Mental Jewelry
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--->Mental Jewelry<---
-------->1991<--------
Entire album is tuned down 1/2 step:
Pain Lies On The Riverside
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]: Am Dm:[
AmI have never taken Dmlife
Yet AmI have often paid the Dmprice
And Amyou, you are a victim of this Dmage
And the Amguilt that hangs around your neck
Has got me Dmlocked up in a cage
You've got to Flearn to Glive until no Amend
But first you must Flearn to Gswim all over Eagain
Because Ampain lies on the Dmriverside
And Ampain will never Dmsay goodbye
AmPain lies on the Dmriverside
So put your Ehead in the waterF G
Put your Esoul in the waterF G
And join me for a swim toAmnight
I have forever always tried
To stay clean and constantly baptized
I am aware now that the river's banks are dry
And to wait for a flood
Is to wait for life
I've got to learn...
Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)
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Em(D)
Heard a lot of talk about the ocean
Em(D)
Heard a lot of talk about the sea
Em(D)
Heard a lot of talk about a lot of things
Em(D)
Never meant that much to me
Em(D)
Heard a lot of talk about my spirit
Em(D)
Heard a lot of talk about my soul
EmBut I decided that anxiety and pain
(D) Em
Were better friends
So I let it Dgo
Did you let it Emgo? (G3xD)
Let's get it Aback
Let's get it Cback toDgetherEm
Heard a lot of talk about this Jesus
A man of love, a man of strength
But what a man was two thousand years ago
Means nothing at all to me today
He could have been telling me about my higher self
But he only lives inside my prayer
So what he was may have been beautiful
But the pain is right now and right here
Let it go...
Beauty Of Gray
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]: Bm F#:[
BmIf I told you he was your F#brother
BmWe could reminisce then you would F#go about your day
BmIf I said you ought to F#give him some of your water
You'd Bmshake your canteen and walk aF#way
This Gperception that divides you from DhimA
Is a Glie -- for some Dreason you Anever asked Gwhy
This is Dnot a black and Awhite Gworld
You can't Dafford to beAlieve in your Cside
This is Bmnot a black and white Emworld
To be Bmalive I say that the colors must F#swirl
And I Bmbelieve that maybe toEmday
We will Dall get to appreciAate the beauty of grayBm F#
If I told you that she was your mother
We could analyze the situation and be gone
If I said you ought to give her some of your water
Your eyes would light up like the dawn
This perception that divides you from her...
We will all get to appreciate...
The beauty of BmgrayEm
The beauty of DgrayA
D|-G----0-D/F#----0-Em--|-G---D/F#-----Bm---|
A|---2-----0-----|---------2--|
E|-3-----2-----0-|-3---2------|
(7x) last time
Look into your eyes
No daylight
New day now
This is not...
Brothers Unaware
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]: Dm C:[
DmSo many Cpeople
DmI know only a Cfew
DmYes I may say that I love Cthis man and that man
DmBut what keeps me from Cloving you?
DmDate of birth, geograCphy
DmColor of skin, ideCology
DmYou got ten fingers, two Clegs, one nose
Like Dmme, just like Cme
And it's as Bbsimple as that you Asee
And if I Dmdon't know who to love I Clove them all
And if I Dmdon't know who to trust I Ctrust them all
And if I Dmdon't know who to kill I Ckill myself inAsteadBb C
>From the mouth of a baby
Will come the world saving words
That will save us all
And from the lungs of a child
Will come the everlasting breath of God
Increasing peace and honesty
And not carrying on despite of me
Don't you know, this ain't about no race, no creed
No race, no creed
And it's as simple as that you see
And if I don't know who to love I love them all
And if I don't know who to trust I trust them all
And if I don't know who to kill no suicide
I'm already dead
Tired Of "Me"
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p p
e|-----------| |-----------6-6-9-----------------|
B|-----------| |-----------6-6-9-----------------|
G|-8~6-8~6-8-| |-8~6-8~6-8-------8~6-8~6-8-------|
D|-----------| |---------------------------6-6-8-|
Intro (4x) Under 1st verse (4x)
You say "hold on to the reigns"
I say "let them go tonight"
My brain waves
Confused between what is and ain't
She cries "groundless and free"
BbmTired of the Ebmwater
BbmTired of the Ebmwine
BbmTired of the Ebmfuture
BbmTired of timeEbm
BbmTired of the Ebmmadness
BbmTired of the Ebmsteel
BbmTired of the Ebmviolence
BbmTired of mEbme
BmUsed sEmteel
BmUsed steel am EmI
What was Bmpliable in Emlove
Is now Bmhard and crystalEmized
The Bmintellect is Emfine
For Bmcounting money and reEmcording times
That Bmshe crEmied "Bmgroundless and F#free"
Tired of the water...
