Chords for Ben Caplan - Truth Doesn't Live in a Book - 7/19/2018 - Paste Studios - New York, NY
Tempo:
73.95 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Em
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Like, everybody knows that the Bible is full of [G] wisdom.
The good book [C] is great!
[D] But a few thousand years of theological disputes and debates have shown that the text was written
in such a way that it inherently requires intense and rigorous and constant [G] interpretation.
Did you know that when the Bible was [C] given, it was delivered along with an oral tradition,
which [D] at the time was expressly [G#] forbidden to [D] be written down?
Now, the [G] reason why I submit must be [C] that this was to prevent undue rigidity.
[D] You see, the Bible is a living work that needs to [G] breathe in order [D] to stay alive.
[G] Now, I hope my approach won't be seen as ham-fisted.
[C] And we all know that words get distorted and [C#] twisted.
[D] But it is my contention that some of the best bits were not written [G] down.
Always have a little bit of salt with your [C] tequila.
Don't smoke your stash if you're gonna be a [D] dealer.
Try to drink at least eight cups of water [G] every day.
[D] [G] Always keep your hockey stick on the ice.
[C] If you wanna cut once, better measure twice.
[D] There's no such thing as a lunch that's really [G] free.
[Em] An eye for an eye means fair compensation.
[Am] It doesn't mean take up arms with another nation.
[D] Anything written down can be twisted [B] apart.
[Em] Don't be ashamed to talk about your mental health.
[Am] Try to love your neighbor like you love yourself.
[D] That one's in them, but it [G] always gets [F#] forgotten.
[C]
Worlds are living [G] on food.
[D] You find it in the little [G] surprises.
[C] The good book is [G] only a lens that [D] focuses the view.
[C]
Justice [G] for all [D] is composed of the [Em] ugliest compromises.
[C] You can only look [G] at the lens.
You gotta [B] look through.
[G] There's no such thing as a virgin conception.
[C] Every good rule has a notable exception.
[D] Don't surround yourself with friends who only [G] agree.
[D] [G] Don't count your eggs before they're chicken.
[C] Ask for consent before you put your dick [D] in.
Ain't nothing wrong with [G] homosexuality.
[Em] Don't get caught with your pants around your ankle.
[Am] If you wanna hide your money, stick it in a Swiss bank [D] hole.
Every banking system needs a lot of [G] regulation.
[B] [Em]
Never draw a picture of the Prophet [Am] Muhammad.
Unless you're a cartoonist and you really, [D] really wanna
illustrate cultural [G] [B] insensitivity.
[C]
Truth does [G] live in a book.
[D] You find it in the little surprises.
[C] The good book [G] is only a lens that [D] focuses the view.
[C]
[G] Justice for [D] all is composed of [Em] the ugliest compromises.
You can [G] only look at the lens.
[B] You gotta look through.
[C]
[G] Truth does [D] not live in a [Em] book.
You find it [C] in the little [G] surprises.
[D] You gotta [G] focus the view.
Justice for all is [Em] composed of so many [C] ugly [G] compromises.
You gotta [D] look through.
[B]
You have [A] to live in the world to get to the truth.
[G]
The good book [C] is great!
[D] But a few thousand years of theological disputes and debates have shown that the text was written
in such a way that it inherently requires intense and rigorous and constant [G] interpretation.
Did you know that when the Bible was [C] given, it was delivered along with an oral tradition,
which [D] at the time was expressly [G#] forbidden to [D] be written down?
Now, the [G] reason why I submit must be [C] that this was to prevent undue rigidity.
[D] You see, the Bible is a living work that needs to [G] breathe in order [D] to stay alive.
[G] Now, I hope my approach won't be seen as ham-fisted.
[C] And we all know that words get distorted and [C#] twisted.
[D] But it is my contention that some of the best bits were not written [G] down.
Always have a little bit of salt with your [C] tequila.
Don't smoke your stash if you're gonna be a [D] dealer.
Try to drink at least eight cups of water [G] every day.
[D] [G] Always keep your hockey stick on the ice.
[C] If you wanna cut once, better measure twice.
