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boys and girls, 
this is a terrific song and i needed to make sure that you are able to enjoy it as much as i do.
i took something from their live show and tried it out with their album version.
cheers
CAPO 1st fret
INTRO
C C C C
 G   F   C(4x)
C
VERSE
As the cGhill finally Fhit your sCkin.
Your accGomplFice turned you Cin.
JulieGt you Fhad your rCeasAmons,
migraGine halFlucinations.C  
Had no GwaFy to defiCne,
the Gstart and the Fstop of your Freudian mCind.
I beliGeved Fyou when you sCaid God tAmold you what to Gdo.
But the FGod inside your head was wCrong.
Fell Gin to a Fpassionate clCique.
Only wGay to tFruth is isolCation.
PatriaGrch, patriFarch tell me wChat to Amdo.
PatriaGrch, FI must follow through.
CHORUS
EmOh, the Flight.
EmShaking on the flFoor.
EmSpeaking tongues of Fangels.
Surely DmI must be in the right.
Oh, this tFempest loves to FfigCht.
INTERLUDE
C
VERSE
Blood bGath on the FJohn Muir trCail.
And the hGikFer recalled the tCail.
JuliGet and her fFriend stood Cat the Amedge.
JuliGet jFumped without restraint.
Her friFend fell back, lost faith.
WithoFut a God to bFlame.
OUTRO
C C C C
GAhhhhhhaFhhhhhh Ahh CAhhhh
GAhhhhhhaFhhhhhh Ahh CAhhhh
GAhhhhhhaFhhhhhh Ahh CAhhAmhh
GAhhhhhhaFhhhhhh FAhhhhhhFmaj7ahhhhhh
Ahh CAhhhh

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Patriarch

by Delta Spirit

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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boys and girls,

this is a terrific song and i needed to make sure that you are able to enjoy it as much as i do.

i took something from their live show and tried it out with their album version.

cheers

CAPO 1st fret

INTRO

C C C C

G F C

(4x)

VERSE

G F C

As the chill finally hit your skin.

G F C

Your accomplice turned you in.

G F C Am

Juliet you had your reasons,

G F C

migraine hallucinations.

G F C

Had no way to define,

G F C

the start and the stop of your Freudian mind.

G F C Am G

I believed you when you said God told you what to do.

F C

But the God inside your head was wrong.

G F C

Fell in to a passionate clique.

G F C

Only way to truth is isolation.

G F C Am

Patriarch, patriarch tell me what to do.

G F

Patriarch, I must follow through.

CHORUS

Em F

Oh, the light.

Em F

Shaking on the floor.

Em F

Speaking tongues of angels.

Surely I must be in the right.

F F C

Oh, this tempest loves to fight.

INTERLUDE

VERSE

G F C

Blood bath on the John Muir trail.

G F C

And the hiker recalled the tail.

G F C Am

Juliet and her friend stood at the edge.

G F

Juliet jumped without restraint.

Her friend fell back, lost faith.

F F

Without a God to blame.

OUTRO

C C C C

G F C

Ahhhhhhahhhhhh Ahh Ahhhh

G F C

Ahhhhhhahhhhhh Ahh Ahhhh

G F C Am

Ahhhhhhahhhhhh Ahh Ahhhh

G F F Fmaj7

Ahhhhhhahhhhhh Ahhhhhhahhhhhh

Ahh Ahhhh

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