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-9~7-9~7-9-----------------|
D|-----------9~7-9~7-9-9~7-9-|
Bridge (4x)
I'm so Bmtired of F#time
I'm so F#tired of the Bmwine (2x)
GHope is a letter that never arrives
Delivered by the F#postman of my fearBm
Mirror Song
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e|-E0---A/E-0--|
B|-0----0--|
G|-13---6--|
D|-14---7--|
A|-14---7--|
E|-0----0--| (repeat throughout verses)
What about my C#mbank account?
And my Aholy Bdesert Eshield
That keeps me G#dry under the arAms
BFlags and mental jewelry's all I Eknow
And they keep me G#happy and warm inF#side
A (arpeggiate chords here)
Said they G#could
Mama said they Awould
Do me G#goodA
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C#mWhat do you say to the Achild
Whose C#mgod is in the TVA
And C#mwhat do you say to the Aman
Who C#mblames the world on ATV
C#mThey don't even know Ahow to C#msing my Asong
But C#mthey won't even Atry it with C#mmeA
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AmBlood in CmeAm C
AmBlood oveCrseaAmsC
There ain't no Amdifference beCtweenAm C Am C Am C
The Dmchills in your spine are oh so Amsweet
People Dmhonor you so high
You've got to Edefend the stage at your feet-- No!
AmTakCe, AmtakCe, Amtake Cmy anthem Dmtoday
Take it Amaway
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D|-----4---3---3---3---3-3-|-----4---2---2---2---2-2-|
A|---4---4---4---4---4-----|---4---4---4---4---4-----|
E|-2-----------------------|-2-----------------------|
repeat last time
For F#you Eare Athe F#world (4x)
AFighting, mating, warring
You are all this F#now
ABe aware, not scared
I say F#you are the world...
Good Pain
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G|-----0-------0---0-----0-------0---0-|
D|---2---2---2---------4---4---2-------|
A|-0-------3-----3---5-------3-----3---|
E|-------------------------------------|
AmI'll never Gbe the Amsame again
AmI want to Gwalk in the Amsun
AmI am aGlive and Amwell again
FNo more bitterweet
No more Ggood pain
So Ammany of us stanCd in the mDiddleC
Looking Amback to the worst C
Looking Dforward to the fallC
Making Amweapons of peacCe for the dDefenseC
Of the Ambloodstains on our Cpeaceful sideDwalksC
No more Fbitterweet
No more Amgood pain
No more Ggood pain
No more Dgood pain good pain
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]: F#m E/F#m :[
EOceans of golden mystery
]: F#m E/F#m :[
EPortraits of a vicious crowd
DTalk to me, Atalk to me Enow
DHey man you're Aall that I Ehave
Leave it all beDhinAd..E.
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The Aworld is burning Cdown
Can't you Dsmell the Asmoke in the airC D
AWar, disease and faCmine this Ddemon she is AeverywhereC D
If all of the Fignorance in the world
Passed a second Aago
CWhat Dwould you Asay?
CWho would Dyou obAey?
