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Bhagavan Decreed

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"Bhagavan Decreed" chords off of the amazing One More Road/More A Legend Than A
Band record. Listen to the song for precise timing during chord changes.
Putting a capo on the third fret and working from there (G becomes the E shape,
C is the A shape, etc.) works best - this is how it is played on the album cuts.
G
GTrains cannot defeat me when I'm Cstoned, little Gdarling
GSticks and stones can beat you out of tiA7meD7  
And I'm Gstanding on the brink of a Cbridge that's black at sGunrise
I Gdon't think I'll be A7home in time to dGine
CEach plant has a root that's dipped in Gblood
So Clater on we'll all find out we're A7just nameless D7mud
And I'm Gsayin' goodbye to those oCld-time demons, dGarling
GLeave at your oA7wn risk, not miGne
(Repeat the pattern throughout the remainder of the song)
Why can't you make it to the place you're always going to
Could it be you're going to all the time
Well, I might be traveling backwards when I wake up tomorrow
If you must go won't you please leave me a dime
The earth turns on as Bhagavan decreed
So later on we'll see ourselves and all be free
But sayin' goodbye to you is suicidal, darling
Don't hang your mind up just where I hang mine
Life is a quarry, you can dig all you want to
Rockin' jumpin' ball go up or down
And you can burn your brain cells out just trying to get higher
But you'll find the highest place is underground
They've got you like the moon has got the tide
You say you're drifting babe, you're going for a ride
You say one day soon we will all stand as brothers
GTill then I guess we'll A7just stand aroundG  C  G  

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Bhagavan Decreed

by The Flatlanders

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

"Bhagavan Decreed" chords off of the amazing One More Road/More A Legend Than A

Band record. Listen to the song for precise timing during chord changes.

Putting a capo on the third fret and working from there (G becomes the E shape,

C is the A shape, etc.) works best - this is how it is played on the album cuts.

G C G

Trains cannot defeat me when I'm stoned, little darling

G A7 D7

Sticks and stones can beat you out of time

G C G

And I'm standing on the brink of a bridge that's black at sunrise

G A7 G

I don't think I'll be home in time to dine

C G

Each plant has a root that's dipped in blood

C A7 D7

So later on we'll all find out we're just nameless mud

G C G

And I'm sayin' goodbye to those old-time demons, darling

G A7 G

Leave at your own risk, not mine

(Repeat the pattern throughout the remainder of the song)

Why can't you make it to the place you're always going to

Could it be you're going to all the time

Well, I might be traveling backwards when I wake up tomorrow

If you must go won't you please leave me a dime

The earth turns on as Bhagavan decreed

So later on we'll see ourselves and all be free

But sayin' goodbye to you is suicidal, darling

Don't hang your mind up just where I hang mine

Life is a quarry, you can dig all you want to

Rockin' jumpin' ball go up or down

And you can burn your brain cells out just trying to get higher

But you'll find the highest place is underground

They've got you like the moon has got the tide

You say you're drifting babe, you're going for a ride

You say one day soon we will all stand as brothers

G A7 G C G

Till then I guess we'll just stand around

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