[D] There's no such thing as a lunch that's really [G] free.
[Em] An eye for an eye means fair compensation.
[Am] It doesn't mean take up arms with another nation.
[D] Anything written down can be twisted [B] apart.
[Em] Don't be ashamed to talk about your mental health.
[Am] Try to love your neighbor like you love yourself.
[D] That one's in them, but it [G] always gets [F#] forgotten.
[C]
Worlds are living [G] on food.
[D] You find it in the little [G] surprises.
[C] The good book is [G] only a lens that [D] focuses the view.
[C]
Justice [G] for all [D] is composed of the [Em] ugliest compromises.
[C] You can only look [G] at the lens.
You gotta [B] look through.
[G] There's no such thing as a virgin conception.
[C] Every good rule has a notable exception.
[D] Don't surround yourself with friends who only [G] agree.
[D] [G] Don't count your eggs before they're chicken.
[C] Ask for consent before you put your dick [D] in.
Ain't nothing wrong with [G] homosexuality.
[Em] Don't get caught with your pants around your ankle.
[Am] If you wanna hide your money, stick it in a Swiss bank [D] hole.
Every banking system needs a lot of [G] regulation.
[B] [Em]
Never draw a picture of the Prophet [Am] Muhammad.
Unless you're a cartoonist and you really, [D] really wanna
illustrate cultural [G] [B] insensitivity.
[C]
Truth does [G] live in a book.
[D] You find it in the little surprises.
[C] The good book [G] is only a lens that [D] focuses the view.
[C]
[G] Justice for [D] all is composed of [Em] the ugliest compromises.
You can [G] only look at the lens.
[B] You gotta look through.
[C]
[G] Truth does [D] not live in a [Em] book.
You find it [C] in the little [G] surprises.
[D] You gotta [G] focus the view.
Justice for all is [Em] composed of so many [C] ugly [G] compromises.
You gotta [D] look through.
[B]
You have [A] to live in the world to get to the truth.
[G]
Key:
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D
C
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B
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D
C
Like, everybody knows that the Bible is full of [G] wisdom.
The good book [C] is great!
[D] But a few thousand years of theological disputes and debates have shown that the text was written
in such a way that it inherently requires intense and rigorous and constant _ [G] interpretation.
Did you know that when the Bible was [C] given, it was delivered along with an oral tradition,
which [D] at the time was expressly [G#] forbidden to [D] be written down?
Now, the [G] reason why I submit must be [C] that this was to prevent undue rigidity.
[D] You see, the Bible is a living work that needs to [G] breathe in order [D] to stay alive.
[G] Now, I hope my approach won't be seen as ham-fisted.
[C] And we all know that words get distorted and [C#] twisted.
[D] But it is my contention that some of the best bits were not written [G] down. _ _
Always have a little bit of salt with your [C] tequila.
Don't smoke your stash if you're gonna be a [D] dealer.
Try to drink at least eight cups of water [G] every day.
[D] _ [G] Always keep your hockey stick on the ice.
[C] If you wanna cut once, better measure twice.
[D] There's no such thing as a lunch that's really [G] free.
_ [Em] An eye for an eye means fair compensation.
[Am] It doesn't mean take up arms with another nation.
[D] Anything written down can be twisted [B] apart.
_ [Em] Don't be ashamed to talk about your mental health.
[Am] Try to love your neighbor like you love yourself.
[D] That one's in them, but it [G] always gets [F#] forgotten.
[C]
Worlds are living [G] on food.
[D] You find it in the little [G] surprises.
[C] The good book is [G] only a lens that [D] focuses the view.
_ _ [C]
Justice [G] for all [D] is composed of the [Em] ugliest compromises.
[C] You can only look [G] at the lens.
You gotta [B] look through.
_ [G] There's no such thing as a virgin conception.
[C] Every good rule has a notable exception.
[D] Don't surround yourself with friends who only [G] agree.
_ [D] _ [G] Don't count your eggs before they're chicken.
[C] Ask for consent before you put your dick [D] in.
Ain't nothing wrong with [G] homosexuality.
