| D | A | G | A |
| I used to | love her | but I had to | kill her |
| D | A | G | A |
| I used to | love her, mmm, | yeah, but I had to | kill her |
| G | A | G | A |
| I had to | put her | six feet | under |
| G | A | D |
| And I can | still hear her com | plain |
| D | A | G | A |
| I used to | love her, ooh | yeah, but I had to | kill her |
| D | A | G | A |
| I used to | love her, ooh | yeah, but I had to | kill her |
| G | A | G | A |
| I knew I’d | miss her, | so I had to | keep her |
| G | A | D |
| She’s buried | right in my back | yard |
| D | A | G | A | D |
| Oh | yeah, | ooh | yeah, | whoa, oh ye | ah |
| D | A | G | A |
| I used to | love her | but I had to | kill her |
| D | A | G | A |
| I used to | love her, ooh, | yeah, but I had to | kill her |
| G | A | G | A |
| She bitched so | much, | she drove me | nuts |
| G | A | D |
| And now we’re | happier this | way, yeah |
| D | A | G | A |
| | Whoa, oh | yeah, | take it for what it is |
| D | A | G | A |
| I used to | love her | but I had to | kill her |
| D | A | G | A |
| I used to | love her, oooh | yeah, but I had to | kill her |
| G | A | G | A |
| I had to | put her, oooh, | six feet | under |
| G | A | D |
| And I can | still hear her com | plain |