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From the album 'Mangy Love'
[Introduction]
 F   G   Am    CX6
[Verse 1]
  FThe Gwhite dog of the Amfarm still breeds
She's oCff her leash
To tear Fflesh and teach
 GBum bum AmbumC  F  
[Verse 2]
You Gthink you've heard it Amall before
Well, Chere's once more
We're Fall at war
  GBum bum AmbumC  F  
[Verse 3]
Blood iGn the streets, our eAmternal river
I Cknow the killer
He cFounts my silver
  GBum bum AmbumC  F  
[Verse 4]
They Gambushed them beAmhind the reeds
These Care our seeds
White Fdog still breeds
  GBum bum AmbumC  F  
[Bridge 1]
G Am C  F  G  Am  C
  G7They say, “Buy when there's blood in the streets
G7Even if the blood is your own”
So they empG7loyed men far away
To G7turn against their home
  BbCenturies in the distant mist
 AmBut it's not a DdreamDsus2  Dm  D  F  
[Verse 5]
No, it Gain't no dream, it's Amall too real
How Clong until
This river of Fblood congeals?
 GBum bum AmbumC  F  
[Verse 6]
And Geulogies poured Amfrom the stage
But Cnothing changed
The Fdog was caged
 GBum bum AmbumC  F  
[Verse 7]                      
And Gwhite bread artists won't even Amlook at you
When they Cknow it's true
What you gFonna do?
  GBum bum AmbumC  F  
[Bridge 2]
G7Thought I heard some woman screaming
And I G7sat up in my bed
And I G7went over to the window
And I G7saw him in the cold street, lying dead
   BbOh, please tell me, you academics
   AmHow do you wake up from a Dnon-dream?Dsus2  Dm  Dsus4  F  
[Verse 8]
No, it Gain't no dream, it’s Amall too real
How Clong until
This river of Fblood congeals?
  GBum bum AmbumC  F  
[Verse 9]
Sent a Gletter to my Amcongressman
The KCu Klux Klan
From my Fpierced hands
  GBum bum AmbumC  F  
[Verse 10]
They Gsent me back an AmApple phone
A Cfine-hair comb
And Fa bell tolled
  GBum bum AmbumC  F  
[Verse 11]
The Gphone rang once and the Amline went dead
All Cblood runs red
White Fpups still bred
  GBum bum AmbumC  F  G  
[Outro]
  Am     C    F   GX5
Am7

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Bum Bum Bum

by Cass McCombs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

Dsus4

Am7

From the album 'Mangy Love'

[Introduction]

F G Am C

[Verse 1]

F G Am

The white dog of the farm still breeds

She's off her leash

To tear flesh and teach

G Am C F

Bum bum bum

[Verse 2]

G Am

You think you've heard it all before

Well, here's once more

We're all at war

G Am C F

Bum bum bum

[Verse 3]

G Am

Blood in the streets, our eternal river

I know the killer

He counts my silver

G Am C F

Bum bum bum

[Verse 4]

G Am

They ambushed them behind the reeds

These are our seeds

White dog still breeds

G Am C F

Bum bum bum

[Bridge 1]

G Am C F G Am C

They say, “Buy when there's blood in the streets

Even if the blood is your own”

So they employed men far away

To turn against their home

Centuries in the distant mist

Am D Dsus2 Dm D F

But it's not a dream

[Verse 5]

G Am

No, it ain't no dream, it's all too real

How long until

This river of blood congeals?

G Am C F

Bum bum bum

[Verse 6]

G Am

And eulogies poured from the stage

But nothing changed

The dog was caged

G Am C F

Bum bum bum

[Verse 7]

G Am

And white bread artists won't even look at you

When they know it's true

What you gonna do?

G Am C F

Bum bum bum

[Bridge 2]

Thought I heard some woman screaming

And I sat up in my bed

And I went over to the window

And I saw him in the cold street, lying dead

Oh, please tell me, you academics

Am D Dsus2 Dm Dsus4 F

How do you wake up from a non-dream?

[Verse 8]

G Am

No, it ain't no dream, it’s all too real

How long until

This river of blood congeals?

G Am C F

Bum bum bum

[Verse 9]

G Am

Sent a letter to my congressman

The Ku Klux Klan

From my pierced hands

G Am C F

Bum bum bum

[Verse 10]

G Am

They sent me back an Apple phone

A fine-hair comb

And a bell tolled

G Am C F

Bum bum bum

[Verse 11]

G Am

The phone rang once and the line went dead

All blood runs red

White pups still bred

G Am C F G

Bum bum bum

[Outro]

Am C F G

Am7

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