The Human Race
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse 1]
D
I'm burning up Inside
G
I can't think clearly
Em
Threatened us so nearly
A
everything I love so dearly
D
G
a lot of grief could be that simple
Em
Shall we get it over with and take one in
A
the temple
[Chorus]
Em A D
Nobody wins in the human race
A G
A candy colored masquerade
A
What a bold mistake
Em A D
Maybe Ive had all I can Take
[Verse 2]
G Em
I had a bad dream where all my teeth
A
Crumbled in my hand
Am
I could explode upon command
D G
Dissolve right where I stand
Em
In the darkest corners of my mind
A7
I wanna feel the sunshine
A
Cut free the ties that bind
A7
Figure out what I seek to find
[Chorus]
Em A D
Nobody wins in the human race
A G
A candy colored masquerade
A
What a bold mistake
Em A D
Maybe Ive had all I can take
[Verse 3]
D G
I gotta go, it's the price of admission
Em
Follow your intuition
A
Stick around till the party's over
D G
And fear not the serpents at your feet
Em
Love everyone you meet
A
Before you're six feet 'neath the clover
(Ending interlude)
D
And you will dig a dozen rows
G
And you'll plant them in the spring
Em A
Count the days till your hands get tough
D
And try not to cry
D7
For the in the by and by
D G A
Shit and death turn to good dirt
D
If you give it long enough
(End)
Pls like it took me sooo long to make
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