You Told Me To Trust The Book So I Read It And The Villain Was The One You Were Praying To
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Intro
D Bm G A
D Bm
If I were a Christian, I'd follow the other side
G
The one who never killed a soul
A
The one they vilified
D
He tempts, he lies, he accuses
Bm
That's all they've got
G
No graves to his name
A
Your god fills the whole damn lot
Bm G
He drowned the world and called it grace
D A
Start again from scratch
Bm G D A
Burned Sodom to the ground and left nothing but the ash
D A
Your god is love, your god is light
Bm G
Your god kills children in the night
D A
Read the book, count the dead
G A D
The devil never did what your god said
D Bm
He cracked the earth and swallowed families where they stood
G A
Turned Lot's wife to salt for looking back, like any mother would
D Bm
He marked the doors in blood and took the firstborns while they slept
G A
Your god walked Egypt killing children while their mothers fucking wept
Bm G D
He told his chosen people leave no survivors when you're done
Bm G
Your god's a fascist, not a father
D A
Love won't kill your fucking son
D A
Your god is love, your god is light
Bm G
Your god kills children in the night
D A
Read the book, count the dead
G A D
The devil never did what your god said
{Instrumental}
D A Bm G
D A Bm G
D Bm
If I was a Christian, I'd take food from the hungry first
G A
I'd pull it from their childrens' hands then pray inside my church
D Bm
I'd build a golden ceiling while his children beg outside
G A
Then cast my vote to make damn sure the least of these have died
D A
Your god is love, your god is light
Bm G
Your god kills children in the night
D A
Read the book, count the dead
G A D A Bm G
The devil never did what your god said
D A Bm
Count the dead
G A D
The devil never did what your god said
Outro
D Bm G A
How to play You Told Me To Trust The Book So I Read It And The Villain Was The One You Were Praying To
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