2153 chords by Eliza Gilkyson

Eliza Gilkyson - 2153



INTRO: C F C   G C

                              F               C
Well, their brains were quite large for their bodies
                                              G
And it lulled them into thinking they weren't dumb
         C             F               C
They did guns, extreme sports, special hobbies
                           G           C
And cool tricks with their fingers and thumbs

         Am                    G            C
And they thought they would be guaranteed delivered
        Am           D             G
To some guy in Roman sandals and a beard
        C               F               C
So they bought and they fought and they twittered
      G             C
By 2153 they'd disappeared


CHORUS:
         F                       C
Oh, they waited for their god in vain
           F                       C    G
Yeah, they waited for their god in vain
       C        F           C     F
In the last big play of the final game
     G                       C     G   C
They waited for their god in vain


                        F            C
Well, they went for the literal translation
                                          G
Of every text and symbol, sacred work and screed
       C           F         C
They obsessed over minor variations
                          G             C
Misconstrued the truth to justify their deeds


         Am                   G             C
And they thought that all the others were afflicted
              Am              D                  G
And those who knew the secret handshake would be saved
         C              F                 C
And they thought in the end they'd all be lifted
                         G              C
Now they're lying in the beds that they made


CHORUS:
         F                       C
Ah, they waited for their god in vain
           F                       C    G
Yeah, they waited for their god in vain
C                   F                C                 F
Standing with their luggage, waiting for the transport plane
     G                       C
They waited for their god in vain


INSTRUMENTAL: C F C   G   C F C   G C
              Am G C   Am D G   C F C   G C


CHORUS:
         F                       C
Ah, they waited for their god in vain
           F                       C    G
Yeah, they waited for their god in vain
          C                    F             C                F
When they called out for their god, each one used a different name
     G                       C
They waited for their god in vain
                      F                  C               F
This is all we can conclude, from what's left of their remains
     G                       C     C-G-C
They waited for their god in vain