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[Intro]
F  C  F  C
[Verse]
He Fwants to be CChristlike, Fnever be Cjealous
So he Flets her go Con aFbout the other Cfellas
But the Cm7animal Fin him aBbwakes with a Gm7growl
And a Emskin 'em A7cannibal Dscowl
DmSkin 'em Gcannibal FscowCl___F  C  Em  
[Verse]
And a Gswing from the Ctrees with his Gteeth like a Cchainsaw
Come Amnear me I'll D7rake off your Gmface with one pawBb___
Watch me now, I'm beating my Ebchest like a Bbrobber
Who Gmsteals from my Dmmeat as I D7rend Cand slobberD7  G  C  D7  G  
[Verse]
He Fsits in the Cplaza in Ftunic and Csandals
FWatching her Cbent over Fbuying the Ccandles
And he Cm7thinks he'd Flike to Bbtake her from beGm7hind
Would the EmScribes and the A7Pharisees Dmind?
DmScribes and the GPharisees FmindC___F  C  Em  
[Verse]
A Gwoman apCproached me all Gbent and reCpentant
I Amblessed her and D7sent her wherGmever she wentBb___
Will these followers ever stop Ebdogging me noBbw
That I've Gmthrown off this Dmstone and got D7loose someChow?D7  G  C  D7  G  
[Verse]
A Flife that you Ctry to put Finto a Cgrave
Comes Fback every CEaster to Fhaunt you and Csave
But my Cm7nature is Fwounded and Bbbloodied and Gm7hung
From a Emcross for my A7sins and the Dsins of everyone
DmOh, those Gsins of everyFone_C__F  C  Em  
[Verse]
I'm Gjealous, godCdamn it, I'm GChrist and I'm Cjealous
And Amangry and D7sad and, oh Gmfather, please tell uBbs
I'm human and god and I'm Ebanimal Bbtoo
As I Gmlisten to Dmher going D7on about Cyou
[Outro]
C  D7  G  C  D7  G  C  D7  G  C

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Christlike

by The Roches

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cm7

Gm7

[Intro]

F C F C

[Verse]

F C F C

He wants to be Christlike, never be jealous

F C F C

So he lets her go on about the other fellas

Cm7 F Bb Gm7

But the animal in him awakes with a growl

Em A7 D

And a skin 'em cannibal scowl

Dm G F C F C Em

Skin 'em cannibal scowl___

[Verse]

G C G C

And a swing from the trees with his teeth like a chainsaw

Am D7 Gm Bb

Come near me I'll rake off your face with one paw___

Eb Bb

Watch me now, I'm beating my chest like a robber

Gm Dm D7 C D7 G C D7 G

Who steals from my meat as I rend and slobber

[Verse]

F C F C

He sits in the plaza in tunic and sandals

F C F C

Watching her bent over buying the candles

Cm7 F Bb Gm7

And he thinks he'd like to take her from behind

Em A7 D

Would the Scribes and the Pharisees mind?

Dm G F C F C Em

Scribes and the Pharisees mind___

[Verse]

G C G C

A woman approached me all bent and repentant

Am D7 Gm Bb

I blessed her and sent her wherever she went___

Eb Bb

Will these followers ever stop dogging me now

Gm Dm D7 C D7 G C D7 G

That I've thrown off this stone and got loose somehow?

[Verse]

F C F C

A life that you try to put into a grave

F C F C

Comes back every Easter to haunt you and save

Cm7 F Bb Gm7

But my nature is wounded and bloodied and hung

Em A7 D

From a cross for my sins and the sins of everyone

Dm G F C F C Em

Oh, those sins of everyone___

[Verse]

G C G C

I'm jealous, goddamn it, I'm Christ and I'm jealous

Am D7 Gm Bb

And angry and sad and, oh father, please tell us

Eb Bb

I'm human and god and I'm animal too

Gm Dm D7 C

As I listen to her going on about you

[Outro]

C D7 G C D7 G C D7 G C

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