PERFECT WAY TO DIE CHORDS by Alicia Keys for Guitar & Piano

Eb  Bb  F
Gm  G  F

[Verse 1]

Dm                 C           F
Simple walk to the corner store
                                Dm
Mama never thought she would be gettin' 
                    C
a call from the coroner
F                                     Dm
Said her son's been gunned down, been gunned down
C             F
"Can you come now?"
                                 Gm
Tears in her eyes, "Can you calm down?
                            Bb     C
Please, ma'am, can you calm down?"

[Pre-Chorus]

Dm                    C         F
But it rained fire in the city that day, they say
           Dm7                  C
A river of blood in the streets
   F
No love in the streets
         Dm7                           C         F
And then came silence in the city that day, they say
                 Bb
Just another one gone
                       C
And they tell her move on

[Chorus]

Eb
And she's stuck there, singing
                 Bb
"Baby, don't you close your eyes
                         F
'Cause this could be our final time
    G                 C             F
And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye
                       Bb
And I think of all you could have done
                     F
At least you'll stay forever young
  G                    C              F
I guess you picked the perfect way to die
      G                    F              F
Oh, I guess you picked the perfect way to die"

[Verse 2]

Dm       C             F
New job, new city, new her
       Dm                        C                 F
Bright-eyed, you would have been proud if you knew her
                               Dm         C     F
Flashing lights in the mirror, pull over, pull over
                             Gm                     F       Bb
A couple nights in detention and it's over, a whole life's over

[Pre-Chorus]

C      Dm7                            C         F
  They came marching in the city that day, they say
         Dm                 C
Carryin' signs in the street
       F
Cryin' eyes in the streets
         Dm7                              C         F
But they heard nothing from the city that day, they say
                 Bb
Just another one gone
                   C
And the city moved on

[Chorus]

Eb
We're stuck here singing
                 Bb
"Baby, don't you close your eyes
                         F
'Cause this could be our final time
    G                 C             F
And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye
     Eb               Bb
I'll think of all you coulda done
Bbm                  F
At least you'll stay forever young
  G                    C              F
I guess you picked the perfect way to die
      G                    C              F
Oh, I guess you picked the perfect way to die"

[Bridge]

Dm         C
Another dream lost
        F              Bb
Another king and queen lost
        Eb                                 F
Another broken promise they refuse to make right
     Dm                      C
Oh, another night to live in fear
    F                             Bb
Oh, another night that you're not here
        Eb                          C
Another reason to get out there and fight

[Chorus]

Cm                     Bb
But I said, "Baby, don't you close your eyes
       Bbm               F
'Cause this could be our final time
    G                 C             F
And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye
    Eb                    Bb
But I'll think of all you coulda done
                     F
At least you'll stay forever young
  G                    C              F
I guess you picked the perfect way to die
      Dm                   C        
Oh, I guess you picked the perfect way..."

Track Info

• Song: Perfect Way to Die
• Artist: Alicia Keys
• Produced by Sebastian Kole & Alicia Keys
• Album: ALICIA