Guns and Roses - Don't Damn Me
Originally in Fm, I play in Em and go down an octave in the bridge where it gets silly high
Intro
EmGEmG→ Dx2
Vox on the 1 on “don’t”
DEmon’t damn me when I Gspeak a piece of mind
‘Cause sEmilence isn’t golden when I’m Gholding it Dinside
‘Cause I’ve Embeen where I have been and I’ve seGen what I have seen
I put the Empen to the paper ‘cause it’s aGll a part of Dme
EmBe it a song or a cGasual conversaDtion
To Emhold my tongue speaks of qGuiet reserDvations
Your Emwords, once heard, they can pGlace you in a fDaction
My wEmords may disturb, but at lGeast there’s a reDaction
EmGEmG→ D
EmOooh yeah, Gooooh EmG→ D
SometiEmmes I wanna kill, sometimGes I wanna Ddie
Sometimes I Emwanna destroy, sometGimes I wanna Dcry
SometEmimes I could get even, sometGimes I could give Dup
SomeEmtimes I could give, sometGimes I never give a Dtruck
The first chords in each pair are fast (8th notes) here
It’s oGnlCy for a while, I Ghope yCou understand
I never wAantDed this to happen, didn’t wAant to Dbe a man
So I Ghid iCnside my world, I tGook wChat I could find
I crAied wheDn I was lonely, I fell doDwn when I was Bblind
DEmon’t damn me when I Gspeak a piece of mind
‘Cause sEmilence isn’t golden when I’m Gholding it Dinside
‘Cause I’ve Embeen where I have been and I’ve seGen what I have seen
I put the Empen to the paper ‘cause it’s aGll a part of Dme
EmHow can I eGver satisfDy you?
EmAnd how can I eGver make you seDe that
EmDeep inside, we’re aGll someboDdy
And iEmt don’t matter who you Gwanna bDe?
But nGow CI gotta smile, I hGope yCou comprehend
For this mAan cDan say it happened, ‘cause this cAhild hDas been condemned
So I sGtepped iCnto your world, I Gkicked Cyou in the mind
And IA‘m thDe only witness to the Dnature of my cBrime
But lEmook at what we’ve done to the Dinnocent and Gyoung
Well, lEmisten to who’s talking ‘cause we’re nGot the only Dones
The tEmrash collected by the eyes and dDumped into the Gbrain
Said, it Emtears into our conscience can you tGell me, who’s to Dblame?
Bridge, half time, let ring
CI know you dGon’t wanna hear me cDryin’
CAnd I know you doGn’t wanna hear me denDy
CThat your satisfaGction lies in your illDusions
CBut your deluGsions are yours, and not Dmine
Go down an octave here
CWe take for grGanted we know the whole sDtory
We judge a Cbook by its cover and rGead what we want
DBetween selected lines
EmGEmG→ Dx2
EmDon’t hail me and don’t Gidolize the ink
Or I’ve Emfailed in my intentions can you fGind the missing lDink?
Your oEmnly validation is in lGiving your own life
VicaEmrious existence is a Gfreakin’ waste of tDime
EmSo I send this Gsong to the offDended
I sEmaid what I meant and I’ve nGever pretDended
As so mEmany others do, inteGnding just to plDease
If I dEmamned your point of view, could you tGurn the other Dcheek
Solo
EmGEmG→ Dx4
CGEmEmx3
CDB7D→ B7
Let ring
EmGEmG→ Dx4
Vox way up to the 5 now
DEmon’t damn me when I Gspeak a piece of mind
‘Cause sEmilence isn’t golden when I’m Gholding it Dinside
I’ve Embeen where I have been and I’ve seGen what I have seen
Put the Empen to the paper ‘cause it’s aGll a part of Dme
EmDon’t damn me, GI said Emdon’t damn me G→ D
I said Emdon’t hail me, Goh Emdon’t damn me G→ D
EmEmDB7EmB7CDAGD