[C]No [C/B]one looks [Am]in this [Am/G]place for [F]motive [F/E]or any [Dsus2]hope
But for the [G]dead shot of an [C]amber glass, the [F]blue light of a [Dsus2]votive
[C]Rain obs[C/B]cured the [Am]window [Am/G]as the [F]pain was [F/E]dulled by the [Dsus2]grains
[G]Absolved by [C]spoons in flames and [F]fear in time dis[Dsus2]solving
[G] It's not [G/A]for [G/B]the [C]fain[C/B]t of [Am]pulse [Am/G]or anybo[F]dy false
Those [Dsus2]amateurs who simply she'd their s[G]kins [Gsus4] [G]
[G] Where [G/A]are [G/B]those [C]trait[C/B]ors [Am]now, [Am/G]we once [F]called patriots'
Just like those[Dsus2] saints who seem to revel in their [G]sins[Gsus4]
[C]Oh, my [B]eyes were [Bb]filled with [A]tears that were [G]stinging
[C]After [B]our as[Bb]sassin's [A]work was [G]done
The [Am]bells and [G]hands were [F]only [Em]there for the [Dsus2]wringing
[F] [C] [C/B] [Am] [Am/G] [F] [F]/[E] [Dsus2]
And we were bringing bullets for the new-born king
[C]The trumpet [C/B]sound lam[Am]enting, [Am/G]tramping [F]down [F/E]the blooms of the d[Dsus2]eceased
The double [G]agent girl and the [C]fallen priest were [F]heading for the [Dsus2]border
[C]Somewhere [C/B]in the [Am]high com[Am/G]mand, there [F]stayed the [F/E]palest [Dsus2]hand
[G]That saw the order [C]countermand, [F]erased a tape re[Dsus2]corder
And then they [F]hung him from a window [C]cord
[G] Swallow [G/A]down [G/B]that [C]voo[C/B]doo [Am]vial[Am/G] and [F]stay your breath a while
Bef[Dsus2]ore we spill the tale that we have [G]spun [Gsus4] [G]
[G] And [G/A]now [G/B]I sh[C]al[C/B]l co[Am]nfide [Am/G]all that I [F]have denied
Oh, I'm so [Dsus2]sorry for the things I've [G]do[Gsus4]ne
[C]Oh, my [B]eyes were [Bb]filled with [A]tears that were [G]stinging
[C]After [B]our as[Bb]sassin's [A]work was [G]done
The [Am]bells and [G]hands were [F]only [Em]there for the [Dsus2]wringing
[F] [C] [C/B] [Am] [Am/G] [F] [F]/[E] [Dsus2]
And we were bringing bullets for the new-born king
But for the [G]dead shot of an [C]amber glass, the [F]blue light of a [Dsus2]votive
[C]Rain obs[C/B]cured the [Am]window [Am/G]as the [F]pain was [F/E]dulled by the [Dsus2]grains
[G]Absolved by [C]spoons in flames and [F]fear in time dis[Dsus2]solving
[G] It's not [G/A]for [G/B]the [C]fain[C/B]t of [Am]pulse [Am/G]or anybo[F]dy false
Those [Dsus2]amateurs who simply she'd their s[G]kins [Gsus4] [G]
[G] Where [G/A]are [G/B]those [C]trait[C/B]ors [Am]now, [Am/G]we once [F]called patriots'
Just like those[Dsus2] saints who seem to revel in their [G]sins[Gsus4]
[C]Oh, my [B]eyes were [Bb]filled with [A]tears that were [G]stinging
[C]After [B]our as[Bb]sassin's [A]work was [G]done
The [Am]bells and [G]hands were [F]only [Em]there for the [Dsus2]wringing
[F] [C] [C/B] [Am] [Am/G] [F] [F]/[E] [Dsus2]
And we were bringing bullets for the new-born king
[C]The trumpet [C/B]sound lam[Am]enting, [Am/G]tramping [F]down [F/E]the blooms of the d[Dsus2]eceased
The double [G]agent girl and the [C]fallen priest were [F]heading for the [Dsus2]border
[C]Somewhere [C/B]in the [Am]high com[Am/G]mand, there [F]stayed the [F/E]palest [Dsus2]hand
[G]That saw the order [C]countermand, [F]erased a tape re[Dsus2]corder
And then they [F]hung him from a window [C]cord
[G] Swallow [G/A]down [G/B]that [C]voo[C/B]doo [Am]vial[Am/G] and [F]stay your breath a while
Bef[Dsus2]ore we spill the tale that we have [G]spun [Gsus4] [G]
[G] And [G/A]now [G/B]I sh[C]al[C/B]l co[Am]nfide [Am/G]all that I [F]have denied
Oh, I'm so [Dsus2]sorry for the things I've [G]do[Gsus4]ne
[C]Oh, my [B]eyes were [Bb]filled with [A]tears that were [G]stinging
[C]After [B]our as[Bb]sassin's [A]work was [G]done
The [Am]bells and [G]hands were [F]only [Em]there for the [Dsus2]wringing
[F] [C] [C/B] [Am] [Am/G] [F] [F]/[E] [Dsus2]
And we were bringing bullets for the new-born king
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