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Heretics
Note: Chords come from the Acoustic Version - called "Early Version" that appears on the 
On EP.  It will work with the other lead tab here for the original version if you put a 
on III for these chords.
Intro:  C   F   Am  F  
CBored holes through our tongues, so sing a song about it
FHeld our breath for too long till we're half sick about it
AmTell us what we did wrong and you can blame us for it
FTurn a clamp on our thumbs, Fmwe'll sew a doll about it
CAnd tell us all about itF  
AmAnd tell us all about Fit
G#  A#
C#How about some cG#redit now
Where credit is C#due
                              G#  G#/G  
For the damage that we've done
C#We have brought upon G#ourselves and others
With a A#slow and vicious D#gun
And although C#pratfalls can be D#fun
Encores can be Gfatal
And then I hear you say
CThank God it's fatal
Thank God it's fatal
F
AmNot shy
Not shy of fatal
Not shy of fatalF  
CThank God it's fatal
Thank God it's fatalF  
AmNot shy of fatal
Not shy of fatalF  
G#  A#
C#Wait just a secoG#nd now
It's not all thaC#t bad
                              G#  G#/G  
Don't you count out the sun
C#You're making mountaiG#ns of handkerchiefs
Where tA#he mascara always D#runs
So be careful C#when you're doneD#  
You're bound to Gget post-natal
What did I just hear you say?
Repeat  C   F   Am   Fprogression to end
Thank God it's fatal
No, we don't want to hear the sound of a door
No, we don't want to hear the sound of a door
And we don't want to read the signs that you bore
You know the kind of sign you hang on a door
Saying, "We'll be back. What a crack."
Now don't you think we might have heard that before?
Now don't you think we might have heard that before?
Bored holes through our tongues, so sing a song about it
Held our breath for too long till we're half sick about it
Tell us what we did wrong and you can blame us for it
Turn a clamp on our thumbs, we'll sew a doll about it

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Heretics

by Andrew Bird

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Heretics

Note: Chords come from the Acoustic Version - called "Early Version" that appears on the

On EP. It will work with the other lead tab here for the original version if you put a

on III for these chords.

C F Am F

Intro:

Bored holes through our tongues, so sing a song about it

Held our breath for too long till we're half sick about it

Tell us what we did wrong and you can blame us for it

F Fm

Turn a clamp on our thumbs, we'll sew a doll about it

C F

And tell us all about it

Am F

And tell us all about it

G# A#

C# G#

How about some credit now

Where credit is due

G# G# G

For the damage that we've done

C# G#

We have brought upon ourselves and others

A# D#

With a slow and vicious gun

C# D#

And although pratfalls can be fun

Encores can be fatal

And then I hear you say

Thank God it's fatal

Not shy

Not shy of fatal

Thank God it's fatal

Not shy of fatal

G# A#

C# G#

Wait just a second now

It's not all that bad

G# G# G

Don't you count out the sun

C# G#

You're making mountains of handkerchiefs

A# D#

Where the mascara always runs

C# D#

So be careful when you're done

You're bound to get post-natal

What did I just hear you say?

C F Am F

Repeat progression to end

Thank God it's fatal

No, we don't want to hear the sound of a door

And we don't want to read the signs that you bore

You know the kind of sign you hang on a door

Saying, "We'll be back. What a crack."

Now don't you think we might have heard that before?

Bored holes through our tongues, so sing a song about it

Held our breath for too long till we're half sick about it

Tell us what we did wrong and you can blame us for it

Turn a clamp on our thumbs, we'll sew a doll about it

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