The Torch Committee chords by Josh Ritter

Chords with lyrics

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Verse 1:

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Good evening, may we say again

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How pleased we are that you've come in

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The day was long, your bed was soft

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Still there's some names we're crossing off

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It says here by your file you

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Have been so loyal, brave, and true

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We need not fret, you need not fear

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And so we come to why you're here

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Verse 2:

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The torch committee now confirms

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The truth of rumors lately heard

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That there come monsters in our midst

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Well-disguised and carefully hid

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Anywhere and anyone

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The root of every evil done

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But you will help us root them out

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The torch committee has no doubt

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Verse 3:

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We see your hands and legs are tied

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In clearest breach of by-law five

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And left here in this little room

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In clearest breach of by-law two

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And though you know that we take pains

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The process of the law remains

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All technicalities aside

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You'll see our hands are also tied

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Verse 4:

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For us, the job brings only pain

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To see you naked in these chains

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To see you naked where you stand

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Where so many others have

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Imagine how it feels each day

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To send so many men a way

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But see we've got a job and we

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Must dot each "i" and cross each "t"

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Verse 5:

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Something's horribly amiss

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How else could you be on our list

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Still we all know directive twelve

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All those so named must prove themselves

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To hungry mob and angry crowd

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Young men making families proud

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By means not meant for light of day

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We wish there was a softer way

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Verse 6:

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Wait, suppose that we untie

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Your hands to sign upon this line

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To pledge that you have always been

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A augmentedA patriot and citizen

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Please ignore the legalese

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Lawyers (am I right?) now see

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Why we're so happy that you came

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Appendix three and list of names

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Verse 7:

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Pardon us but we can't help

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But laugh, if you could see yourself

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Relax, it's always strange to see

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The names on each appendix three

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Brothers, fathers, sons, and wives

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The ones with whom you've shared your life

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Mothers, daughters, sisters, friends

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Patriots and citizens

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Children playing in the street

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Strangers whom you chance to meet

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The god to whom you chance to pray

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The girl with whom you choose to stay

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We know the monsters, know their names

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By which they go and which they've changed

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And every whisper that we've heard

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We've read their poison, every word

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How we wish that we could say

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That each of them will walk away

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But sadly it's the awful truth

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It's them or us, it's them or you

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Verse 9:

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So put your finger to the names

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The only cure for fear is blame

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In doing so, you're doing good

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There's many called who never would

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Who stuck by what they thought was right

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Who disappeared by dark of night

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Who disappeared into the breeze

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Left no family left to grieve

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Verse 10:

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There, now see, that wasn't bad

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As you leave, you can be glad

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That you have done your little part

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To fight the monsters in the dark

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But have a care, the night is cold

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Take a torch before you go

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And we will keep you safe and warm

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That's what the torch committee's for

Outro:
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