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Selena Gomez - Kill Em With Kindness Chords

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ChordsAm, F, C, E7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram

[Opening]
[Am] [F] [C] [E7] [Am] [F] [C] [E7]
[Am]The world can be a [F]nasty place, [C]
You know it, I [E7]know it, [Am]yeah.
We don’t have to [F]fall from grace, [C]
Put [E7]down the weapons you fight with.

[chorus]
[Am]And kill ’em with kindness, [F]kill ’em with [C]kindness.
Kill ’em, [E7]kill ’em, kill ’em with [Am]kindness.
Kill ’em with kindness[F],
Kill ’em with kindness[C], go ahead, go [E7]ahead, go ahead now.

[verse 2]
[Am] [F] [C] [E7] [Am] [F] [C] [E7]
[Am]We’re running out of [F]time chasing our [C]lies.
Every day a [E7]small piece of you [Am]dies.
Always [F]somebody you’re willing to [C]fight, to be [E7]right.
[Am]Your lies are [F]bullets, your mouth’s a [C]gun
And no war in anger [E7]was ever won.
[Am]Put out the [F]fire before [C]igniting, [E7]next time you’re fighting.

[chorus]
[Am]And kill ’em with kindness, [F]kill ’em with [C]kindness.
Kill ’em, [E7]kill ’em, kill ’em with [Am]kindness.
Kill ’em with kindness[F],
Kill ’em with kindness[C], go ahead, go [E7]ahead, go ahead now.

[chorus]
[Am] [F] [C] [E7]
[Am] [F] [C] [E7]Go ahead, go ahead now.
[Am] [F] [C] [E7]Go ahead, go ahead now.

[Closing]
[Am]Your lies [F]are bullets, your [C]mouth’s a gun
And no war in anger [E7]was ever won.
[Am]Put out the [F]fire before [C]igniting,
[E7]Next time you’re fighting.

[chorus]
[Am]And kill ’em with kindness, [F]kill ’em with [C]kindness.
Kill ’em, [E7]kill ’em, kill ’em with [Am]kindness.
Kill ’em with kindness[F],
Kill ’em with kindness[C], go ahead, go [E7]ahead, go ahead now.

[chorus]
[Am] [F] [C] [E7]Go ahead, go ahead now.
[Am] [F] [C] [E7]Go ahead, go ahead now.
[Am] [F] [C]Go [E7]ahead, go ahead [Am]now.

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ArtistSelena Gomez
AlbumRevival
GenresPop
Year2015
KeyAm

How to play Kill Em With Kindness on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Selena Gomez - Kill Em With Kindness on guitar requires 4 chords and 4 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Kill Em With Kindness uses these transitions most often: Am → F (24), C → E7 (24), and E7 → Am (24). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Am - F chord transition.

1. Am → F chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from Am to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.
Am to F

2. F → C chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from F to C;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
F to C

3. C → E7 chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram

To move from C to E7;

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
C to E7

4. E7 → Am chord transition

Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from E7 to Am;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 2.
E7 to Am

Kill Em With Kindness chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Kill Em With Kindness.

  • Kill Em With Kindness includes 96 chord transitions, 4 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Kill Em With Kindness contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Kill Em With Kindness connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → F: 26%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
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