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[Intro]
Em D/F# G Em A G
Em D/F# G Em A G
[Verse]
EmShe always brings me what I need
EmWithout I beg and sweat and bleed
DWhen we're alone at night
CWaiting for the call
She Emfeeds my skin
EmSixteen and on the run from home
EmFound a job in Times Square working live S & M shows
DTwenty-five bucks (a fuck)
And CJohn's a happy man
DShe wipes the filth away
And it's Bback on the streets aGgaiAn
[Chorus]
Spreading the diCseaseEm  
Everybody GneeAds
But Gno one wants to Emsee
[Verse 2]
EmFather William saved her from the streets
EmShe drank the lifeblood from the saviour's feet
DShe's Sister Mary now, Ceyes as cold as ice
DHe takes her once a week
On the Baltar like a CsacDriGficAe
[Chorus 2]
Spreading the diCseaseEm  
Everybody GneeAds
But Gno one wants to Emsee
[Solo]
Em D/F# G Em A G
Em D/F# G Em A G
Em
Am
[Bridge]
ReAmligion and sex are powerplays
MaAmnipulate the people for the money they pay
AmSelling skin, selling God
The Amnumbers look the same on their credit cards
Am C D
EmPoliticians say no to drugs
EmWhile we pay for wars in South America
Am C D
EmFighting fire with empty words
While the Embanks get fat and the poor stay poor
And the Emrich get rich and the cops get paid
To Emlook away as the one percent rules AmeGricaA  
[Chorus 3]
Spreading the diCseaseEm  
Everybody GneeAds
But Gno one wants to CseeEm  
The way socieGtyA  
Keeps Gspreading the disease
[Outro]
Em D/F# G Em A G
Em D/F# G Em A G
G A G

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Spreading The Disease

by Queensrÿche

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

[Intro]

Em D/F# G Em A G

[Verse]

She always brings me what I need

Without I beg and sweat and bleed

When we're alone at night

Waiting for the call

She feeds my skin

Sixteen and on the run from home

Found a job in Times Square working live S & M shows

Twenty-five bucks (a fuck)

And John's a happy man

She wipes the filth away

B G A

And it's back on the streets again

[Chorus]

C Em

Spreading the disease

G A

Everybody needs

G Em

But no one wants to see

[Verse 2]

Father William saved her from the streets

She drank the lifeblood from the saviour's feet

D C

She's Sister Mary now, eyes as cold as ice

He takes her once a week

B C D G A

On the altar like a sacrifice

[Chorus 2]

C Em

Spreading the disease

G A

Everybody needs

G Em

But no one wants to see

[Solo]

Em D/F# G Em A G

[Bridge]

Religion and sex are powerplays

Manipulate the people for the money they pay

Selling skin, selling God

The numbers look the same on their credit cards

Am C D

Politicians say no to drugs

While we pay for wars in South America

Am C D

Fighting fire with empty words

While the banks get fat and the poor stay poor

And the rich get rich and the cops get paid

Em G A

To look away as the one percent rules America

[Chorus 3]

C Em

Spreading the disease

G A

Everybody needs

G C Em

But no one wants to see

G A

The way society

Keeps spreading the disease

[Outro]

Em D/F# G Em A G

G A G

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