Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

The Verlaines - Church and State Author note: Tune half step down and play open chords as shown or; Use standard tuning, transpose -1 and play barre chords (Abm). [Verse 1]

^Am Hey dogs o^Dmbey in ^Amoffice^C#m There is ^Dmdirty bus^Aminess humming ^C Thank God they gave us ^DmJesus Thank God they gave us ^DmJesus

[Verse 2]

^Am Another ^Dmempty ^Ampromise ^C#m A ^Dmco-a-^Cli-tion's ^Amcabal ^Bm Thank God they gave us ^DmJesus Thank God they gave us ^DmJesus

[Bridge]

^Am And it's ^Emtwo more ^Amwould be ^Emsaviours Giving ^Csermons ^Bmon the ^Emmount ^Am And a few more in the parking lot ^Ebm The no-one talks ab^Bmout ^Em Of the two the world is asking Where the ^Amone's the others ^Emtwin ^Ebm Cus it's ^Amshades of ^Dmgray and no light up day for the ^Amplight some folks are ^Amin

[Verse 3]

^Am Its the banking ^Dmsystem ^Amrotten ^C#m They are r^Dmacing to ^Am the bottom Thank God they gave us ^DmJesus Thank God they gave us ^DmJesus

[Verse 4]

^Am Cause now they ^Dmwere dis^Amaster^Em It's ^Dmgreed they foist up^Amon us ^Bm Thank God they gave us ^DmJesus Thank God they gave us ^DmJesus

[Bridge]

They ^Emsay a ^Bmsmall fo^Emrtune comes from a ^Clarger fo^Bmrtune ^Emspent And ^Amno-one knows ^Cafter all these ^Amyears Where ^Ebmall that money ^Bmwent To the ou^Amtside there's no ^Emdoor to be found No p^Amaper nail or ^Empin

Like ^Amdays of ^Dmold, the prose indulge and the ^Amwheel goes 'round the queue.

[Verse 5]

^Am Divide and ^Dmconquer, we ^Amlose ^Em ^DmDrive a ^Cwedge be-^Amtween us ^Bm Thank God they gave us ^DmJesus Thank God they gave us ^DmJesus

[Verse 6]

^Am Hey dogs o^Dmbey in ^Amoffice^C#m Taking an^Dmother ^Amfew fr^Ceedoms ^Amoff of us Thank God they gave us ^DmJesus Thank God they gave us ^DmJesus

[Outro]

Thank God they gave us ^DmJesus Thank God they gave us ^DmJesus

The Verlaines - Church and state