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For easy chords put capo on 7th fret and transpose -7.
[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
DI got a venom like a snake running out of my Emmouth
(running out of my mouth, Grunning out of my mouth)
It's got you Dburning at the stake
Innocent or Emnot, you're not a bet I Gcare to take
[Chorus]
And Father Bmignorance will Dmake brothers of us Call
(brothers of us all, Embrothers of us all)
As he Bmsets our torch aDflame
Chasing down the Cflimsy specters that we Emco-createG  
[Post-chorus]
BmOver and over, again
We keep that Dold wheel turGning
We spin it aroundD  
[Instrumental]
D   D   D   D G D
D   D   D   D G D
D   D   D
[Verse 2]
DI got a terror I can't shake pushing down on my Emlungs
(pushing down on my lungs, Gpushing down on my lungs)
It's got me Dlying there awake
with a hand on a Emgun while turning shadows Ginto Emshapes
[Chorus]
Mother ForBmtuna, O, she Dmakes sisters of us Call
(sisters of us all, Emsisters of us all)
When the Bmfaces in her Dwake
Look more like our Cown than the effigies we GimmolateC  
[Post-chorus]
Over and over, aGgain
We keep that old wheel turBmning
Over and over, aDgain
We lay the next spoke Cdown
Over and over, aGgain (oceans will roll in)
Over and over, aDgain,         Let's turn it around!
[Outro]
D   D C D   D Em
D   D G D   D Em
D           C D
D   D   D   G
D   D   D   D G
D   D   D   C Em
D   D   D   D
D   D

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Torches

by The Oh Hellos

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

For easy chords put capo on 7th fret and transpose -7.

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

D Em

I got a venom like a snake running out of my mouth

(running out of my mouth, running out of my mouth)

It's got you burning at the stake

Em G

Innocent or not, you're not a bet I care to take

[Chorus]

Bm D C

And Father ignorance will make brothers of us all

(brothers of us all, brothers of us all)

Bm D

As he sets our torch aflame

C Em G

Chasing down the flimsy specters that we co-create

[Post-chorus]

Over and over, again

D G

We keep that old wheel turning

We spin it around

[Instrumental]

D D D D G D

D D D

[Verse 2]

D Em

I got a terror I can't shake pushing down on my lungs

(pushing down on my lungs, pushing down on my lungs)

It's got me lying there awake

Em G Em

with a hand on a gun while turning shadows into shapes

[Chorus]

Bm D C

Mother Fortuna, O, she makes sisters of us all

(sisters of us all, sisters of us all)

Bm D

When the faces in her wake

C G C

Look more like our own than the effigies we immolate

[Post-chorus]

Over and over, again

We keep that old wheel turning

Over and over, again

We lay the next spoke down

Over and over, again (oceans will roll in)

Over and over, again, Let's turn it around!

[Outro]

D D C D D Em

D D G D D Em

D C D

D D D G

D D D D G

D D D C Em

D D D D

D D

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