Bible Belt chords by Elizabeth Nichols
Guitar chords with lyrics
Bible Belt by Elizabeth Nichols: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights
"Bible Belt" by Elizabeth Nichols features intricate fingerpicking patterns on acoustic guitar, showcasing her folk influences. The song's haunting atmosphere is enhanced by the use of reverb and delay effects on the guitar, adding depth to the sound. Nichols' emotive vocals and poetic lyrics further contribute to the song's introspective mood. The stripped-down arrangement allows the listener to focus on the raw emotion conveyed in both the music and the lyrics.- Capo on 5th
Intro:
G D Em C
Verse 1:
G
Church ladies all can't hold their tongues
D
Cause there's tattoos on the new drummer
Em
The girls in choir all hate my guts
C
Cause the pastor’s son wants my number
G
They saw some old boots in my trunk
D
They called me a dancing heathen
Em
Someone said I sang at a club
C
Now, rumor is a got a demon
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Chorus:
G D
A first class flight overseas
Em C
Don't make you no missionary
G D
I wore a skirt last week
Em C
This week they preach on modesty
G D
In jesus I believe
Em C
But they don't practice what they preach
G D
I pray before I eat
Em C
They pray after they cheat
C D G
This bible belt is beating on me
Verse 2:
G
Gossiping' at bible study
D
Is she pregnant or getting fat
Em
Pastor says pray for everybody
C*
Unless of course your a democrat
G
Preachers begging us to give
D
he didn't even say please
Em C
Does my 10 percent go to his brand new mercedes
G D
Pastor’s son is smoking pot in the church’s parking lot
Em
They whisper about who I kiss
C
Worry about your own dang kids
Chorus:
G D
A first class flight overseas
Em C
Don't make you no missionary
G D
I wore a skirt last week
Em C
This week they preach on modesty
G D
In jesus I believe
Em C
But they don't practice what they preach
G D
I pray before I eat
Em C
They pray after they cheat
C D G
This bible belt is beating on me
[Bridge](Single Strum)
G D
Aposticolic turned alcoholic
Em C
Spend my dollars on new carpet
G D
Pastor said that hes pro-rocket
Em C
But god forbid I shop at target
G D
Holy rollers roll their eyes
Em C
They all think i'm backslidin’
G D
They’re all praying to the sky
Em C
Well, I talked to jesus, he said i'm fine
Chorus:
G D
In jesus I believe
Em C
But they don't practice what they preach
G D
I pray before I eat
Em C
They pray after they cheat
C D G
This bible belt is beating on me
Outro:
C D G
I said this bible belt is beating on me Published:
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