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The Chopping Block

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[Intro]
(One, two, three, four)
G,  Bmx2
[Verse]
GAh, the sweet song of the Bmbell
GIt's the butcher's curtaiBmn call again
GDoes he sleep at Bmnight?
GThe hood protects his F#mface from pBmrying eyes
[Chorus]
AAnd the swinging man
DLooks pretty good to me
AI see he's pissed himself
But Cnow the'll Bbleave us Dbe
[Verse]
GI thought I heard a distant Bmbark
GOf the mothers, they're crying in Bmvain again
GA man stood sick as Bmhell
GThe crowd didn't know his F#mname at Bmall
[Chorus]
ABut the chopping block
DLooks pretty good to me
AAnd the rolling head
CRolls by Bband feels Dno pain
(One, two, three, four)
G, Bm x2
[Verse]
GAh, the sweet song of the Bmbell
GIt's the butcher's curtain call Bmagain
GDoes he sleep at Bmnight?
GThe hood protects his F#mface from pBmrying eyes
[Chorus]
AAnd the swinging man
DLooks pretty good to me
AI see he's pissed himself
CBut now he'll Bbleaves us Dbe 

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The Chopping Block

by OCS

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Intro]

(One, two, three, four)

G Bm

, x2

[Verse]

G Bm

Ah, the sweet song of the bell

G Bm

It's the butcher's curtain call again

G Bm

Does he sleep at night?

G F#m Bm

The hood protects his face from prying eyes

[Chorus]

And the swinging man

Looks pretty good to me

I see he's pissed himself

C Bb D

But now the'll leave us be

[Verse]

G Bm

I thought I heard a distant bark

G Bm

Of the mothers, they're crying in vain again

G Bm

A man stood sick as hell

G F#m Bm

The crowd didn't know his name at all

[Chorus]

But the chopping block

Looks pretty good to me

And the rolling head

C Bb D

Rolls by and feels no pain

(One, two, three, four)

G, Bm x2

[Verse]

G Bm

Ah, the sweet song of the bell

G Bm

It's the butcher's curtain call again

G Bm

Does he sleep at night?

G F#m Bm

The hood protects his face from prying eyes

[Chorus]

And the swinging man

Looks pretty good to me

I see he's pissed himself

C Bb D

But now he'll leaves us be

About The Chopping Block Chords by OCS

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