Verse 1
DmGmFEm
Silence slights spirits of those gone into the night
BbA
But what was the cost?
DmCG
Do I justify the loss
GmADmCBb
When a loss of control would be digging myself a hole?
GmA
It couldn't be worth it
Chorus
Dm
I'm a killer
Dm
I'm a killer
Dm
I'm a killer
FABb
But I've been killing myself all along
FAmBb
Had I done my best to protect innocence
FEmDm
Or did I lead the wolf to the fawn?
Instrumental
CEBBCADm
Verse 2
Dm
Watch your words
BbFC
Keep them from bothering the herd
BbA
Provoking the stones
DmCG
That they all can throw
BbA
No, I won't carry on
DmCBb
Living this life that I stole
GmA
It just isn't worth it
Chorus 2
Dm
I'm a killer
Dm
I'm a killer
DmDm
I'm a killer
FABb
But I've been killing myself all along
FABb
Divining the right from the wrong
FABbDm
Had I done my best to protect innocence
BbC
Or was something more wicked in store?
Verse 3
BbC
Is there villainy inside of me?
Bb
In search of worth
C
Have I burned the earth?
BbDm
There's no passion in being passive
FC
And no inaction could bring an answer
Bb
So for you, I am a killer
BEm
The Pimp And The Priest reprise
DBFABDFA