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Learn how to play The Kill by 30 Seconds To Mars on the guitar using the tutorial below. These guitar tabs, chords, and sheet music will help even beginner guitar players play The Kill just like 30 Seconds To Mars.

Artist: 30 Seconds To Mars
Song: The Kill

	  1st Verse- 
 
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                 What if I wanted to break,     laugh it all off in your 
 
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            face?              What would you do? 
 
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D|-5--5---5-5--5---5-5--5---5-5--5---7--7--7---7-7--7---7-7--7---7-7--7---7| 
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                 What if I fell to the floor.    Couldn't take this 
 
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D|-9--9---9-9--9---9-9--9---9-9--9---9--4--4---4-4--4---4-4--4---4-4--4---2| 
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          anymore?                       What would you do, do, do? 
 
Chorus- 
 
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G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 
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    Come       break       me      down     bury me,  bury me 
 
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G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| 
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    I    am    finished    with     you 
 
2nd Verse- 
 
 (PULL-OFFS) 
    G E  C B  C B  G E  C B  C B  G E  C B  C B   G E  C B  C B 
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                  What if I wanted to fight, 
 
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D|-9-10-9----9--9-10-9----9--9-10-9----9--9-10-9---------------------------| 
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                  Beg for the rest of my life? 
 
    G  E D  B C B  G  E D  B C B  G  E D  B C B   G  E D  B C B 
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D|------10-9-10-9------10-9-10-9------10-9-10-9-------10-9-10-9------------| 
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                     What would you do? 
 
   B  C B  G B  B  C B  G B  B  C B  A B  B  C B  B 
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D|-9-10-9----9--9-10-9----9--9-10-9----9--9-10-9---------------------------| 
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                      (do, do) 
 
 
    G E  C B  C B  G E  C B  C B  G E  C B  C B   G E  C B  C B 
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D|------10-9-10-9------10-9-10-9------10-9-10-9-------10-9-10-9------------| 
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   You say you wanted more 
 
   B  C B  G B  B  C B  G B  B  C B  G B  B  C B  G 
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D|-9-10-9----9--9-10-9----9--9-10-9----9--9-10-9---------------------------| 
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   What are you waiting for? 
 
    G  E D  B C B  G  E D  B C B  G  E D  B C B   G  E D  B C B 
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D|------10-9-10-9------10-9-10-9------10-9-10-9-------10-9-10-9------------| 
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    I'm not running from 
 
   B  C B  G B  B  C B  G B  B  C B  A B  B  C B  B 
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D|-9-10-9----9--9-10-9----9--9-10-9----9--9-10-9---------------------------| 
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    you (from you) 
 
2nd Chorus- 
 
   C                                   D 
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G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 
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    Come       break       me      down     bury me,  bury me 
 
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G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| 
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    I    am    finished    with     you 
 
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G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 
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    Look   in    my    eyes   you're    killing me,  killing me 
 
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G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| 
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    All   I    wanted     was    you 
 
Bridge- 
 
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G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| 
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| 
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
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       I tried to be someone else,  but nothing seemed to change 
 
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G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| 
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| 
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
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         I know now,                this is who I really am inside 
 
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G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| 
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| 
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
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         Finally found myself,                     fighting for a chance 
 
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G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| 
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| 
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
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        I know now,                               this is who I really am 
 
Break- 
 
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   (wailing) AH! 
 
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G|-16-16-16-16-16-16-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-16-14-16-14-16-14----14-| 
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A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------| 
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3nd Chorus- 
 
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G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 
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    Come       break       me      down     bury me,  bury me 
 
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G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| 
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    I    am    finished    with     you,   you,   you 
 
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G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 
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    Look   in    my    eyes   you're    killing me,  killing me 
 
   E                                   B 
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G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| 
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    All   I    wanted     was    you 
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G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 
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    Come     break    me    down,    break    me    down, 
 
   E                                 B 
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G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| 
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    Break   me   down 
 
 
Outro- 
 
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  (You say you wanted more) What if I wanted to break? 
 
   B  C B  G B  B  C B  G B  B  C B  G B  B  C B  G 
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D|-9-10-9----9--9-10-9----9--9-10-9----9--9-10-9---------------------------| 
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  (What are you waiting for?) 
 
    G  E D  B C B  G  E D  B C B  G  E D  B C B   G  E D  B C B 
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G|-12-9-----------12-9-----------12-9------------12-9----------------------| 
D|------10-9-10-9------10-9-10-9------10-9-10-9-------10-9-10-9------------| 
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  (I'm not running from you)  What if I?  (What if I?) 
 
   B  C B  G B  B  C B  G B  B  C B  A B  B  C B  B 
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D|-9-10-9----9--9-10-9----9--9-10-9----9--9-10-9---------------------------| 
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  (What if I?  What if I?  What if I?)

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