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Here's the theme to M*A*S*H, aka "Suicide is Painless".
"Cause suicide is painless/it brings on many changes..."


       Dm7              G7               C                 Am7
E-|-3---1--0--1--0--1|-(1)-0-----------|---0------0------|--0--------------0--|
B-|------------------|----------3------|-------3-------3-|-----3---1----------|
G-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
A-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
E-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|

    Dm7                G7                C                  A7
E-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------0---------|
B-|-3----1--3--1---3-|(3)-1---0-----3--|-1----0--1--0---1|-(1)-3--------------|
G-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
A-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
E-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|

Enjoy,

Jamie Wedel

jwedel@crl.com
Atlanta, GA




Thanks, Brian for the lyrics. Here are the chords to go along with them.
If I've made an error in the chords let me know. I saw them in Guitar
or some mag. I can't remember. Anyway, they sound pretty true. One more
thing, just a regular G will do instead of a G7, I can't tell much
difference.


  Suicide is Painless--Theme from the movie M*A*S*H
  _________________________________________________


          Dm7           G7
  Through Early morning fog I see
  C	       Am7
  Visions of the things to be
      Dm7              G7
  The pains that are withheld for me
  C             Am
  I realize and I can see
	Dm7        G7
  That Suicide is Painless
  C                Am7
  It brings on many changes
     Dm7            G7            Am
  And I can  take or leave it if I please

2)Try to find a way to make
  All our little joys relate
  Without that ever present hate
  But now I know that it's too late
  And (chorus)

3)The game of life is hard to play
  I'm going to lose it anyway
  The losing card I'll someday lay
  So this is all I have to say
  That (chorus)

4)The only way to win is cheat
  And lay it down before I'm beat
  And to another give a seat
  For that's the only painless feat
  'Cause (chorus)

5)The sword of time will pierce our skins
  It doesn't hurt when it begins
  But as it works it's way on in
  The pain grow stronger watch it grin
  For (chorus)

6)A brave man once requested me
  To answer questions that are key
  Is it to be or not to be
  And I replied "Oh why ask me."
  Cause (chorus)
  And you can do the same thing if you please

Well there you go.  If someone beat me to it, sorry to waste your time.
  Take it easy,
  Brian



SUICIDE IS PAINLESS
(M. Altman, J.Mandel) (c) 1970

        Em7           A7          D              Bm
Through early morning fog I see / visions of the things to be
    Em                  Asus      A7     D           Bm7   F#m7 B7
The pains that are with-held from me / I realize and I can see  that

  Em7        A7           D              Bm7
  Suicide is Painless, it brings on many changes
      Gmaj7      D/F#    Em       A7   Bm
  And I     can take  or leave it if I please

Try to find a way to make / all our little joys relate
Without that ever-present hate / and now I know that it's too late and...

The game of life is hard to play / I'm going to lose it anyway
The losing card I'll sometimes lay / so this is all I'm going to say
that...

The only way to win is cheat / and lay it down before I'm beat
And to another give a seat / for that's the only painless feat 'cause...

The sword of time will pierce our skins / it doesn't hurt when it begins
But as it works its way on in / the pain grows stronger -- watch it grin.
For...

A brave man once requested me / to answer questions that are key
Is it to be or not to be / and I replied, "Oh, why ask me?"
'cause...
  Suicide is painless, it brings on many changes
  And I can take or leave it if I please
  And you can do the same thing if you please.


Enjoy, STEVE


- TIMM (1.0 Final 1) The Ideal Macintosh Mail reader




   Okay - here's my version of "Suicide is Painless".  The sheet music I had
was arranged for piano - so the chords and tab are just guesses.  The music
sounds right on piano, but I haven't tested it on guitar.



                             "Suicide is Painless"
                              Words by Mike Altman
                             Music by Johnny Mandel


                E|-----------------------|-----------------
                B|--------3--2-------0---|--------3--2-----
                G|-----4-----------------|-----4-----------
                D|--4--------------------|--4--------------
                A|-----------------------|-----------------
                E|-----------------------|-----------------
                    1  &  2  & 3 & 4 &      1  &  2  & 3 &

        Em7	         A7
Through early morning fog I see
D	             Bm
Visions of the things to be
    Em                     A7sus4  A7
The pains that are withheld for me
  D            Bm7      F#m7/B  B7
I realize and I can see		 that

        Em7	       A7
Chorus: Suicide is painless
            D                 Bm7
        It brings on many changes
            Gmaj7     D/F#     Em    A7         Bm
        And I can take or leave it if I please.

I try to find a way to make
All our little joys relate
Without that ever-present hate
But now I know that it's too late, and

(chorus)

The game of life is hard to play
I'm going to lose it anyway
The losing card I'll someday lay
And this is all I have to say, that

(chorus)

The only way to win is cheat
And lay it down before I'm beat
And to another give a seat
For that's the only painless feat, cause

(chorus)

The sword of time will pierce our skins
It doesn't hurt when it begins
But as it works its way on in
The pain grows stronger - watch it grin

(chorus)

A brave man once requested me
To answer questions that are key
Is it to be or not to be?
And I replied, "Oh why ask me?", cause

(chorus)

    Gm7     D/F#   Em7        A7     Bm
And you can do the same thing if you please.

--
Brian Michalowski | "Without music, life would   | "I'm sure I'd feel much
bam@wam.umd.edu   |  be a mistake." -- Nietzsche |  worse if I wasn't under
"Music was his life; it was not his livelihood." |  such heavy sedation."
        -- Harry Chapin, "Mr. Tanner"            |  -- from _Spinal Tap_

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