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Belly And The Beast

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Cminor

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1/22

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 22Position: 8

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Tuning:Standard
Intro:
e|-----------|-------|----------|----------|
B|-----------|-------|----------|----------|
G|-----------|-------|----------|----------|
D|-----------|-------|----------|----------|
A|-10-----10-|---8---|--5—5h6p5-|-----3----|
E|-8---8-----|--10---|--6-------|-6---3----|
e|-----------|-------|-----------------|
B|-----------|-------|-----------------|
G|-----------|-------|-----------------| 
D|-----------|-------|-----------------|
A|-10-----10-|---8---|---------6-------|
E|-8---8-----|--10---|--6-6/8--8--8--8-|
I iCmn my longBbing fly out D#in the nigG#ht
Cmunveiled and iBbrreverently dreG#ssed
I’m Cmlip-stuck and Bbliquored up- pD#icking a fG#ight
I’m the wCmicked wicked wD#itch of the wG#est
Cmover the alBbleyways, baD#ckward and bG#lind
and the Cmsad and insBbatiable spraG#wl
Cmover the maBbrketplace, dD#arkly definG#ed
Cmhis desert is D#sounding a cG#all 
Bb   G#
Cmhe was a bBbusinessman tD#wenty-five G#years
when the Cmangel appeaBbred with his G#orders
I am Cmmaking you Bbmine, my diD#vine volunG#teer
and I’m Cmflying you D#over the bordG#er
and hCme can’t reBbcall where it D#all fell apG#art
was it Cmnorth of meBbdina or soG#uth?
where the Cmprophecy eBbnds and the pD#olitics stG#art
where the Cmweapon went D#into his mG#outh 
Bridge
Cmand everyone’s sC#leeping, and he’s fCmlying oCutFm  
and no one can C#keep him dCmown nCow Fm  
(Instrumental, Same Chords Verse)
the mCmorning delBbivers the nD#ews to my dG#oor
of my prCmesident’s Bbwar in the eG#ast
but Cmhe doesn’t tBbell me and D#I don’t know G#who’s
in the Cmbelly and wD#ho is the beG#ast
when there’s Cmno place to rBbun to, when there’s D#no place to hiG#de
it won’t mCmatter whose sBbide you are G#on
like the Cmbomb in the basBbement we couldn’t D#stop if we trG#ied
and it Cmwon’t be long, and it D#won’t be long, and it G#won’t be long... 
|   Hhammer-on
| p  pull-off

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Belly And The Beast

by Anaïs Mitchell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

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Tuning:Standard

Intro:

e|-----------|-------|----------|----------|

B|-----------|-------|----------|----------|

G|-----------|-------|----------|----------|

D|-----------|-------|----------|----------|

A|-10-----10-|---8---|--5—5h6p5-|-----3----|

E|-8---8-----|--10---|--6-------|-6---3----|

e|-----------|-------|-----------------|

B|-----------|-------|-----------------|

G|-----------|-------|-----------------|

D|-----------|-------|-----------------|

A|-10-----10-|---8---|---------6-------|

E|-8---8-----|--10---|--6-6/8--8--8--8-|

Cm Bb D# G#

I in my longing fly out in the night

Cm Bb G#

unveiled and irreverently dressed

Cm Bb D# G#

I’m lip-stuck and liquored up- picking a fight

Cm D# G#

I’m the wicked wicked witch of the west

Cm Bb D# G#

over the alleyways, backward and blind

Cm Bb G#

and the sad and insatiable sprawl

Cm Bb D# G#

over the marketplace, darkly defined

Cm D# G#

his desert is sounding a call

Bb G#

Cm Bb D# G#

he was a businessman twenty-five years

Cm Bb G#

when the angel appeared with his orders

Cm Bb D# G#

I am making you mine, my divine volunteer

Cm D# G#

and I’m flying you over the border

Cm Bb D# G#

and he can’t recall where it all fell apart

Cm Bb G#

was it north of medina or south?

Cm Bb D# G#

where the prophecy ends and the politics start

Cm D# G#

where the weapon went into his mouth

Bridge

Cm C# Cm C Fm

and everyone’s sleeping, and he’s flying out

C# Cm C Fm

and no one can keep him down now

(Instrumental, Same Chords Verse)

Cm Bb D# G#

the morning delivers the news to my door

Cm Bb G#

of my president’s war in the east

Cm Bb D# G#

but he doesn’t tell me and I don’t know who’s

Cm D# G#

in the belly and who is the beast

Cm Bb D# G#

when there’s no place to run to, when there’s no place to hide

Cm Bb G#

it won’t matter whose side you are on

Cm Bb D# G#

like the bomb in the basement we couldn’t stop if we tried

Cm D# G#

and it won’t be long, and it won’t be long, and it won’t be long...

| hammer-on

| p pull-off

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