First Song Part 2 chords by Ramshackle Glory

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard

Difficulty: Novice

C majorC E MajorE FF C majorC
C E MajorE FF G+G

C majorC              E MajorE
I took the needle out of my arm about
FF     C majorC
A augmentedA year ago today,
C majorC                 E MajorE
And every day since then I’ve been taking
FF          G+G
The needle out of my brain.
FF               G+G
So when I’m staring down at my hands I can’t explain
   E MajorE              FF
Just what it is that I’m thinking of,
               G+G            C majorC
Except thank god that all my veins have to pump is my blood.

C majorC E MajorE FF C majorC
C E MajorE FF G+G

C majorC           E MajorE
I’ve done you so much wrong I can’t believe
FF        C majorC
You would still talk to me.
C majorC             E MajorE
And I say so much bullshit I can’t believe
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That anyone around me can breathe.
FF             G+G
I know that it’s a little dramatic,
  E MajorE              FF
But the word for not changing is “dead.”
             G+G                  C majorC
So I’m getting better, my friends, but please don’t hold your breath.

C majorC E MajorE FF C majorC
C E MajorE FF G+G

C majorC       E MajorE
I met a man in rehab the first time,
FF        C majorC
An organizer in prison.
C majorC              E MajorE
He lived in Chicago when the cops shot Fred Hampton,
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But he was just a kid back then.
FF             G+G
Justice doesn’t flow from police guns,
  E MajorE            FF
I’m reminded of that all the time.
           G+G          C majorC
As long as there is a law, peace will be a crime.

C majorC E MajorE FF C majorC
C E MajorE FF G+G

C majorC          E MajorE
What the news calls economics,
FF        C majorC
I still call it violence.
C majorC        E MajorE
If your god is a judge or a jailer,
FF        G+G
I’m still an atheist.
FF               G+G
But I try to have faith in the things that will happen;
E MajorE            FF
I get saved from myself when i do.
                G+G           C majorC
So maybe “god” isn’t the right word, but I believe in you.

C majorC E MajorE FF C majorC