The Kill by 30 Seconds To Mars | Lyrics with Guitar Chords

The Kill is one of several hit singles from the landmark emo album called “A Beautiful Lie.” Lead songwriter Jared Leto describes the song as an attempt to see who you really are and to confront your fears. Its music video is a homage to Stanley Kubrick’s film The Shining.

You can learn to play The Kill by 30 Seconds To Mars with guitar chords, lyrics and a strumming trainer directly in the Uberchord app. This app listens to your guitar chords and gives you visual feedback in real-time in case you make a mistake.

Key of the Song:

The original key of The Kill by 30 Seconds To Mars is in G major.

Guitar Chords for The Kill by 30 Seconds To Mars

The song is built off of only 5 chords, with 4 of them being used the most. This understanding will help if you’re still learning your first songs and having trouble remembering them. The shapes provided below will need to be played in an arpeggiated fashion in order to match the song, as there’s no strumming.

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The Kill by 30 Seconds To Mars – Lyrics with Chords

[Verse 1]
C                     D
What if I wanted to break  
                       Em
Laugh it all off in your face
               Bm
What would you do?
C                     D
What if I fell to the floor
                      Em
Couldn’t take this any…more
               Bm
What would you do?
 
[Chorus]
C              D
Come,Break me down
Bury me, Bury me
Em                 Bm
I am finished With you
 
[Verse2]
C                     D
What if I wanted to fight
                       Em
Beg for the rest of my life
               Bm
What would you do?
C                     D
You say you wanted more
                      Em
What are you waiting for
               Bm
I'm notrunning from you
 
[Chorus]
C              D
Come,Break me down
Bury me, Bury me
Em                 Bm
I am finished With you
C                D
Look   in   my  eyes   
You’re killing me, killing me
Em               Bm
All I wanted was you
 
[Bridge]
  C            D      Em
I tried to be someone else
    G                 C
But nothing seemed to change
  D          Em            G        C
I know now, this is who I really am inside
        D        Em
Finally found myself
G              C
Fighting for a chance
  D         Em           C
I know now, this is who I really am
 
[Chorus]
C              D
Come,Break me down
Bury me, Bury me
Em                 Bm
I am finished With you
C                D
Look   in   my  eyes   
You’re killing me, killing me
Em               Bm
All I wanted was you