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Emperor X
"Allahu Akbar"
From the album "Western Teleport" (2011)
[Intro]
Bb  F
[Verse]
BbChalk in the riverbed
Was Fdeposited by the ocean as it boiled Bboff
BbEncased in calcium carbonate
We could Fdrown or we could solder
BbI climbed the ranks of militiamen
And the FSadrites, and my parents felt a cautious Bbpride
BbAnd disregarded Shari'a Law
And put the FTigris in a trench now
[Pre-Chorus]
Bbsus2Give us rain, give us rain, give us rain, give us Dm7rain,
Give us rain, give us Crain, send us water
Bbsus2Send us trucks, send us trucks, send us trucks, send us Dm7trucks,
Send us trucks, send us Ctanks, send us IEDs
Bbsus2Send us planes, send us planes, send us planes, send us Dm7planes,
Send us planes, send us Cplanes, is the sky clear enough?
Bbsus2Send us dust storms, woah-Dm7  C  
[Chorus]
BbAllahu AkbarF  
[Verse]
BbThe sand has lowered the vitamin
SatuFration point, put a straw under the bridge and Bbsuck
BbWe made a pact with the Arakeen
And we Fbuilt ourselves a filter
BbThe city hydro's undrinkable
Shattered Fcinderblocks are their favorite things to talk aBbbout
BbWe saw your face in the Guardian
And it Fraised the circulation
[Pre-Chorus]
Bbsus2Send us rain, please transmit
Please receive our dumb Dm7prayers,
Telepath, send a Cflood, send us an avalanche
Bbsus2Send us cold, send us ice, send us meteoDm7rites
Send us snow, send us Chail, send us high speed rail
Bbsus2We can pay, we should pay, we will pay, we Dm7insist
No defaults but we Cmust get down to Chechnya
Bbsus2We defend, we fight back, we plant bombs under Dm7tracks
We skip church, all the Cmonotheists
[Chorus]
BbSing: "Allahu Akbar!"F  
BbAnd the Inuit sang
And the DmZionists sang:
"ACllahu Akbar!"Bb  
BbAnd the economists sang
And the astBbronomers sang
And the Dmanarchists sang:
"ACllahu Akbar!"Bb  
BbGod is greatest!
BbGod is greatest!
DmGod is greatest!
"ACllahu Akbar!"Bb  

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Allahu Akbar

by Emperor X

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Bbsus2

Dm7

Emperor X

"Allahu Akbar"

From the album "Western Teleport" (2011)

[Intro]

Bb F

[Verse]

Chalk in the riverbed

F Bb

Was deposited by the ocean as it boiled off

Encased in calcium carbonate

We could drown or we could solder

I climbed the ranks of militiamen

F Bb

And the Sadrites, and my parents felt a cautious pride

And disregarded Shari'a Law

And put the Tigris in a trench now

[Pre-Chorus]

Bbsus2 Dm7

Give us rain, give us rain, give us rain, give us rain,

Give us rain, give us rain, send us water

Bbsus2 Dm7

Send us trucks, send us trucks, send us trucks, send us trucks,

Send us trucks, send us tanks, send us IEDs

Bbsus2 Dm7

Send us planes, send us planes, send us planes, send us planes,

Send us planes, send us planes, is the sky clear enough?

Bbsus2 Dm7 C

Send us dust storms, woah-

[Chorus]

Bb F

Allahu Akbar

[Verse]

The sand has lowered the vitamin

F Bb

Saturation point, put a straw under the bridge and suck

We made a pact with the Arakeen

And we built ourselves a filter

The city hydro's undrinkable

F Bb

Shattered cinderblocks are their favorite things to talk about

We saw your face in the Guardian

And it raised the circulation

[Pre-Chorus]

Bbsus2

Send us rain, please transmit

Dm7

Please receive our dumb prayers,

Telepath, send a flood, send us an avalanche

Bbsus2 Dm7

Send us cold, send us ice, send us meteorites

Send us snow, send us hail, send us high speed rail

Bbsus2 Dm7

We can pay, we should pay, we will pay, we insist

No defaults but we must get down to Chechnya

Bbsus2 Dm7

We defend, we fight back, we plant bombs under tracks

We skip church, all the monotheists

[Chorus]

Bb F

Sing: "Allahu Akbar!"

And the Inuit sang

And the Zionists sang:

C Bb

"Allahu Akbar!"

And the economists sang

And the astronomers sang

And the anarchists sang:

C Bb

"Allahu Akbar!"

God is greatest!

C Bb

"Allahu Akbar!"

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