Intro
D#m7 A#m7 G#m7 
 
Verse 1
D#min7 
Baby, you a stone cold k*ller 
A#min 
You been knockin fellas off for the thrilla 
G#min7 
One minute got him talking 'bout commitment 
G#min7 
Then you say, you moving on to something different 
 
Pre-Chorus
D#m7                                 A#m7 
   How'd you become such a cold hearted lady 
G#m7                                 G#m7 
   I thought, it was love, I was sadly mistaken 
 
Chorus
                    D#m7 
Cause this could be murder (she wrote) 
                A#m7 
But you already knew that (I know) 
                   G#m7 
This is your screenplay 
                            G#m7 
Baby, tell me, am I staying or leaving? 
                    D#m7 
Cause this could be murder (she wrote) 
                A#m7 
But you already knew that (I know) 
              G#m7 
You wrote the book on heart play 
                        G#m7 
Baby, you just love 'em and leave 'em 
 
Hook
        D#m7      A#m7 
This is murder (she wrote) 
        G#m7      G#m7 
This is murder (she wrote) 
 
Verse 2
D#m7 
Same story but the ending all different 
A#m7 
Don't know how the hell I got in this position 
G#m7 
You get off on making me the victim 
G#m7 
You be tearing hearts out, no witness 
 
Pre-Chorus
D#m7                                    A#m7 
  How'd you become such a cold hearted lady? 
G#m7                                    G#m7 
  I thought it was love, I was sadly mistaken 
 
Chorus
                    D#m7 
Cause this could be murder (she wrote) 
                A#m7 
But you already knew that (I know) 
                   G#m7 
This is your screenplay 
                            G#m7 
Baby, tell me, am I staying or leaving? 
                    D#m7 
Cause this could be murder (she wrote) 
                A#m7 
But you already knew that (I know) 
              G#m7 
You wrote the book on heart play 
                        G#m7 
Baby, you just love 'em and leave 'em 
 
Hook
        D#m7      A#m7 
This is murder (she wrote) 
        G#m7      G#m7 
This is murder (she wrote) 
 
Bridge
(2x) 
         D#m7 
When I’m lovin you, baby, you leave me in tears 
       A#m7 
You ridin em' just to make 'em disappear 
G#m7                     G#m7 
(This is murder, this is murder) 
 
Chorus
                    D#m7 
Cause this could be murder (she wrote) 
                A#m7 
But you already knew that (I know) 
                   G#m7 
This is your screenplay 
                            G#m7 
Baby, tell me, am I staying or leaving? 
                    D#m7 
Cause this could be murder (she wrote) 
                A#m7 
But you already knew that (I know) 
              G#m7 
You wrote the book on heart play 
                        G#m7 
Baby, you just love 'em and leave 'em 
 
Outro
(4x) 
        D#m7      A#m7 
This is murder (she wrote) 
        G#m7      G#m7 
This is murder (she wrote) 
        D#m7      A#m7 
This is murder (she wrote) 
        G#m7      G#m7 
This is murder (she wrote)