Execution Song

The Meteors

  • A
  • B7
  • C
  • D
  • Em
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Key: 

E|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|--7---------2----------------| 
D|--7---------2----------------| 
A|--5---------0----------------| 
E|-----------------------------| 


   Em
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--0--00-0-0-0-0-0-0--00-0-0-0-0-
D|--2--22-2-2-2-2-2-2--22-2-2-2-2-
A|--2--22-2-2-2-2-2-2--22-2-2-2-2-
E|--0--00-0-0-0-0-0-0--00-0-3-0-3-

E|-------------------| 
B|-------------------| 
G|0------------------| 
D|2------------------| 
A|2------------------| 
E|0------------------| 


   Em
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--0--00-0-0-0-0-0-0--00-0-0-0-0-
D|--2--22-2-2-2-2-2-2--22-2-2-2-2-
A|--2--22-2-2-2-2-2-2--22-2-2-2-2-
E|--0--00-0-0-0-0-0-0--00-0-3-0-3-

E|-------------------| 
B|-------------------| 
G|0------------------| 
D|2------------------| 
A|2------------------| 
E|0------------------| 


Verse 1


   Em               D       A     
E|--------------------------------
B|------------------3-33-3--------
G|--0--00-0--0-0-0--2-22-2--2-2-2-
D|--2--22-2--2-2-2--0-00-0--2-2-2-
A|--2--22-2--2-2-2----------0-0-0-
E|--0--00-0--0-0-0----------------
       Em
E|----------0-------------0---------
B|----------0-------------0---------
G|2-2--0-00-0--0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0---
D|2-2--2-22-2--2-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-2---
A|0-0--2-22-2--2-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-2---
E|-----0-00-0--0-3-0-0-00-0-0-3-0---


Verse 2


    A               C       D     
E|-----------------------------2-
B|--------------------------3-33-
G|--2-22-2-2-2-2-2--5-55-5--2-22-
D|--2-22-2-2-2-2-2--5-55-5--0-00-
A|--0-00-0-0-0-0-0--3-33-3-------
E|-------------------------------
     Em
E|---------0-------------0--------------------| 
B|3--------0-------------0--------------------| 
G|2---0-00-0--0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-0------------| 
D|0---2-22-2--2-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-2-2------------| 
A|----2-22-2--2-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-2-2------------| 
E|----0-00-0--0-3-0-0-00-0-0-0-3-0------------| 


Verse 3


    A                             
E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--2-222-2-2-2-2-2-2-222-2-2-2-2-
D|--2-222-2-2-2-2-2-2-222-2-2-2-2-
A|--0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-
E|--------------------------------
       Em
E|---------------------------------
B|---------------------------------
G|2-2--0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-
D|2-2--2-222-2-2-2-2-2-2-222-2-2-2-
A|0-0--2-222-2-2-2-2-2-2-222-2-2-2-
E|-----0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-

E|-----------| 
B|-----------| 
G|0-0--------| 
D|2-2--------| 
A|2-2--------| 
E|0-0--------| 


    A                             
E|--------------------------------
B|--2-222-2-2-2-2-2-2-222-2-2-2-2-
G|--2-222-2-2-2-2-2-2-222-2-2-2-2-
D|--2-222-2-2-2-2-2-2-222-2-2-2-2-
A|--0-000-0-0-0-0-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-
E|--------------------------------
       Em               B7
E|----------------------2-222-2-2-2-
B|2-2-------------------0-000-0-0-0-
G|2-2--0-000-0-0-0-0-0--2-222-2-2-2-
D|2-2--2-222-2-2-2-2-2--1-111-1-1-1-
A|0-0--2-222-2-2-2-2-2--2-222-2-2-2-
E|-----0-000-0-0-0-0-0--------------

E|2-2-------| 
B|0-0-------| 
G|2-2-------| 
D|1-1-------| 
A|2-2-------| 
E|----------| 


Guitar 2 (comes in after 2nd verse)

Verse 1


   Em       D       A      Em     
E|--0-------3---------------0-----
B|--0-------2-------2-------0-----
G|--0-------3-------2-------0-----
D|------------------2-------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------
   Em      D       A      Em
E|--0------3---------------0--------
B|--0------2-------2-------0--------
G|--0------3-------2-------0--------
D|-----------------2----------------
A|----------------------------------
E|----------------------------------


Verse 2


    A       C       D      Em   
E|----------0-------3-------0----
B|--2-------1-------2-------0----
G|--2-------0-------3-------0----
D|--2----------------------------
A|-------------------------------
E|-------------------------------
  Em     A      C      D     
E|0------------0------3------0-------------| 
B|0-----2------1------2------0-------------| 
G|0-----2------0------3------0-------------| 
D|------2----------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------| 


Guitar 3 (comes in after verse 2's 
second playthrough)

Verse 1


E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-------------------------------
D|-------------------------------
A|--7-------5--5-4---4-----------
E|-------7---------7---7------7--

E|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------| 
A|7-----5--5-4---4--------------| 
E|----7--------7---7------------| 


Verse 2


E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--2--0---0-2-3--3-5-3-5-7-----2-
E|--------------------------------

E|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------| 
A|-0---0-2-3--3-2-0--------------| 
E|------------------3-0----------| 


Verse 3


E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|----2--0---0--------------2--0--
E|--0----------3-2-0------0-------

E|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|---------------------------| 
D|---------------------------| 
A|------------0-2------------| 
E|-3-2-0----3----------------| 


Solo


E|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------0-2-3-5--3--2--3--2-----
E|--0-2-3----------------------3--

E|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|----------------------------------
D|----------------------------------
A|-------7-5---5----------------2---
E|0----------7---7-5-7--7-7-5-3-----



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E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-------------------------------
D|-------------------------------
A|--2--2-0----------0-2----------
E|------------3-2-3-----3-0------

E|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------| 
A|--2--0---0-0------------------------| 
E|0------------3-2-3-2-3-2-0----------| 



Here's the lyrics with the chords

Verse 1


Em
Well I've been killing so long

D            A        Em
I can't even remember why

Em
I choose 'em oh so carefully

D           A        Em
And I wanna hear 'em cry

Verse 2


A        C          D       Em
I know exactly what I gotta do

A
Sing this song in my head

C       D            Em
'Til it sings itself true

Verse 1


Em
All those faces and voices

D       A     Em
Running in my mind

Em
They help make my choices

D  A      Em
As I hung blind

Verse 2


A               C            D  
I can make this world such a 

    Em
better place

A            C             D     
Pray to your god you don't see my 

 Em
face

Verse 1


Em
I am the executioner

D           A       Em
I'm working for the Lord

Em
I travel to your towns

D          A         Em
And mingle with your whores

Verse 2


A        C    D             Em
Justice for all, that's what I bring

A          C             D       
Out of the shadows, hear my steel 

 Em
sing

Verse 3


A
Your time has come

Em
Or maybe it's coming real soon

A
Say your last words

Em                         B7
Make your peace, meet your doom

(Solo)

(Repeat verse 3)

Verse 1


Em
I'm your executioner

D             A    Em
Your death is my reward

Em
It's time to meet your maker

D   A          Em
And die by the sword

Verse 2


A                 C         D   
Nothing you do or say could stop

    Em
 me now

A                     C      D  
I'll redeem you sinner, your end

    Em
 is now
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