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Something Biblical

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[Intro]
      F    C(x4)
[Chorus]
  Take your aFpples from the eCarth
  And your Ffingerlings from the Cair
  If you cFried when you were borD7n
  G'Cause it ain't faE7ir
  You Fgot nothing, nothing to wGear
[Verse 1]
   DmAnd there's a drink that we're all Cneeding
   GA need to weep but we have Dmtried
   FAnd though the clouds we keep on Amseeding
   E7Still the county remains dFry
   The county remains AmdryG  
   FThe county remains CdryE7  
[Solo]
      F    C(x3)
F      D7    G    E7    F    G
[Verse 2]
   DmI see your coat, that it needs Csewing
   GAnd these seeds will sow the corn silk Dmbrides
   FBut in your absence nothing's Amgrowing
   E7Still the county remains dFry
   The county remains AmdryG  
   FThe county remains AmdryG  
   FThe county remains CdryE7  
[Bridge]
FStill we keep on Cdreaming
Of that Ffifty-year flCood
Of Foceans of pClasma
And rFivers of bClood
[Chorus]
  Take your aFpples from the eCarth
  And your Ffingerlings from the Cair
  If you cFried when you were borD7n
  G'Cause it ain't faE7ir
  You Fgot nothing, nothing to wGear
[Outro]
Dm   C    G    Dm
F    Am   E7   F
   Am    G    F(x3)
C

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Something Biblical

by Andrew Bird

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

F C

(x4)

[Chorus]

F C

Take your apples from the earth

F C

And your fingerlings from the air

F D7

If you cried when you were born

G E7

'Cause it ain't fair

F G

You got nothing, nothing to wear

[Verse 1]

Dm C

And there's a drink that we're all needing

G Dm

A need to weep but we have tried

F Am

And though the clouds we keep on seeding

E7 F

Still the county remains dry

Am G

The county remains dry

F C E7

The county remains dry

[Solo]

F C

(x3)

F D7 G E7 F G

[Verse 2]

Dm C

I see your coat, that it needs sewing

G Dm

And these seeds will sow the corn silk brides

F Am

But in your absence nothing's growing

E7 F

Still the county remains dry

Am G

The county remains dry

F Am G

The county remains dry

F C E7

The county remains dry

[Bridge]

F C

Still we keep on dreaming

F C

Of that fifty-year flood

F C

Of oceans of plasma

F C

And rivers of blood

[Chorus]

F C

Take your apples from the earth

F C

And your fingerlings from the air

F D7

If you cried when you were born

G E7

'Cause it ain't fair

F G

You got nothing, nothing to wear

[Outro]

Dm C G Dm

F Am E7 F

Am G F

(x3)

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