The Smiths - Meat Is Murder

      
 
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 Am F            G/D F          Am      F  Am F 
  Heifer whines ...  could be human cries  
 Am    F  G/D  F     Am             F Am F 
 Closer, comes  the screaming knife   
 F                                          D7                        
 This beautiful creature must die ... this beautiful creature must die
     F                        G                      Am  
 A death for no reason, and death for no reason is murder
          F                                    D7                     
 And the flesh you so fancifully fry, is not succulent, tasty, or kind
       F          F/E          F/D                 F      Am D/A 
 It's death for no reason, and death for no reason is murder 
         F             F/E            F/D     F      Am D/A 
 And the calf that you carve with a smile ... is murder 
           F           F/E      F/D     F      Am C 
 And the turkey you festively slice ... is murder 
        B                     Am F G/D F 
 Do you know how animals die?    
 Am     F     Am   F              F                   D7                       
 Kitchen aroma's ... aren't very homely... It's not comforting, cheery, or kind
      F         F/E           F/D      F         Am   D/A 
 It's sizzling blood, and the unholy stench of MURDER 
          F                                 D7                        
 It's not natural, normal, or kind ... the flesh you so fancifully fry
     F             F/E        F/D          F          Am  D/A 
 The meat in your mouth as you savor the flavor of murder 
 F   F/E  F/D  F          Am  D/A F   F/E  F/D  F          Am  C 
 No,  no,  no ... it's murder... no,  no,  no ... it's murder 
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 Who hears when animals cry?
 
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