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Gideons Bible

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Fairly simple song if you're good with barre chords, enjoy.
[Intro]
Fm  Bb
[Verse]
Bbsus4Holding on, with both eyes, to things that don't exist
Bbsus4Peering through the cutting wrist, at grand old mother greedy
Bbsus4Rolling out the cotton ship, upon the carpet pillow
Bbsus4Throttling children callously, a messy day with Clancy
[Chorus]
   BbGideon lFied Gmand Gideon Gm7died
   EbThe fForce of CBbhina fFelt
   BbGideon sFmiled Gmas Gideon Gm7died
   EbThe thFought of CBbhina hFeld.
[Verse]
Bbsus4Rolling out the golden robes and other foreign language
Bbsus4Stretching out the verbs and nouns together in the greeting
Bbsus4Some that felt the blade often, some deep confused emotion
Bbsus4Struck eye first against the wall of China under fire.
[Chorus]
   BbGideon lFied Gmand Gideon Gm7died
   EbThe fForce of CBbhina fFelt
   BbGideon sFmiled Gmas Gideon Gm7died
   EbThe thFought of CBbhina hFeld.
Repeat intro chords ad infinitum/nauseam...

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Gideons Bible

by John Cale

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbsus4

Gm7

Fairly simple song if you're good with barre chords, enjoy.

[Intro]

Fm Bb

[Verse]

Bbsus4

Holding on, with both eyes, to things that don't exist

Bbsus4

Peering through the cutting wrist, at grand old mother greedy

Bbsus4

Rolling out the cotton ship, upon the carpet pillow

Bbsus4

Throttling children callously, a messy day with Clancy

[Chorus]

Bb F Gm Gm7

Gideon lied and Gideon died

Eb F Bb F

The force of China felt

Bb F Gm Gm7

Gideon smiled as Gideon died

Eb F Bb F

The thought of China held.

[Verse]

Bbsus4

Rolling out the golden robes and other foreign language

Bbsus4

Stretching out the verbs and nouns together in the greeting

Bbsus4

Some that felt the blade often, some deep confused emotion

Bbsus4

Struck eye first against the wall of China under fire.

[Chorus]

Bb F Gm Gm7

Gideon lied and Gideon died

Eb F Bb F

The force of China felt

Bb F Gm Gm7

Gideon smiled as Gideon died

Eb F Bb F

The thought of China held.

Repeat intro chords ad infinitum/nauseam...

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