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Kingdom come from the Darwin Song Project
 DmThe wasp she lays an Fegg
 'Neath a Bbcaterpillar's Fskin
 BbIt hatches and the Flarva grows
 Feasting from witBbhin
 DmIt kills the host then Foff it goes
 To Bbsting anoCther Fone
 GmSeems to Fme there's too much misery to belDmieve in CKingdom DmCome
 DmKingdom BbCome
 CKingdom FCome
 DmSeems to Bbme there's Ctoo much F#mmisery Amto believe in Kingdom DmCome
 DmI've a secret guarantFeed
 To make the Bbtheologians sqFuirm
 All it Bbtakes is time to Fmake a man
 From the lowliest of Bbworms
 DmWe are not the Fpinnacle
 NobBbody's Cchosen Fones
 GmCan the mFinds of men be trusted with such Dmthings as CKingdom DmCome
 DmKingdom BbCome
 CKingdom FCome
 DmCan the mBbinds of Cmen be F#mtrusted with such Amthings as Kingdom DmCome
ODmnce I had a Fdaughter
She Bbdied before her tFime
I Bbsponged her fevered Fbrow
And cursed her bilious dBbecline
I Dmfeel her like a Fphantom limb
BbPins and nCeedles Fnumb
FGmriend I cFannot comprehend what makes you cDmling to KiCngdom CoDmme
 DmKingdom BbCome
 CKingdom FCome
 DmFriend I Bbcannot cCompreheF#mnd what makes you Amcling to Kingdom CDmome
 DmKingdom BbCome
 CKingdom FCome
 DmSeems to Bbme there's Ctoo much F#mmisery
 Can the Dmminds of Bbmen be Ctrusted
 DmI cannot Bbcomprehend wChat makes you F#mcling to AmKingdom DmCome
(Only one strum on each chord in this verse - also sung quieter)
 I've known Dmcommunion in Fconviction
 And the Bbloneliness of Fdoubt
 Does the Bbmaster mark the Fsparrow's fall
 Or just let it all plBbay out
 If Dmonly for your Fsake my love
 I Bbwish I Ccould sFuccumb
 GmBridge the Fvoid and join for Dmeternity in your CKingdom DmCome
 DmKingdom BbCome
 CKingdom FCome
 DmBridge the Bbvoid and Cjoin F#mfor eterAmnity in your Kingdom DmCome
 DmKingdom BbCome
 CKingdom FCome
 DmBridge the Bbvoid and Cjoin F#mfor eterAmnity in your Kingdom DmCome
 DmKingdom BbCome
 CKingdom FCome
 DmSeems to Bbme there's Ctoo much F#mmisery to Ambelieve in Kingdom DmCome
 DmKingdom BbCome
 CKingdom FCome
 DmCan the mBbinds of Cmen be F#mtrusted with such Amthings as Kingdom DmCome

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Kingdom Come

by Mark Erelli

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F#m

Kingdom come from the Darwin Song Project

Dm F

The wasp she lays an egg

Bb F

'Neath a caterpillar's skin

Bb F

It hatches and the larva grows

Feasting from within

Dm F

It kills the host then off it goes

Bb C F

To sting another one

Gm F Dm C Dm

Seems to me there's too much misery to believe in Kingdom Come

Dm Bb

Kingdom Come

C F

Kingdom Come

Dm Bb C F#m Am Dm

Seems to me there's too much misery to believe in Kingdom Come

Dm F

I've a secret guaranteed

Bb F

To make the theologians squirm

Bb F

All it takes is time to make a man

From the lowliest of worms

Dm F

We are not the pinnacle

Bb C F

Nobody's chosen ones

Gm F Dm C Dm

Can the minds of men be trusted with such things as Kingdom Come

Dm Bb

Kingdom Come

C F

Kingdom Come

Dm Bb C F#m Am Dm

Can the minds of men be trusted with such things as Kingdom Come

Dm F

Once I had a daughter

Bb F

She died before her time

Bb F

I sponged her fevered brow

And cursed her bilious decline

Dm F

I feel her like a phantom limb

Bb C F

Pins and needles numb

Gm F Dm C Dm

Friend I cannot comprehend what makes you cling to Kingdom Come

Dm Bb

Kingdom Come

C F

Kingdom Come

Dm Bb C F#m Am Dm

Friend I cannot comprehend what makes you cling to Kingdom Come

Dm Bb

Kingdom Come

C F

Kingdom Come

Dm Bb C F#m

Seems to me there's too much misery

Dm Bb C

Can the minds of men be trusted

Dm Bb C F#m Am Dm

I cannot comprehend what makes you cling to Kingdom Come

(Only one strum on each chord in this verse - also sung quieter)

Dm F

I've known communion in conviction

Bb F

And the loneliness of doubt

Bb F

Does the master mark the sparrow's fall

Or just let it all play out

Dm F

If only for your sake my love

Bb C F

I wish I could succumb

Gm F Dm C Dm

Bridge the void and join for eternity in your Kingdom Come

Dm Bb

Kingdom Come

C F

Kingdom Come

Dm Bb C F#m Am Dm

Bridge the void and join for eternity in your Kingdom Come

Dm Bb

Kingdom Come

C F

Kingdom Come

Dm Bb C F#m Am Dm

Bridge the void and join for eternity in your Kingdom Come

Dm Bb

Kingdom Come

C F

Kingdom Come

Dm Bb C F#m Am Dm

Seems to me there's too much misery to believe in Kingdom Come

Dm Bb

Kingdom Come

C F

Kingdom Come

Dm Bb C F#m Am Dm

Can the minds of men be trusted with such things as Kingdom Come

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