as played live June 9, 2003 at Northsix, Brooklyn, NY standard D tuning capo 8 (sometimes played live as low as capo 5) riff (played with pinky while playing either C or Em) e--------- B--5-/-3-- G--------- D--------- A--------- E--------- Em 022000 C/G 332010 G 320003 D xx0232 Am x02210 Em* 022003 C x32010 C* x32013 D/F# 2x0032 Em C/G G D Am /B /C Em Em* Em C riff G D Am /B /C Em C/G the king's crossing was the main attraction G D Am /B /C dominos are falling in a chain reaction Em C/G the scraping subject ruled by fear G D Am /B /C told me whiskey works better than beer Em Am C/G the judge is on vinyl, decisions are final G D Am /B /C and nobody gets a reprieve Em Em* Em C* and every wave is tidal G D G /F# if you hang around you're going to get wet Em Am C/G G D Am /B /C i can't prepare for death anymore than i already have Em Em* Em C* all you can do now is watch the shells G D G C/G the game looks easy thats why it sells G D frustrated fireworks inside your head Em C/G are gonna stand and deliver dark instead G D the method acting that pays my bills Em C/G keeps a fat man feeding in beverly hills G D i got a heavy metal mouth that hurls obscenity Em C/G and i get my check from the trash treasury G D /F# because i took my own insides out Em Am C/G it don't matter cos i have no sex life G D Am /B /C and all i wanna do now is inject my ex-wife Em Em* Em C* G D Am /B /C i've seen the movie and i know what happens Em C/G it's christmastime and the needle's on the tree G D Am /B /C a skinny santa is bringing something to me Em Em* Em C* his voice is overwhelming but his speech is slurred G D G C/G and i only understand every other word G D open your parachute and grab your gun /F# Em C/G flow down like an omen, my setting sun G D read the part and return at five Em C/G it's a hell of a roll if you can keep it alive G D but i don't care if i fuck up, i'm going on a date /F# Em Am C/G with a rich white lady, ain't life great? G D /F# give me one good reason not to do it Em riff C/G G D Am /B /C Em Em* Em C riff G D Am /B /C Em C/G this is the place where time reverses G D Am /B /C dead men talk to all the pretty nurses Em Em* Em C* instruments shine on a silver tray G D G don't let me be carried away G D G don't let me be carried away G D/F# Am don't let me get carried away
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like you said, this song is played in several different keys live but do you know what key the piano is in on the recorded version?