The Kooks - Murderer: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Murderer" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Murderer Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Kooks

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Murderer" smoothly on your guitar.

        Am                            Dm
She's a murderer, but who planted the seed?
           Am                                 Dm
The pastor baptized her,but the deed he could not clean.
                          Am                       Dm
The father tried to be a good man, and the mother kept her child.

Chorus:
     Dm       Em         Am
He cried and begged and wept,
    Dm              Em                Am
As she pierced the knife through his heart,
     Dm        Em         Am
But who could blame the child,
    G
To cast the first stone.
                Am
Oh, now she's a murderer.
            Dm
Now she's a murderer.

She was always looking
For a way out, not in
The church became her prison
For her, it only held sin
She cried, "Daddy, why am I so sad?
I've never done nothing wrong"
He said, "You got the blood of an evil man
But you've got to stay strong"

Chorus:
She watched as he cried and begged and wept
As she pierced the knife through his heart
But who could blame the child
To cast the first stone?
Oh, now she's a murderer
Now she's a murderer

She cried, "Daddy, why am I so sad?
I've never done nothing wrong"
He said, "You got the blood of an evil man
But you've got to stay strong"
Strong, strong, strong

Am                       Dm
Jesus is my Buddha, and Buddha is Muhammad,
Am                       Dm
Buddha is my Jesus, and nothing will divide us.

Chorus:
He cried and begged and wept
As she pierced the knife through his heart
But who could blame the child
To cast the first stone?
Oh, to cast the first stone
Oh, now she's a murderer
Now she's a murderer

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Am

Guitar chord Am

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Murderer" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Murderer" by The Kooks.

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