Intro
C Cmaj7 Em Em
Verse 1
C
Who are we? Somes I wonder
Em
Mercenaries or lovers?
F C
On this side of the thunder
G
It can be awful hard to know
C
Sell our love for the paycheck or
Em
Spend the night on the freight deck
F C
For all the dues that we collect
G
Our hearts can be overdrawn
Chorus
F C G
Dead in the water, like lamb to the slaughter
Am G F
If the wind doesn't sing her song
C G
And I'm speaking in tongues
F C G G C
'Cause I need a Holy Ghost
Verse 2
C
The geeks, they can smell when you're coming
Em
Even out in the cold
F C
They'll wait you out, yeah, they'll grind you down
G
But they're gonna get what they're owed
C
And I know the red thread unravels
Em
I know you're blue and you're black
F C
But there's still , if you don't mind
G
The way that the odds are stacked
[Chorus]
Ending
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C C Em Em F C G G G