The Good Book Chords by Emmylou Harris

Tempo:
57.45 bpm
Chords used:

Bbm

Ab

Db

Bb

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Emmylou Harris - The good book (1997) chords
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[Db] [Bbm]
Call it the good book or else a shame
How [Ab] could so [Bb] much evil be done in the [Bbm] good book's name?
But God, how can you be so cruel?
And let [Ab] men name you and claim you as [Bbm] a tool
They
[Ab]
[Bbm] call it reliving, they call it reading the sun
They [Ab] call it a calling to want to [Bbm] be with the demon
So why read the good book?
It has to be
[Ab] Yes, it's good to slice someone up [Bbm] religiously
[Ab] [Db] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Db] [Ab] [Db]
[Bbm] Snow of the sin and free his love
As [Ab] the prophets are alarmed and seek to [Bbm] save mankind
But God, how can you be so cruel?
And [Ab] claim you and [Bbm] use you as a tool
[Ab]
[Bbm] They [Fm] [Ab] [Bbm]
call it the good book or else a shame
[Ab] How could so much evil be [Bbm] done in the good book's name?
In the good book's name
In the good book's name
[Ebm]
[Bb]
Key:  
Bbm
13421111
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
Bbm
13421111
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
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To start learning Emmylou Harris - The Good Book chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Bbm, Ab and Bbm in sequence. Start with a comfortable 28 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 57. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Db Major.

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[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ Call it the good book or else a shame
How [Ab] could so [Bb] much evil be done in the [Bbm] good book's name?
But God, how can you _ be so cruel?
_ And let [Ab] men name you and claim you as [Bbm] a tool
They _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ call it reliving, they call it reading the sun
They _ [Ab] call it a calling to want to [Bbm] be with the demon
So why read the good book?
It has to be
_ [Ab] Yes, it's good to slice someone up [Bbm] religiously _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _
[Bbm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] _
[Bbm] _ _ _ Snow of the sin and free his love
As [Ab] the prophets are alarmed and seek to [Bbm] save mankind
But God, how can you be so cruel?
And [Ab] _ _ claim you and [Bbm] use you as a tool _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ They _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ call it the good book or else a shame
_ [Ab] How could so much evil be [Bbm] done in the good _ _ _ book's name? _
In the good book's name
In the good _ book's name _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the The Inner Flame: A Tribute to Rainer Ptacek album.

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