = 320003 Gsus4 = 3x0013