Panic! At the Disco - Mercenary

[Intro]
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B|—5—–5———5—–5———|
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D|-7—–6———5—–6———–|
A|———————————–|x4
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[Verse]
Am
Just a dime store poet
F E
Keeping pace, talking his face blue
Am
Two dollar store tramps
F E
To get a glance, a new chance at you

Am C F E
Walk past the dance floor
Am C F E
It’s always been a dear friend of mine
Am C F E
Cuckolds and concubines
F E
Dancing in four-four time.

[Chorus]
Am C Dm F
“Hey mister!” the bellman says,
Am C Dm F
“I can only recall last night’s hotel,” I said.
Am C Dm F
So he replies, “Then how do you manage?”
F
I dodge the blast and apologize for collateral damage.

Am C F E
x2
(or return to the riff from the intro)

[Verse]
Am C F E
In love, I’ve always been a mercenary
Am C F E Am
But I never leave my post when the cash runs out
C F E
I want to make you quiver, make your backbone shiver
F E
Hey kid- take the stage and deliver.

[Chorus]
Am C Dm F
“Hey mister!” the bellman says,
Am C Dm F
“I can only recall last night’s hotel,” I said.
Am C Dm F
So he replies, “Then how do you manage?”
F E
I dodge the blast and apologize for collateral damage.

[Spoken Word Interlude]
Am C F E

“How does it feel to stand on the very stones
That ran with your parents’ blood?
Do you feel sad? Full of rage?
Or does that outfit help bury your feelings?
Hiding your true self

You’re a truly extraordinary specimen,
I look forward to breaking you.”

I dodge the blast and apologize for collateral damage.

[Chorus]
Am C Dm F
“Hey mister!” the bellman says,
Am C Dm F
“I can only recall last night’s hotel,” I said.
Am C Dm F
So he replies, “Then how do you manage?”
F E
I dodge the blast and apologize for collateral damage.
x2

Am C F E
x2
A