Intro
Em G D
Em G D
[Verse 1]
Em
"But still it moves" I heard you cry
G D
Matters of fact attract, with time to bide
Em
Thread sisters stay on my side
G D
Heavy headed when we collide
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Em G D
Em G D
[Verse 2]
Em
Ten sounds at once reverberate
G D
Coin-operations self-sustain in a cloud
Em
Compulsion caught will penetrate
G D
"Come on son, do your country proud!"
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Em Bm
Lead us down to the ocean
G C Em D
And wash our hands of campaigns for the self-assured now
Em Bm
Fading white in surrender
G C D
And weary from the beating sun that blinds you
[Chorus 1]
Em
Take a hit for catharsis
G
Take a hit for them all
D Em
After the flags they're selling off the wall
I wanna die for a reason
G
I wanna kill for a cause
Em
Before they fall
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Em G D
Em G D
[Verse 3]
Em
The fall won't kill but it's gonna hurt
G D
And for a moment clear the haze from your eyes
Em
To redefine the lines of flesh and dirt
G D
E sudden tenderness, viscera surprise
Em
Dressed in red to mourn the dead
G D
6 o'clock, do you watch just to wince at this?
Em
Eyes are wide; we have been misled
G D
And now you face the modern synthesis
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Em Bm
Straighten out your fiction
G C D
As means to ends and ends to meaning guide you
[Chorus 2]
Em
Take a hit for catharsis
G
Take a hit for them all
D Em
After the flags they're selling off the wall
I wanna die for a reason
G
I wanna kill for a cause
D Bm
After the flags I'm nobody at all
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Em G D
Em G D
[Chorus 3]
Em
Take a hit for catharsis
G
Take a hit for them all
D Em
After the flags they're selling off the wall
N.C.
(After the flags they're selling off the wall)
If I can't reach you with reason
G
You set us up for a fall
D Bm
After the flags you're nobody at all
[Outro]
Em G D
Em G D
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