Sinners Saints And Fools chords by Brandi Carlile

🎸 Intro:

Am   Em   Dm   Am



🎸 Verse 1:
           Am                                         Em
Where the winds of change were blowin', there lived a God-fearing man
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He was turning through his bible when he came up with a plan
    Am                            Em
He painted up a sign and held it high above his head
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Waved it proudly in the air and this is what it read

🎸 Chorus:
 C                  Dm
You can't break the law
           Am
There are reasons for the rules
   Dm                         G
I keep things safe here for everyone
Am
The sinners, saints, and fools
     C                Dm
The poor and huddled masses
         Am
Who are hungry and afraid
          Dm             G
You gotta do it by the book and there'll be
Am
No exceptions made

🎸 Verse 2:
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To the weary, desperate souls who washed up on the sand
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He said, "We hadn't seen your paperwork" and he withdrew his hand
             Am                             Em
You know he never felt any safer, all the peace he hoped he'd find
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And up until the day he died, he never changed his mind

🎸 Chorus:
 C                  Dm
You can't break the law
            Am
There are reasons for the rules
           Dm                      G
They gotta keep it safe here for everyone
     Am
You sinners, saints, and fools
C               Dm
The poor and huddled masses
         Am
Who are hungry and afraid
          Dm            G
You gotta do it by the book or there'll be
Am
No exceptions made

🎸 Instrumental:
Em   Dm   Am

Em   Dm   Am


🎸 Verse 3:
        Am                               Em
By the time he got to Heaven, it was surrounded by a wall
      Dm                     G              Am
The pearly gates were locked up tight, the golden chains and all
                 Am                            Em
They said, "We cannot let just anyone walk in here anymore
           Dm            G                    Am
You didn't do it by the book," and then they pointed to the floor

🎸 Chorus:
 C                  Dm
You can't break the law
           Am
There are reasons for the rules
   Dm                         G
I keep things safe here for everyone
     Am
The sinners, saints, and fools
     C                Dm
The poor and huddled masses
         Am
Who are hungry and afraid
          Dm             G
You gotta do it by the book and there'll be
Am
No exceptions made

🎸 Outro:
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