(No Capo)
Intro.: (D) x 4 bars
If[Bm] I could kill a word and watch it die
I'd[D] poison "never," shoot "goodbye"
An[Bm]d beat "regret" when I felt I had the[D] nerve
Yeah[Bm], I'd pound "fear" to a pile of sand
Choke [D]"lonely" out with my bare hands
And[Bm] I'd hang "hate" so that it can't be[D] heard
If[Bm] I could[G] only kill a word [D]
[Bm]I'd take "brokeness" out back
And[D] break "heartbreak," stand there and laugh
Right[Bm] in its face while shootin' it the bird [D]
I'd[Bm] put "upset" down in its place
I'd[D] squeeze the life out of "disgrace"
Lay[Bm] "over" under six cold feet of dirt [D]
If[Bm] I could[G] only kill a word [D]
(Chorus)
Give me sticks[Bm], give me stones
Bend my[G] body, break my bones
Use[D] staff and rod to turn me black and[A] blue
'Cause yo[Bm]u can't unhear, you can't unsay
But if[G] it were up to me to change
[D]I'd turn "lies" and "hate" to "love" and "truth" [A]
If[Bm] I could[G] only kill a word [D]
(Verse 2)
[Bm]I'd knock out "temptation"'s teeth
I'd[D] sever "evil," let it bleed
The[Bm]n light up "wicked," stand and watch it burn [D]
[Bm]I'd take "vice" and I'd take "vile"
[D]Tie 'em up there with "hostile"
[Bm]Hang 'em high and leave 'em for the birds [D]
If[Bm] I could[G] only kill a word [D]
(Chorus)
So give me sticks[Bm], give me stones
Bend my[G] body, break my bones
Use[D] staff and rod to turn me black and[A] blue
'Cause you[Bm] can't unhear, you can't unsay
But if[G] it were up to me to change
[D]I'd turn "lies" and "hate" to "love" and "truth" [A]
If[Bm] I could[G] only kill a word [D]
If[Bm] I could[G] only --- kill a word [D]
Intro.: (D) x 4 bars
If[Bm] I could kill a word and watch it die
I'd[D] poison "never," shoot "goodbye"
An[Bm]d beat "regret" when I felt I had the[D] nerve
Yeah[Bm], I'd pound "fear" to a pile of sand
Choke [D]"lonely" out with my bare hands
And[Bm] I'd hang "hate" so that it can't be[D] heard
If[Bm] I could[G] only kill a word [D]
[Bm]I'd take "brokeness" out back
And[D] break "heartbreak," stand there and laugh
Right[Bm] in its face while shootin' it the bird [D]
I'd[Bm] put "upset" down in its place
I'd[D] squeeze the life out of "disgrace"
Lay[Bm] "over" under six cold feet of dirt [D]
If[Bm] I could[G] only kill a word [D]
(Chorus)
Give me sticks[Bm], give me stones
Bend my[G] body, break my bones
Use[D] staff and rod to turn me black and[A] blue
'Cause yo[Bm]u can't unhear, you can't unsay
But if[G] it were up to me to change
[D]I'd turn "lies" and "hate" to "love" and "truth" [A]
If[Bm] I could[G] only kill a word [D]
(Verse 2)
[Bm]I'd knock out "temptation"'s teeth
I'd[D] sever "evil," let it bleed
The[Bm]n light up "wicked," stand and watch it burn [D]
[Bm]I'd take "vice" and I'd take "vile"
[D]Tie 'em up there with "hostile"
[Bm]Hang 'em high and leave 'em for the birds [D]
If[Bm] I could[G] only kill a word [D]
(Chorus)
So give me sticks[Bm], give me stones
Bend my[G] body, break my bones
Use[D] staff and rod to turn me black and[A] blue
'Cause you[Bm] can't unhear, you can't unsay
But if[G] it were up to me to change
[D]I'd turn "lies" and "hate" to "love" and "truth" [A]
If[Bm] I could[G] only kill a word [D]
If[Bm] I could[G] only --- kill a word [D]