CI am here to say that
Peace is AnowC D
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Mental Jewelry
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Chords in this song · guitar
Am
Dm
F
G
E
Em
D
A
C
Bm
F#
D/F#
Bb
Bbm
Ebm
A/E
C#m
B
G#
Here is the fixed version of the Mental Jewelry chords as the last one
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+ | | \ / /~~\ +
| | \ / \~~~
~~~~~ ~ ~ ~~~
--->Mental Jewelry<---
-------->1991<--------
Entire album is tuned down 1/2 step:
Pain Lies On The Riverside
--------------------------
Am Dm
]: :[
Am Dm
I have never taken life
Am Dm
Yet I have often paid the price
Am Dm
And you, you are a victim of this age
Am
And the guilt that hangs around your neck
Dm
Has got me locked up in a cage
F G Am
You've got to learn to live until no end
F G E
But first you must learn to swim all over again
Am Dm
Because pain lies on the riverside
Am Dm
And pain will never say goodbye
Am Dm
Pain lies on the riverside
E F G
So put your head in the water
E F G
Put your soul in the water
Am
And join me for a swim tonight
I have forever always tried
To stay clean and constantly baptized
I am aware now that the river's banks are dry
And to wait for a flood
Is to wait for life
I've got to learn...
Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)
-------------------------------------------
Em
(D)
Heard a lot of talk about the ocean
Em
(D)
Heard a lot of talk about the sea
Em
(D)
Heard a lot of talk about a lot of things
Em
(D)
Never meant that much to me
Em
(D)
Heard a lot of talk about my spirit
Em
(D)
Heard a lot of talk about my soul
Em
But I decided that anxiety and pain
Em
(D)
Were better friends
D
So I let it go
Em G D
Did you let it go? (3x)
A
Let's get it back
C D Em
Let's get it back together
Heard a lot of talk about this Jesus
A man of love, a man of strength
But what a man was two thousand years ago
Means nothing at all to me today
He could have been telling me about my higher self
But he only lives inside my prayer
So what he was may have been beautiful
But the pain is right now and right here
Let it go...
Beauty Of Gray
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Bm F#
]: :[
Bm F#
If I told you he was your brother
Bm F#
We could reminisce then you would go about your day
Bm F#
If I said you ought to give him some of your water
Bm F#
You'd shake your canteen and walk away
G D A
This perception that divides you from him
G D A G
Is a lie -- for some reason you never asked why
D A G
This is not a black and white world
D A C
You can't afford to believe in your side
Bm Em
This is not a black and white world
Bm F#
To be alive I say that the colors must swirl
Bm Em
And I believe that maybe today
D A Bm F#
We will all get to appreciate the beauty of gray
If I told you that she was your mother
We could analyze the situation and be gone
If I said you ought to give her some of your water
Your eyes would light up like the dawn
This perception that divides you from her...
We will all get to appreciate...
Bm Em
The beauty of gray
D A
The beauty of gray
G D/F# Em G D/F# Bm
D|-----0-----0---|------------|
A|---2-----0-----|---------2--|
E|-3-----2-----0-|-3---2------|
(7x) last time
Look into your eyes
No daylight
New day now
This is not...
Brothers Unaware
----------------
Dm C
]: :[
Dm C
So many people
Dm C
I know only a few
Dm C
Yes I may say that I love this man and that man
Dm C
But what keeps me from loving you?
