Tim Minchin - The good book
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[INTRO]
BbLife is like an ocean voyage and our Fbodies are the ships
And withCout a moral compass we would Aall be cast DmadrifDm7t
So to Bbkeep us on our bearings, the FLord gave us a gift
And Clike most gifts you get, it was a C7book
[VERSE 1]
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I Fonly read one book, but it's a Bbgood book, don't you know
I Cact the way I act because the Good Book Bbtells me Fso
If I wanna known how F7to be good, it's Bbto the Good Book Bbmthat I go
'Cos the CGood Book is a book and it is Bbgood and it's a Fbook
[VERSE 2]
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I Fknow the Good Book's good because the BbGood Book says it's good
I Cknow the Good Book knows it's good because a really good book Fwould
You wouldn't cook without a F7cookbook and I Bbthink it's underBbmstood
You can't be Cgood without a Good Book 'cos Bbit's good and it's a book and it is Fgood for cookin' Fmaj7
[BRIDGE 1]
I Dmtried to read some other books, but I Asoon gave up on that Ab9 A A7
The Bbparagraphs ain't numbered and they Fcomplicate the Cfacts
I Acan't read Harry Potter 'cos they're DmworshipDm/Cping false Dm/Bbgods and Dm/Athat
And GDumbleAm7dore's a Bbdim7poofter G/Band that's Cbad, 'cos Dm7it's not Ebdim7good Am7/E
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[VERSE 3]
MoFrality is written there in Bbsimple white and black
I feel Csorry for you heathens, got to think abouBbt all Fthat
Good is good and F7evil's bad and Bbgoats are good and Bbmpigs are crap
You'll Cfind which one is which in the BbGood Book, 'cos it's good and it's a Fbook, and it's a bookFmaj7
[BRIDGE 2]
I Dmhad a cat, she gave birth to a Alitter Ab9 A A7
The Bbkittens were adorable and they Fmade my family Claugh
But Aas they grew they started misbeDmhaviDm/Cn' Dm/Bb Dm/A
So I Gdrowned the Am7little Bbdim7fuckers G/Bin the CbathDm7 Ebdim7 Am7/E
When the Acreatures in your care start being DmmenaDm/Cces Dm/Bb Dm/A
The Ganswers Am7can be Bbdim7found right G/Bthere in CGe- Dm7ne- Ebdim7sis! Am7/EChapter D6, VerseEm7 5-7Fdim7! YeeBm7/Gbhaw!
[INTERLUDE 1]
GSwing your partner by the hand
CHave a baby if you can
But Dif the voices your head
D7Say to sacriGfice your kid
To Gsatiate your G7loving God's
CFetish for dead Cmbaby blood
It's Dsimple fate, the Book demands - so raise that knife up in your hand!
[VERSE 4]
N.C.Before the Good Book made us good, there was Bbno good way to know
If a Cthing was good or not that good or kind of Bbtouch and Fgo
So God decided F7he'd give writing Bballegoric Bbmprose a go
And Cso he wrote a book and it was Bbgenerally well-FreceivedFmaj7
[REVIEWS]
The BbTelegraph said, "This God is remiFniscent of the CNorse."
The BbTimes said, "Kind of turgid, but I Fliked the bit with Chorses."
The AMail said, "Lots of massacres, a Dmviolent Dm/Ctour de Dm/Bbforce. Dm/A
If you Gonly Am7read one Bbdim7book this G/Byear, then tChis one Dm7is a Ebdim7book andAm7/E it is Dgood, andEm7 it's a Fdim7book!" Bm7/GbYeehaw!
[INTERLUDE 2]
GSwing your daughter by the hand
But Cif she gets raped by a man
And reDfuses then to marry him D7
N.C.Stone her to death!
[PRE-OUTRO]
Em If you just close your eyes and block your Bears
To the Caccumulated knowledge of the Glast two thousand Dyears
Then Bmorally, guess what? You're off the EmhookD C G6
And thank AChrist you Bm7only Cdim7have to Gbm7/Cbread one DbooEm7k Fdim7 Bm7/Gb
[OUTRO 1]
DmJust because the book's contents
Were Awritten generations hence
By Dmhairy desert-dwelling gents
ASquatting in their dusty tents
EmJust because what Heaven said
Was Bsaid before they'd leavened bread
EmJust 'cos Jesus couldn't read
BDoesn't mean that we should need
When maCnipulating human genes
To Galleviate pain and fight disease
When Cdeciding whether it's wrong or right
To Ghelp the dyin' let go of life
Or Dstop a pregnancy when it's D7just a tiny blastocyst
There's Bno reason why B7we should take a Emlook
At Dany other Cbook
But the GoBm7od Book 'cause it's Agood and Bm7it's a Cdim7book and Gbm7/Cbit's a Dbook and Em7it's quiteFdim7 good! Bm7/Gb
[OUTRO 2]
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GGood is good and G7evil's bad
And Ckids get killed when EbGod gets mad
And you'd Dbetter take a good look
At the C7Good Book G