Chords with lyrics
Intro: D MajorD D/B Aadd9Aadd9 G+G G/DG/D e|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------| BB|-----3------|-----3------|-----3------|-----3------|-----3------| G+G|---2---2--2-|--2----2--2-|-------2--2-|---0---0--0-|--0----0--0-| D MajorD|--0-0---0---|---0----0---|--2-----2---|----0---0---|-0-0----0---| A augmentedA|------------|-2----------|-0-0--------|------------|------------| E MajorE|------------|------------|------------|-3----------|------------| Gadd6 G+G e|--------0---|------------| BB|------3---3-|-------3----| G+G|--0---------|-0---0----0-| D MajorD|-0--0-------|---0-----0--| A augmentedA|------------|------------| E MajorE|------------|------------|
Verse: D MajorD When the earth was still flat D/B And the clouds made of fire G+G And mountains stretched up to the sky G+G Sometimes higher G+G Folks roamed the earth like big rolling kegs D MajorD They had two sets of arms, they had two sets of legs F# minorF#m They had two faces peering out of one giant head E minorEm So they could watch all around them A augmentedA As they talked while they read G+G A augmentedA D MajorD And they never knew nothing of love G+G A augmentedA D MajorD G+G It was before the origin of love D MajorD G+G The origin of love Chorus: B minorBm And there were three sexes then, one of them looked like two men glued up D MajorD back to back G+G Called the children of the sun B minorBm And similar in shape and girth were the children of the earth D MajorD G+G They looked like two girls rolled up in one A augmentedA And the children of the moon B minorBm Were like a fork stuck on a spoon C# minorC#m They were part sun part earth A augmentedA Part daughter part son D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G The origin of love
Verse: D MajorD Now the gods grew quite scared D/B Of our strength and defiance G+G And Thor said, "I'm gonna kill 'em all with my hammer Like I killed the giants." G+G And Zeus said, "No, you'd better let me Use my lightning like scissors D MajorD Like I cut the legs off the whales, dinosaurs and the lizards F# minorF#m Then he grabbed up some bolts G+G And he let out a laugh E minorEm Said, "I'll split them right dowm the middle A augmentedA Gonna cut 'em right up in half." G+G A augmentedA D MajorD And the storm clouds gathered above G+G Into great balls of fire Chorus: B minorBm And then fire shot down from the sky in bolts G+G Like shining blades of a knife B minorBm And it ripped right through the flesh G+G Of the children of the sun and the moon and the earth B minorBm And some indian god sewed the wound up to a hole G+G Pulled it around to our belly to remind us the price we paid B minorBm And Osiris and the gods of the nile G+G Gathered up a big storm E minorEm To blow a hurricane B minorBm To scatter us away G+G In a flood of wind and rain E minorEm And a sea of tidal waves B minorBm To wash us all away G+G And if we don't behave E minorEm They'll cut us down again AbAb G+G And we'll be hopping 'round on one foot D MajorD G+G and looking through one eye D MajorD Last time I saw you B minorBm We'd just split in two G+G You were looking at me A augmentedA I was looking at you D MajorD And you had a way so familiar B minorBm I could not recognize G+G Cuz you had blood on your face A augmentedA I had blood in my eyes D MajorD But I swear by your expression B minorBm That the pain down in your soul G+G A augmentedA Was the same as the one down in mine D MajorD That's the pain B minorBm G+G That cuts a straight line down through the heart A augmentedA We call it love D MajorD We wrapped our arms 'round each other B minorBm Tried to shove ourselves back together G+G A augmentedA We were making love making love D MajorD B minorBm It was a cold dark evening such a long time ago G+G A augmentedA When by the mighty hand of Jove D MajorD B minorBm It was a sad story how we became lonely two-legged creatures G+G A augmentedA The story of the origin of love D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G That's the origin of love
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