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[Verse 1]
GI met Goliath on a Cday that I did not foreGseeC  
GI'm not a soldier and I Cnever expected to bGeC  
But he Emshouts at my kin
And Cmocks them as he turns his Gback
It's Emnot so much glory as Chonor
That drives me to acGtC  
[Verse 2]
The Gyoungest of seven
No one was Cever looking at mGeC  
ExGcept the Almighty
Staring Cright through my chest cavitGyC  
The Emprophet-man said
God Clooked in my heart and saw a kGing
But I Emknow my heart well and
I Cnever quite like what I Gsee
[Chorus]
And a Emcrown is the last thing
I Cever thought would grace my Gbow
I didn't Emwant it back then and
I'm Cnot sure I want it Bmnow
I've got Emno need to follow
To Cfollow the footsteps of Gkings
I just Emwanna tend pastures and kill Cgiants
With pebbles and GslingsC  
[Verse 3]
GBeauty on rooftops
Leads Cswift to the den of the GdeadC  
The Glust of my flesh
Numbs my Cheart, numbs my soul, numbs my GheadC  
The Emdarkness is dancing
I can Cfeel his ear-to-ear Ggrin
Well, EmI'm sick and I'm twisted
Against CGod alone have I Gsinned
[Chorus]
And a Emcrown is the last thing
I Cever thought would grace my Gbow
I didn't Emwant it back then and
I'm Cnot sure I want it Bmnow
I've got Emno need to follow
To Cfollow the footsteps of Gkings
I just Emwanna tend pastures and kill Cgiants
With pebbles and GslingsC  
[Instrumental]
Em   C    G
Em   C    G
[Verse 4]
Well GI slew Goliath twenty Cyears ago to the GdayC  
I can Gstill feel his heartbeat
Just Cslowly slipping GawayC  
And Emhe was a monster
CThat much is easy to Gsee
But it Emtakes one to kill one
So Cwhat does that make Gme?

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Goliath

by Joshua Leventhal

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

G C G C

I met Goliath on a day that I did not foresee

G C G C

I'm not a soldier and I never expected to be

But he shouts at my kin

C G

And mocks them as he turns his back

Em C

It's not so much glory as honor

G C

That drives me to act

[Verse 2]

The youngest of seven

C G C

No one was ever looking at me

Except the Almighty

C G C

Staring right through my chest cavity

The prophet-man said

C G

God looked in my heart and saw a king

But I know my heart well and

C G

I never quite like what I see

[Chorus]

And a crown is the last thing

C G

I ever thought would grace my bow

I didn't want it back then and

C Bm

I'm not sure I want it now

I've got no need to follow

C G

To follow the footsteps of kings

Em C

I just wanna tend pastures and kill giants

G C

With pebbles and slings

[Verse 3]

Beauty on rooftops

C G C

Leads swift to the den of the dead

The lust of my flesh

C G C

Numbs my heart, numbs my soul, numbs my head

The darkness is dancing

C G

I can feel his ear-to-ear grin

Well, I'm sick and I'm twisted

C G

Against God alone have I sinned

[Chorus]

And a crown is the last thing

C G

I ever thought would grace my bow

I didn't want it back then and

C Bm

I'm not sure I want it now

I've got no need to follow

C G

To follow the footsteps of kings

Em C

I just wanna tend pastures and kill giants

G C

With pebbles and slings

[Instrumental]

Em C G

[Verse 4]

G C G C

Well I slew Goliath twenty years ago to the day

I can still feel his heartbeat

C G C

Just slowly slipping away

And he was a monster

C G

That much is easy to see

But it takes one to kill one

C G

So what does that make me?

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