_ _ [Em] Don't get caught with your pants around your ankle.
[Am] If you wanna hide your money, stick it in a Swiss bank [D] hole.
Every banking system needs a lot of [G] regulation.
[B] _ _ [Em]
Never draw a picture of the Prophet [Am] Muhammad.
Unless you're a cartoonist and you really, [D] really wanna
illustrate cultural [G] _ [B] insensitivity.
_ [C]
Truth does [G] live in a book.
[D] You find it in the little surprises.
[C] The good book [G] is only a lens that [D] focuses the view.
_ [C] _
[G] Justice for [D] all is composed of [Em] the ugliest compromises.
You can [G] only look at the lens.
[B] You gotta look through.
_ [C] _
[G] Truth does [D] not live in a [Em] book.
You find it [C] in the little [G] _ surprises.
[D] You gotta [G] focus the view.
Justice for all is [Em] composed of so many [C] ugly [G] compromises.
You gotta [D] look through.
_ [B]
You have [A] to live in the world to get to the truth.
_ _ [G] _
The good book [C] is great!
[D] But a few thousand years of theological disputes and debates have shown that the text was written
in such a way that it inherently requires intense and rigorous and constant _ [G] interpretation.
Did you know that when the Bible was [C] given, it was delivered along with an oral tradition,
which [D] at the time was expressly [G#] forbidden to [D] be written down?
Now, the [G] reason why I submit must be [C] that this was to prevent undue rigidity.
[D] You see, the Bible is a living work that needs to [G] breathe in order [D] to stay alive.
[G] Now, I hope my approach won't be seen as ham-fisted.
[C] And we all know that words get distorted and [C#] twisted.
[D] But it is my contention that some of the best bits were not written [G] down. _ _
Always have a little bit of salt with your [C] tequila.
Don't smoke your stash if you're gonna be a [D] dealer.
Try to drink at least eight cups of water [G] every day.
[D] _ [G] Always keep your hockey stick on the ice.
[C] If you wanna cut once, better measure twice.
[D] There's no such thing as a lunch that's really [G] free.
_ [Em] An eye for an eye means fair compensation.
[Am] It doesn't mean take up arms with another nation.
[D] Anything written down can be twisted [B] apart.
_ [Em] Don't be ashamed to talk about your mental health.
[Am] Try to love your neighbor like you love yourself.
[D] That one's in them, but it [G] always gets [F#] forgotten.
[C]
Worlds are living [G] on food.
[D] You find it in the little [G] surprises.
[C] The good book is [G] only a lens that [D] focuses the view.
_ _ [C]
Justice [G] for all [D] is composed of the [Em] ugliest compromises.
[C] You can only look [G] at the lens.
You gotta [B] look through.
_ [G] There's no such thing as a virgin conception.
[C] Every good rule has a notable exception.
[D] Don't surround yourself with friends who only [G] agree.
_ [D] _ [G] Don't count your eggs before they're chicken.
[C] Ask for consent before you put your dick [D] in.
Ain't nothing wrong with [G] homosexuality.
_ _ [Em] Don't get caught with your pants around your ankle.
[Am] If you wanna hide your money, stick it in a Swiss bank [D] hole.
Every banking system needs a lot of [G] regulation.
[B] _ _ [Em]
Never draw a picture of the Prophet [Am] Muhammad.
Unless you're a cartoonist and you really, [D] really wanna
illustrate cultural [G] _ [B] insensitivity.
_ [C]
Truth does [G] live in a book.
[D] You find it in the little surprises.
[C] The good book [G] is only a lens that [D] focuses the view.
_ [C] _
[G] Justice for [D] all is composed of [Em] the ugliest compromises.
You can [G] only look at the lens.
[B] You gotta look through.
_ [C] _
[G] Truth does [D] not live in a [Em] book.
You find it [C] in the little [G] _ surprises.
[D] You gotta [G] focus the view.
Justice for all is [Em] composed of so many [C] ugly [G] compromises.
You gotta [D] look through.
_ [B]
You have [A] to live in the world to get to the truth.
_ _ [G] _