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from "Come to where I'm from"
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Note: just play it along with the song to get the G - Gsus4 timing
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INTRO:
 G   Gsus4(4x)
VERSE:
GYou're putting Gsus4poison GhereGsus4  
GYou're putting Gsus4poison GhereGsus4  
And Bbnow you're a Ccockroach
Crawling on GbonesGsus4  G  Gsus4  
BbPretending your Cwar
Has already been GwonGsus4  
 G   Gsus4(3x)
GYou Gsus4never Ggive anyGsus4thing
GTo aGsus4ny humGan beGsus4ing
Unless Bbthey
Give you Csomething in GreturnGsus4  G  Gsus4  
BbIf you get Cburned
You're gonna GburnGsus4  G  Gsus4  
REFRAIN:
And Dwhen you finally Cgo away
I'm already GgoneGsus4  G  Gsus4  
And Dwhen you finally Csay what you say
I'm singing this GsongGsus4  
 G   Gsus4(3x)
VERSE(same as above):
Your heads in quite a fix
The demon you never resist is coming
And he's leaning against your front door
The neighbors are asking you what it's all for
And still you could never admit
That maybe you could have prevented destruction
As it came out of your very core
My friend you are starting to become a bore
REFRAIN:
And when you finally go away
I'm already gone
And when you finally say what you say
I'm singing this song
G Gsus4 (repeat ad. lib.) G
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Cockroach

by Joseph Arthur

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Gsus4

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from "Come to where I'm from"

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Note: just play it along with the song to get the G - Gsus4 timing

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INTRO:

G Gsus4

(4x)

VERSE:

G Gsus4 G Gsus4

You're putting poison here

G Gsus4 G Gsus4

You're putting poison here

Bb C

And now you're a cockroach

G Gsus4 G Gsus4

Crawling on bones

Bb C

Pretending your war

G Gsus4

Has already been won

G Gsus4

(3x)

G Gsus4 G Gsus4

You never give anything

G Gsus4 G Gsus4

To any human being

Unless they

C G Gsus4 G Gsus4

Give you something in return

Bb C

If you get burned

G Gsus4 G Gsus4

You're gonna burn

REFRAIN:

D C

And when you finally go away

G Gsus4 G Gsus4

I'm already gone

D C

And when you finally say what you say

G Gsus4

I'm singing this song

G Gsus4

(3x)

VERSE(same as above):

Your heads in quite a fix

The demon you never resist is coming

And he's leaning against your front door

The neighbors are asking you what it's all for

And still you could never admit

That maybe you could have prevented destruction

As it came out of your very core

My friend you are starting to become a bore

REFRAIN:

And when you finally go away

I'm already gone

And when you finally say what you say

I'm singing this song

G Gsus4 (repeat ad. lib.) G

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