M*A*S*H CBS
Suicide is Painless 1980
Verse 1:
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Through
early morning fog I see, visions of the
things to be
Dm7 G7 C Am
The pains
that are withheld for me I realize and
I can see
Chorus:
Dm7 G7 C Am7
That
suicide is painless, it brings on many
changes
Dm7 G7 Am
And I
can take or leave it if I please
Verse 2:
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G7 C Am7
Try to
find a way to make, all our little joys
relate
Dm7 G7 C Am
Without
that ever present hate, but now I know that it's too late. And
Chorus:
Verse 3:
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The game
of life is hard to play, I'm going to
lose it anyway
Dm7 G7 C Am
The
losing card I'll someday lay, so this is all I have to say. That
Chorus:
Verse 4:
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The only
way to win is cheat, and lay it down
before I'm beat
Dm7 G7 C Am
And to
another give a seat, for that's the only painless feat. 'Cause
Chorus:
Verse 5:
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The sword
of time will pierce our skins, it
doesn't hurt when it begins
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But as it
works it's way on in, the pain grow stronger watch it grin. For
Chorus:
Verse 6:
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A brave
man once requested me, to answer
questions that are key
Is it to
be or not to be, and I replied "Oh
why ask me.". 'Cause
Chorus:
Ending:
And you
can do the same thing if you please
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"Suicide is
Painless"
Words by Mike
Altman
Music by Johnny
Mandel
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1 & 2
& 3 & 4 & 1 &
2 & 3 &
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A7
Through early morning fog I see
D Bm
Visions of the things to be
Em A7sus4 A7
The pains that are withheld for me
D Bm7 F#m7/B
B7
I realize and I can see that
Em7
A7
Chorus: Suicide is painless
D Bm7
It
brings on many changes
Gmaj7 D/F# Em
A7 Bm
And I
can take or leave it if I please.
I try to find a way to make
All our little joys relate
Without that ever-present hate
But now I know that it's too late, and
(chorus)
The game of life is hard to play
I'm going to lose it anyway
The losing card I'll someday lay
And this is all I have to say, that
(chorus)
The only way to win is cheat
And lay it down before I'm beat
And to another give a seat
For that's the only painless feat, cause
(chorus)
The sword of time will pierce our skins
It doesn't hurt when it begins
But as it works its way on in
The pain grows stronger - watch it grin
(chorus)
A brave man once requested me
To answer questions that are key
Is it to be or not to be?
And I replied, "Oh why ask me?", cause
(chorus)
Gm7 D/F#
Em7 A7 Bm
And you can do the same thing if you please.