Dm C
Date of birth, geography
Dm C
Color of skin, ideology
Dm C
You got ten fingers, two legs, one nose
Dm C
Like me, just like me
Bb A
And it's as simple as that you see
Dm C
And if I don't know who to love I love them all
Dm C
And if I don't know who to trust I trust them all
Dm C A Bb C
And if I don't know who to kill I kill myself instead
>From the mouth of a baby
Will come the world saving words
That will save us all
And from the lungs of a child
Will come the everlasting breath of God
Increasing peace and honesty
And not carrying on despite of me
Don't you know, this ain't about no race, no creed
No race, no creed
And it's as simple as that you see
And if I don't know who to love I love them all
And if I don't know who to trust I trust them all
And if I don't know who to kill no suicide
I'm already dead
Tired Of "Me"
-------------
p p
e|-----------| |-----------6-6-9-----------------|
B|-----------| |-----------6-6-9-----------------|
G|-8~6-8~6-8-| |-8~6-8~6-8-------8~6-8~6-8-------|
D|-----------| |---------------------------6-6-8-|
Intro (4x) Under 1st verse (4x)
You say "hold on to the reigns"
I say "let them go tonight"
My brain waves
Confused between what is and ain't
She cries "groundless and free"
Bbm Ebm
Tired of the water
Bbm Ebm
Tired of the wine
Bbm Ebm
Tired of the future
Bbm Ebm
Tired of time
Bbm Ebm
Tired of the madness
Bbm Ebm
Tired of the steel
Bbm Ebm
Tired of the violence
Bbm Ebm
Tired of me
Bm Em
Used steel
Bm Em
Used steel am I
Bm Em
What was pliable in love
Bm Em
Is now hard and crystalized
Bm Em
The intellect is fine
Bm Em
For counting money and recording times
Bm Em Bm F#
That she cried "groundless and free"
Tired of the water...
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-9~7-9~7-9-----------------|
D|-----------9~7-9~7-9-9~7-9-|
Bridge (4x)
Bm F#
I'm so tired of time
F# Bm
I'm so tired of the wine (2x)
G
Hope is a letter that never arrives
F# Bm
Delivered by the postman of my fear
Mirror Song
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E A/E
e|-0----0--|
B|-0----0--|
G|-13---6--|
D|-14---7--|
A|-14---7--|
E|-0----0--| (repeat throughout verses)
C#m
What about my bank account?
A B E
And my holy desert shield
G# A
That keeps me dry under the arms
B E
Flags and mental jewelry's all I know
G# F#
And they keep me happy and warm inside
A (arpeggiate chords here)
G#
Said they could
A
Mama said they would
G# A
Do me good
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C#m A
What do you say to the child
C#m A
Whose god is in the TV
C#m A
And what do you say to the man
C#m A
Who blames the world on TV
C#m A C#m A
They don't even know how to sing my song
C#m A C#m A
But they won't even try it with me
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Am C Am C
Blood in me
Am C Am C
Blood overseas
Am C Am C Am C Am C
There ain't no difference between
Dm Am
The chills in your spine are oh so sweet
Dm
People honor you so high
E
You've got to defend the stage at your feet-- No!
Am C Am C Am C Dm
Take, take, take my anthem today
Am
Take it away
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D|-----4---3---3---3---3-3-|-----4---2---2---2---2-2-|
A|---4---4---4---4---4-----|---4---4---4---4---4-----|
E|-2-----------------------|-2-----------------------|
repeat last time
F# E A F#
For you are the world (4x)
A
Fighting, mating, warring
F#
You are all this now
A
Be aware, not scared
F#
I say you are the world...
Good Pain
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G|-----0-------0---0-----0-------0---0-|
D|---2---2---2---------4---4---2-------|
A|-0-------3-----3---5-------3-----3---|
E|-------------------------------------|
Am G Am
I'll never be the same again
Am G Am
I want to walk in the sun
Am G Am
I am alive and well again
F
No more bitterweet
G
No more good pain
Am C D C
So many of us stand in the middle
Am C
Looking back to the worst
D C
Looking forward to the fall
Am C D C
Making weapons of peace for the defense
Am C D C
Of the bloodstains on our peaceful sidewalks
F
No more bitterweet
Am
No more good pain
G
No more good pain
D
No more good pain good pain
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]: F#m E/F#m :[
E
Oceans of golden mystery
]: F#m E/F#m :[
E
Portraits of a vicious crowd
D A E
Talk to me, talk to me now
D A E
Hey man you're all that I have
D A E
Leave it all behind...
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A C
The world is burning down
D A C D
Can't you smell the smoke in the air
A C D A C D
War, disease and famine this demon she is everywhere
F
If all of the ignorance in the world
A
Passed a second ago
C D A
What would you say?
C D A
Who would you obey?
C
I am here to say that
A C D
Peace is now
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