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This is the version off of Songs of God and Whiskey.
G#m    C#m
(muted)                     G#m
Oh and God, just leave that Abraham alone
He wants a C#mson, he wants a son
Everybody wants a home
Though I’m G#mnot quite sure if poor Isaac would agree
“My God,” he C#msaid, “what did I do
to make you wanna watch me bleed?”
And I feel G#msick tonight, I feel just like
The dancing flame on a funeral light
And I’m C#mnot sure if I want you to save me
And I’d be G#mless uptight
if I knew the sight of blood
was just a weakness
And C#mnot the whole reason
that you made me
Cause sometimes I think it G#mis
G#m   C#m
Oh and G#mGod, just go and leave me all alone
I’m not your C#mson, I’m not your son
Everybody dies alone
Was this G#mworld just not quite hard enough for you
I guess like C#manyone you’ve got
Your own scores to settle too
And I’m so G#mpissed tonight, I feel just like
The last remaining Canaanite
And I C#mdon’t think that I will be returning
And if you G#mwanna see the irony
And the savage price of piety
There’s a C#mlot of us who are going to be burning
How does it G#mfeel?
G#m   C#m
And the Esorrow that I know
when I’m Balone, I can’t express
All these Edarling angels singing in my Bear
And the Ecomfort of their touch,
it cuts right Bthrough this emptiness
And it’s F#everything I want and everything I G#mfear
But I don’t fear C#mGod!
G#mHoooooC#mooo      x2
That Echild was my friend
I spent a Blong time with his curse
I can Efeel him trembling beneath his Bplea
I don’t Eknow if there is water
All I Bknow is there’s this thirst
And it F#might be for the best
Though I’m not quite sure if Isaac would G#magree

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Poor Isaac

by The Airborne Toxic Event

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G#m

C#m

This is the version off of Songs of God and Whiskey.

G#m C#m

(muted) G#m

Oh and God, just leave that Abraham alone

C#m

He wants a son, he wants a son

Everybody wants a home

G#m

Though I’m not quite sure if poor Isaac would agree

C#m

“My God,” he said, “what did I do

to make you wanna watch me bleed?”

G#m

And I feel sick tonight, I feel just like

The dancing flame on a funeral light

C#m

And I’m not sure if I want you to save me

G#m

And I’d be less uptight

if I knew the sight of blood

was just a weakness

C#m

And not the whole reason

that you made me

G#m

Cause sometimes I think it is

G#m C#m

G#m

Oh and God, just go and leave me all alone

C#m

I’m not your son, I’m not your son

Everybody dies alone

G#m

Was this world just not quite hard enough for you

C#m

I guess like anyone you’ve got

Your own scores to settle too

G#m

And I’m so pissed tonight, I feel just like

The last remaining Canaanite

C#m

And I don’t think that I will be returning

G#m

And if you wanna see the irony

And the savage price of piety

C#m

There’s a lot of us who are going to be burning

G#m

How does it feel?

G#m C#m

And the sorrow that I know

when I’m alone, I can’t express

E B

All these darling angels singing in my ear

And the comfort of their touch,

it cuts right through this emptiness

F# G#m

And it’s everything I want and everything I fear

C#m

But I don’t fear God!

G#m C#m

Hoooooooo x2

That child was my friend

I spent a long time with his curse

E B

I can feel him trembling beneath his plea

I don’t know if there is water

All I know is there’s this thirst

And it might be for the best

G#m

Though I’m not quite sure if Isaac would agree

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