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[Intro]
   E     G    Amx2
[Verse]
Ya need Amsomething to believGe in,
Hold her Esteady as a tree,
Well then Ampick your faith, they're Gup for takes,
You're Amchanging with the Gwind,
So you Amyap your trap for JeGsus,
Say he's Egonna set you free,
He's been Amdown before,
Well ya Gmissed the call,
Well ya Ambent down on your knGees.
[Chorus]
So don't Amtalk to yourEself,
And don't talk to Gme,
There's a Amriver running through Eit,
The devil's Amnot my enemGy
[Verse]
So you Amscratched the eyes of BudGdha,
Tore his Ebelly for your sins,
If that Amslender line don't Ghelp the mind,
But Amchanges you agGain,
So you Amtapped the smack for romGance,
Now it Eis your steady job,
If your Amnerves and veins can Gtake the pain,
Then our Amhats are taken Goff.
[Chorus]
So don't Amtalk to yourEself,
And don't talk to Gme,
There's a Amriver running through Eit,
The devil's Amnot my eneGmy
So don't Amtalk to yourEself,
And don't talk to Gme,
If there's Ampoison in the maEker,
Don't misAmtake the eneEmy
   E     G    Amx2
[Bridge]
Well you're Amcalling Dout agaEin,
The angels Amscreaming out for Dsome new Efriends,
DSigned, sealed and delEivered,
AmBrought right to your Edoor,
'Cause the Amremedy is not the Denemy,
You're looking Efor,G  Am  
You're looking EforG  Am  
[Verse]
I don't Esee you as a wisGe man,
'cause no Amwrinkles on your skin,
If you Eoperate just Gtakes away,
The Amfable from the Gskin,
And I Efailed to see the proGfit,
In a Amman with angry rules,
If that Ebitter pill can Gmake you kill,
It don't Amput me in the Gmood.
[Chorus]
So don't Amtalk to yourEself,
And don't talk to Gme,
There's a Amriver running through Eit,
The devil's Amnot my eneGmy
So don't Amtalk to yourEself,
And don't talk to Gme,
If there's Ampoison in the maEker,
Don't misAmtake the eneEmy

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Mistake The Enemy

by Jim Sturgess

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

E G Am

[Verse]

Am G

Ya need something to believe in,

Hold her steady as a tree,

Am G

Well then pick your faith, they're up for takes,

Am G

You're changing with the wind,

Am G

So you yap your trap for Jesus,

Say he's gonna set you free,

He's been down before,

Well ya missed the call,

Am G

Well ya bent down on your knees.

[Chorus]

Am E

So don't talk to yourself,

And don't talk to me,

Am E

There's a river running through it,

Am G

The devil's not my enemy

[Verse]

Am G

So you scratched the eyes of Buddha,

Tore his belly for your sins,

Am G

If that slender line don't help the mind,

Am G

But changes you again,

Am G

So you tapped the smack for romance,

Now it is your steady job,

Am G

If your nerves and veins can take the pain,

Am G

Then our hats are taken off.

[Chorus]

Am E

So don't talk to yourself,

And don't talk to me,

Am E

There's a river running through it,

Am G

The devil's not my enemy

Am E

So don't talk to yourself,

And don't talk to me,

Am E

If there's poison in the maker,

Am E

Don't mistake the enemy

E G Am

[Bridge]

Am D E

Well you're calling out again,

Am D E

The angels screaming out for some new friends,

D E

Signed, sealed and delivered,

Am E

Brought right to your door,

Am D

'Cause the remedy is not the enemy,

E G Am

You're looking for,

E G Am

You're looking for

[Verse]

E G

I don't see you as a wise man,

'cause no wrinkles on your skin,

E G

If you operate just takes away,

Am G

The fable from the skin,

E G

And I failed to see the profit,

In a man with angry rules,

E G

If that bitter pill can make you kill,

Am G

It don't put me in the mood.

[Chorus]

Am E

So don't talk to yourself,

And don't talk to me,

Am E

There's a river running through it,

Am G

The devil's not my enemy

Am E

So don't talk to yourself,

And don't talk to me,

Am E

If there's poison in the maker,

Am E

Don't mistake the enemy

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