Intro: Riff e|-------------|------------------|-----------------| B|-------------|------------------|-----------------| G|-------------|-5(b)---5(b)------|-5(b)---5(b)-----| D|-----------7-|------7-----7-7-7-|-----7-----7-7-7-| A|-------------|------------------|-----------------| E|-------------|------------------|-----------------| I've been a martyr for love And I will die in the flames As I draw my last breath As I'm close in on death I will call out your name I've been a martyr for love Nailed up on the cross While you're having your fun As the damage is done I'm assessing the cost I knew what I was letting myself in for I knew that I could never even the score I've been a martyr for love I need to be by your side I have knelt at your feet I have felt your deceit Couldn't leave if I tried I've been a martyr for love Tortured every hour From the day I was born I've been moved like a pawn By the greatest of powers I knew that I would have to suffer in vain A way that I would never outgrow the pain (Riff plays till the end) I've been a martyr for love I've been a martyr for love I've been a martyr for love
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