I'm The Man Who Murdered Love

(Partridge)

Recordings XTCfans interview with Andy Partridge Art Lyrics Chords and Tablature

Recordings

1. Album version.
   Released on Wasp Star.
   Also released in May 2000 as a single in the U.S.A. and the U.K.

   Andy: “If love is an ‘Eros’ like god, he would beg me to kill him, as he hasn't worked for centuries. I'd be doing mankind a good service. Nobody seems to need love anymore. The first one who says it sounds like Sheryl Crow is a goner.”

2. Demo version, 3'33.
   Home Demo by Andy Partridge.
   Released in May 2000 as a B-side to the I'm The Man Who Murdered Love CD single in the U.S.A.
   Also available on Homegrown.
   Also released on the Blu-ray reissue of Nonsuch on 4 November 2013 in the U.K.
3. Early Other Song Cassette version, 2'36.
   Released on Homegrown.
4. Tamla Demo version (excerpt), 0'39.
   Released on Homegrown.
5. Instrumental version.
   Released on 17 October 2002 on Waspstrumental in Japan.

Art

Limited Edition I'm The Man Who Murdered Love single	the CD from the USA Limited Edition I'm The Man Who Murdered Love single	cover of I'm The Man Who Murdered Love promo CD single
“I'm The Man Who Murdered Love” promotional photo	'PM5544' Philips Pattern (4:3)

Lyrics

Album version:

I'm the man who murdered love Yeah, what do you think to that? I'm the man who murdered love Yeah, what do you think to that? He was begging on his bended knee For me to put him from his misery He hadn't worked at all this century Said I'd do a job for all humanity I'm the man who murdered love Yeah, what do you think to that? I'm the man who murdered love Yeah, what do you think to that? I put a bullet in his sugar head He thanked me kindly then he lay down dead Phoney roses blossomed where he bled Then all the cheering angels shook my hand and said I'm the man who murdered love Yeah, what do you think to that? I'm the man who murdered love Yeah, what do you think to that? Oh It's the middle of the song I'm guilty And then I turned and said There'll be no more pain from broken hearts And no more lovers to be torn apart Before you throw me in your dungeon dark Your honour, they'll be putting statues up In every park

I'm the man who murdered love Yeah, what do you think to that? I'm the man who murdered love Yeah, what do you think to that? So dear public I'm here to confess That I'm the one who freed us from this mess Love won't be calling at your address 'Cause what you've never had you'll never miss, I guess I'm the man who murdered love Yeah, what do you think to that? I'm the man who murdered love Yeah, what do you think to that? If you never, ever use it You know you're gonna lose it If you never, ever kiss it How you ever gonna miss it?

© 1999 Copyright Control

Demo version:

Chorus:
I'm the man who murdered love
Yeah! What do you think to that?
I'm the man who murdered love
Yeah! What do you think to that?

He was begging on his bended knee
For me to put him from his misery
He hadn't worked at all this century
Said 'I do a service for humanity'

(repeat chorus)

Put a bullet in his sugar head
He thanked me kindly, then he lay down dead
Thorny roses blossomed where he bled
And all the cheering angels shook my hand and said...

(repeat chorus)

Oh! Yeah!
Oh! Yeah!
Oh! Yeah!
Oh! Yeah!
What do you think?

There'll be more pain from broken hearts
No more lovers to be torn apart
So don't throw me in your dungeon dark
You're unappealing, putting statues up in every park

(repeat chorus)

So dear public, I'm here to confess
I'm the one who freed us from this mess
Love won't be calling at your address
But what you've never had you'll never miss, I guess

(repeat chorus)

What do you think to that? Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
What do you think to that? Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
What do you think to that? Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
[song begins to fade out at this point, however, an undeterred Andy continues
to yell on...]
What do you think to that? Yeah! Yeah!
What do you think to that? Yeah! Yeah!
What do you think to that? Yeah, I'm the man...

[transcribed by Dave O'Connell]

Chords and Tablature

Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 13:33:22 -0400
From: Chandler Bryan <ccbryan (at) enhancedsystems dot com>
Subject: XTC Tab: "The Man Who Murdered Love"
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THE MAN WHO MURDERED LOVE (Partridge)

The strumming rhythm is straightforward but quite syncopated and
difficult to show exactly where the changes take place with regard to
the lyrics.  By the way, Dsus4, Dsus2, and D?  can be used more or
less interchangeably when you're playing it, though the general
pattern is what I've put here.


XX0232        XX0233            XX0230           XX0030            X00232
  D            Dsus4             Dsus2             D?               D/A


X02230        X02220            X02020           X0222X            X0333X
 Asus            A               A7                A*               Bb/A


Intro

A    /    /        (sounds strange because of lead guitar note, but
                    it's just A underneath)

Refrain

D        Dsus4  D            Dsus2     D
I---------      'm   the man who murdered love

           D?    D             Dsus4
Yeah, whadda ya think to that?

D        Dsus4  D            Dsus2     D
I---------      'm   the man who murdered love

           D?    D             Dsus4
Yeah, whadda ya think to that?


Verse
D          Dsus4   D              Dsus2  D
He was begging on his bended knee

                D?        Asus  A
For me to put him from his misery

D                Dsus4        D    D?
He hadn't worked at all this century

A7
Said I'd do a job for all humanity


[Refrain]

Verse
I put a bullet in his sugar head
He thanked me kindly then he lay down dead
Phony roses blossomed where he bled
Then all the cheering angels shook my hand and said

[Refrain]
(...Oh it's the middle of the)

Bridge

  A*                 Bb/A  A*                                   Bb/A
..song    Oh   yeah  oh     I'm guilty I'm guilty I'm guilty  yeah

A*             Bb/a  A*           A
                                And then I turned and said

Verse
There'll be no more pain from broken hearts
And no more lovers to be torn apart
Before you throw me in your dungeon dark
Your Honor, they'll be putting statues up in every park

[Refrain]

Verse
So dear public I'm here to confess
That I'm the one who freed us from this mess
Love won't be calling at your address
But what you never had you'll never miss I guess

[Refrain]

(addl refrain lyrics)
If you never ever use it
You know you're gonna lose it
If you never ever kiss it
You know you're gonna miss it

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