Numbers 31 17
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Intro
A A A D
A A A D
[Verso 1]
A D
The context is missing, long long forgotten
A D
Oh, the context, the context is on the milk cartons
A D
But they still fill the bottle for that silhouette of air
A D
The babe will crawl home and suck on excuses and prayers
A D
Context ! Context ! There is context to the slaughter
A D
There is a loving good good reason god's quotations kill a daughter
A D
There's a lump under the rug in religion's house
A A
They will dance and defend anything to keep it from coming out
[Refrão]
A
There's a whore next door, She's your reward
Em
Oh what you could you want, could you want that's more ?
D
Before her death, I heard her say something :
E
"I'm biting into an apple and I'm afraid of nothing ."
Interlude
A A A D
A A A D
[Verso 2]
A D
And here they come with their bullets made of Jesus
A D
The muscle of god that will surely defeat us
A D
The bigger question that's presenting
A D
Is what kind of god are you defending?
A D
The love of a parent that that if you deny
A D
That parent will send you straight down and watch your muscle fry
A D
They will not stop singing and defending that song
D
Rather find the excuse for massacre than be wrong
D7
Rather ignore the lyrics than stop singing along
[Refrão]
A
There's a whore next door, She's your reward
Em
Oh what you could you want, could you want that's more ?
D
Before her death, I heard her say something :
E
"I'm biting into an apple and I'm afraid of nothing ."
A
Oh, oh god says you're such a good boy
Em
Take a child for yourself, for yourself to enjoy
D
Cause what god gives, god can take
E A
And give to you with god-given permission to break
[Ponte]
Em
Break break break
D
Take take take
E
Good boy good good boy good boy good boy good
Good good good good good good good good good good good good good good
Interlude
A A A D
A A A D
[Verso 3]
A
Context ! Context !
D
There is context to the gore
A
Relax your furrowed brow
D
For the rape was blessed by the lord
A
There is no need for concern
D
There is no need for a fight
A
The drug of god's permission
A
Will help you sleep
Sleep
{A}
Sleeeeeeeep at night
[Refrão]
{A}
There's a whore next door
She's your reward
{Em}
Oh what you could you want, could you want that's more ?
{D}
Before her death, I heard her say something :
E A
"I'm biting into an apple and I'm afraid of nothing ."
Em
I'M AFRAID OF NOTHING . (whore next door, she's your reward .)
D
I'M AFRAID OF NOTHING . (oh what could you want, could you want that's more .)
E
I'M AFRAID OF NOTHING . (before her death, I heard her say something .)
(God can give innocence, god can take it .)
D
(And give it to a good man to break it .)
A
The women are ghosts, they are sheets, they're compliant (I'M AFRAID OF NOTHING .)
Em
God made their voices and demanded their silence (I'M AFRAID OF NOTHING .)
D
Oh isn't it strange, the morality of god (I'M AFRAID OF NOTHING .)
E A
Caters to the ones in control, how strange, how odd
Oh you good fucking joy of a boy
Em
You good good good fucking good good good boy
D
Take a child, take one, take two, take another
E D
Your reward for obeying is kids and plunder
A
Cause what god gives, god can take
Em
Cause what god gives, god can take
D
Cause what god gives, god can take
E A
And give to you with god-given permission to break
Outro
A A D
A A A D
{A}
How to play Numbers 31 17
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The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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