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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
G* = play the G without playing the low C string.
Intro:
F G Am
F G Am
Verse:
C F
The sinner’s in the hospital room
C F
The saint is in the bed
Am F
We don’t know what went wrong
Am F
All we believed in is gone
C F
The city smells of vicious perfume
C F
And all above is dead
Am F
I don’t know where I’m from
Am G
All I know is I don’t belong
Chorus:
F G Am
How long till we drink the holy water
F G Am
How long can we survive?
F G Am F
I’m on my knees begging please let it flow
G* C
This font is dry
Verse 2:
C F
I crushed another wish in my hand
C F
This desolation row
Am F
I don’t know right from wrong
Am G
All I need’s some direction
Chorus:
F G Am
How long till we drink the holy water
F G Am
How long can we survive?
F G Am
I’m on my knees begging please let it flow
F G*
I fear that this font is dry
Bridge:
Am
If we could talk about it
F
Sing a song about it
Am G
Throw our arms around it we could make a change
Am
We could shout about it
F
Start a fight about
C G
Spill some blood around it and make the same mistakes
Am F Am G
Am F C G
Chorus:
F G Am
How long till we drink the holy water
F G Am
How long can we survive?
F G Am F
I’m on my knees begging please let it flow
G Gsus4
This font is dry
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Last Updated: January 7, 2026