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Chord variations:
C7-1  335353
C7-2  x32310
GAnd I wish I knewwwwwwww,  right from wrong
Instead of Dputtin’ it, in all these songs
GAnd each time I drown, my sorrow and drink
It isn’t of Dyour face, that I Gthink
GWell I’m on a Croad, to heavens Ggate
GAnd I know I Cmade, my own Gfate
G       Am                    C7-1                      G                  And I’m 
please Saint Peter, yeah Have mercy on me
And you know I tried, but I could not be true
And everything I have, I’ve given it to you
And I know its wrong, it’s such a waste
And I should have taken, the narrow and straight
Well I could have been, sent from above
If I only had, someone like made of love
And thinking, please Saint Peter, Yeah have mercy on me
G      C     G        C      G
           C7-2    G  
If you will, be pious proud, If you will I won’t cry out loud
And you know I tried, but I could not be true
Everything I have, I’ve given it to you
And I know its wrong, it’s such a waste
And I should have taken, the narrow and straight
Well I’m on a road, to heavens gate
And I know I made, my own, fate
And I’m beggin’, please Saint Peter, Have mercy on me
If you will, be pious proud, If you will I won’t cry out loud

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Pious Proud

by Sarah Borges

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Chord variations:

-1 335353

-2 x32310

And I wish I knewwwwwwww, right from wrong

Instead of puttin’ it, in all these songs

And each time I drown, my sorrow and drink

D G

It isn’t of your face, that I think

G C G

Well I’m on a road, to heavens gate

G C G

And I know I made, my own fate

G Am C7-1 G And I’m

please Saint Peter, yeah Have mercy on me

And you know I tried, but I could not be true

And everything I have, I’ve given it to you

And I know its wrong, it’s such a waste

And I should have taken, the narrow and straight

Well I could have been, sent from above

If I only had, someone like made of love

And thinking, please Saint Peter, Yeah have mercy on me

G C G C G

C7 G

-2

If you will, be pious proud, If you will I won’t cry out loud

And you know I tried, but I could not be true

Everything I have, I’ve given it to you

And I know its wrong, it’s such a waste

And I should have taken, the narrow and straight

Well I’m on a road, to heavens gate

And I know I made, my own, fate

And I’m beggin’, please Saint Peter, Have mercy on me

If you will, be pious proud, If you will I won’t cry out loud

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