Chords for Vigilantes Of Love - 9 - Parting Shot - Blister Soul (1995)

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_ Words of wisdom, _ quotable _ quotes. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Readers digest scenes for those losing hope.
[C] Why do I feel so mocked by the hands of the clock?
Well, [Bb] anchor me down _ to the solid rock.
I want to [C] leave you with [F] something, but I almost [C] forgot. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Was it a closing statement _ or a [C] parting [F] shot? _ _
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[F] Well, you lie on the flowers here in the wind. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I've [Bb] twisted it all [F] with original sin. _
[C] There's a knowledge I traded a long time ago.
Well, I [Bb] bartered it off for these rags I call clothes.
But [D] I learned how [F] to fake it and remake it [C] on cue. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] I swear I never stopped [C] needing you.
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There's [F] a question _ forming out here in the dark. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] In the heavy air all around my [F] heart. _
Now [C] laden with consequence, chain-link fence,
And shot through with all manner of lies.
I've been trapped in and caught.
And [F] the world like a tempest in your ears doth roar. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And the [Bb] flesh wants to dress up and play your whore.
And [Cm] the devil wants to cast all [C] manner of doubt
On the real [Bb] lover with the key, dying to let you out.
_ [C] From the bars [F] that you fashioned with your stolen [C] clout. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, I may [F] be confused, but I'll play [C] my hun. _
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[Am] Did it feel like [F] a kiss or a _
[F] counterpunch? _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ Evening is _ closing and the kid drones [C] on and [F] on and on. _ _ _ _ _
I'll [Bb] get it to car keys, I hope this is his [F] last song.
Wait, [C] it's bigger than life and it's gracious and grand. _
It's [Bb] something a child _ readily _
[F] understands.
_ [C] Hey, you know I sure could [F] use a new suit of clothes.
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See, [Bb] I'm gone all threadbare and my shoes are worn.
[C] Now the flowers are growing right out of these bones.
And I hear [Bb] the trumpet sounding _ like Louis Armstrong. _ _ _ _ _ _
Like [Bb] Louis _ Armstrong.
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_ _ _ Oh, [C] when the great [F] divorce happens, hide me in your _ song. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Though [Dm] I don't deserve it [C] and I don't belong. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I want to leave you [F] with something, will you take it to [C] heart?
Are _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you a closing statement _ or a [F] parting [Bb] shot? _
[F] _ _ Or a parting shot? _ _
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