Chords with lyrics
Intro:
C majorC D MajorD E minorEm G+G
Verse 1:
C majorC
She bargains with the world
D MajorD E minorEm
So everything she wants will come to her
G+G G+G
With no greed inside her mind
D MajorD E minorEm G+G
She knows what she deserves
C majorC
We fell from sky with grace
D MajorD E minorEm
And landed in her soft and warm embrace
G+G C majorC
She gave her love, her gift of life
D MajorD E minorEm
So we could live with her
Chorus:
G+G C majorC
That is why we live like heathens
D MajorD E minorEm
Stealing from the trees of Eden
C majorC
Living in the arms of freedom
D MajorD E minorEm
And everything we touch is evil
B7B7 C majorC D MajorD E minorEm
That is why we live like heathens
Verse 2:
C majorC
The stone, the dirt, the dust
D MajorD E minorEm
The unforgiving promise made to us
B7B7 C majorC
Unworthy of your light, your god, your touch
D MajorD E minorEm B7B7
We're guided by the lust
C majorC
We cry the fallen names
D MajorD E minorEm
We cry for those who burned beneath the flame
B7B7 C majorC
We stand besides the good and brave
D MajorD E minorEm
The broken and enslaved
Chorus:
C majorC
That is why we live like heathens
D MajorD E minorEm
Stealing from the trees of Eden
B7B7 C majorC
Living in the arms of freedom
D MajorD E minorEm
And everything we touch is evil
B7B7 C majorC D MajorD E minorEm B7B7
That is why we live like heathens
C majorC D MajorD E minorEm B7B7 E minorEm
Bridge:
Everything you touch
EbdimEbdim
Will be
Hers
E minorEm
Our mother with no heart
EbdimEbdim
Will give
Am6Am6 B7B7
Love
Am6Am6
Her love is yours
B7B7 Am6Am6 G+G F#7F#7 E minorEm
But only if you give your heart to her
Chorus:
C majorC
That is why we live like heathens
D MajorD E minorEm
Stealing from the trees of Eden
B7B7 C majorC
Living in the arms of freedom
D MajorD E minorEm
And everything we touch is evil
B7B7 C majorC D MajorD E minorEm
That is why we live like heathens
B7B7 C majorC D MajorD E minorEm
That is why we live like heathens
B7B7
That is why we live like heathens