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Total Depravity

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The song is just two chords: C and Em
[Verse 1]
   CI asked our father and Emhe said
   CIt don't get no easier once Emyou're dead
   CThis whole universe is just mud and boneEm  
   CAnd you carry what you can aEmlone
[Pre Chorus]
CThere's total depravity staring back Emat me
CThere's total depravity standing right in fEmront of me
[Chorus]
   CI try to look away and I Emfail
   CI try to look away and I Emfail
[Verse 2]
   CI asked my mother what Emwent wrong
   CShe said:"It's been bad all alongEm  
   CAnd you'd better face the butcher Emstraight
   CYou don't want to end up on his Emplate, son
[Chorus]
   CI try to look away and I Emfail
   CI try to look away and I Emfail
CThere's total depravity
I try to look away and I Emfail
CThere's total depravity standing right in frEmont of me

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Total Depravity

by The Veils

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The song is just two chords: C and Em

[Verse 1]

C Em

I asked our father and he said

C Em

It don't get no easier once you're dead

C Em

This whole universe is just mud and bone

C Em

And you carry what you can alone

[Pre Chorus]

C Em

There's total depravity staring back at me

C Em

There's total depravity standing right in front of me

[Chorus]

C Em

I try to look away and I fail

C Em

I try to look away and I fail

[Verse 2]

C Em

I asked my mother what went wrong

C Em

She said:"It's been bad all along

C Em

And you'd better face the butcher straight

C Em

You don't want to end up on his plate, son

[Chorus]

C Em

I try to look away and I fail

C Em

I try to look away and I fail

There's total depravity

I try to look away and I fail

C Em

There's total depravity standing right in front of me

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