Mouths Stretched To Mother Bird
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[Intro ]
E Amaj7 F#m
[Verso 1]
E
With woven hands, we walk barefoot, we're crossing streams
Amaj7
From carpet bomb airplanes, we will drop anything
F#m
That seems to heavy for us to hold on our tongues
E
And a rabbit's foot around your neck, well good luck to you
Amaj7
I Will stay put, like a weed, I have grown into
F#m
Something that's ugly parts are not always discreet
F#m
That which eats the sweetest honey from pollen-soaked bees
[Verso 2]
E
And I am my shadow; a lesser part of myself
Amaj7
Much like a slug is just a snail without a shell
F#m
Hover above you and slip my fingers in your mouth
E
And if you listen carefully, you'll be rewarded with
Amaj7
My tongue in an urn, which strips your longing to live
F#m
Hover above you and slip my fingers in your mouth
F#m
I am the chisel the carves out the name on your grave
F#m
I am the chisel that carves the wrinkles in your face
[Verso 3]
E
I have no faith in God, cause I've no fucking faith in myself
Amaj7 E
We are stale holy wafers set aside to collect dust on the shelf
Amaj7 E
And the mountains look better without any flags at their peaks
Amaj7 E
And what more can be said when your tongue is torn out from your teeth
Amaj7 E
And I try to hold it together but I am so afraid to die
Amaj7 E
But I don't want to live forever, eternity is just too long a time
Amaj7 E
I try to hold it together but I am so afraid to die
Amaj7 E
But I don't want to live forever, eternity is just too long a time
Amaj7 E
Amaj7 E
Amaj7 E
Amaj7 E
Amaj7 E
And I'm sorry, I need you know that I'm sorry
Amaj7 E
I want you to know that I'm sorry
Amaj7 E
I need you to know that I love you, no matter how difficult things are
Amaj7 E
I still hold you close in the dark
Amaj7 E
Amaj7 E
Amaj7 E
Amaj7 E
{Long break}
Em C G Gmaj7
Em C G Gmaj7
[Verso 4]
Em C
And you share way too much in common with the one
G Gmaj7 Em
That Saint Michael cast below the cloudy floor
C G Gmaj7
Tell me you love me and get down upon your knees and pray that whatever god exists forgives me
Em C G Gmaj7 Em
The mother pine; it sat erect above my head, you loathe the living but you dearly miss the dead
C
And on your bed; we're planting seeds upon your chest
G Gmaj7 Em
As I try and imagine what you look like undressed
{Refrain}
G
Em G
And the lord takes just as much as he makes
Em G
Yeah, the lord takes just as much as he makes
[Verso 5]
Em C G Gmaj7
Watch a video of you learning to walk, I see your face in Rorschach blots, everywhere
Em C G Gmaj7
And now they're saying that I'll pay for what I did, but I was just a stupid kid and nothing more
Em C G Gmaj7
Em C G Gmaj7
[Verso 6]
Em C G Gmaj7
Xanax is a pill much easier to swallow than admitting to the world that you were wrong
Em C G Gmaj7
And it's harder to be sorry for the things you've done than it is to write another pathetic song
Em C G Gmaj7
Closed-casket funeral, cause not a single one of us could bear to see you with a hole inside your head
Em C G Gmaj7 Em
And I tried my best to loosen up your noose but I think that I just tightened it instead
{Refrain}
G
Em G
And the lord takes just as much as he makes
Em G
Yeah, the lord takes just as much as he makes
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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