1996 Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
She was [Am]just [C]17[F]
Pious and pretty with a deadly
dis[Am]ease
And the weight of the world on her prosthetic
[Dm]shoulder[F][G][Am]
And by the summer [F]of '96
Her body was cracked like porcelain
[Am]Just like some precious
[Dm]moments collectible
In a hospital gown and a [F]big
bright golden [C]halo[Dm][Em]
[E]And so thr[Em]ee che[C]ers for my mor[Am]ose
and grieving [F]pals[G]
[Bdim]And now let'[Dm]s he[G]ar it [C]for the tears
that I've welled [Dm]up[Em]
We've come too [C]far to have
to [Am]give it all up [F]now
We live [Bdim]lives that are
rich an[G]d b[C]lessed
And we'll burn for how we trans
[Am]gress[F][Am][F]
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Now I've mastered the [F]art
Of the open casket prayer and the
singing [Am]guitar
And I've found the rewards weren't
half what I'd hoped [Dm]for[F][G]
[Am]And meanwhile we all
feigned hope and [Dm]mirth
[F]As her parents went on and lied to her
[Am]All about the success of the surgeries
And [Dm]how my ex- girlfriend was
now [F]sleeping with her fiance
[C]And[Dm] so t[Em]hree[E] cheers fo[Em]r[C]
my [Am]morose and grieving [F]pals
[Bdim]And now let'[Dm]s he[G]ar it [C]for the tears
that I've welled [Dm]up[Em]
We've come too [C]far to have
[Am]to give it all up no[F]w
We live [Bdim]lives that are rich
an[G]d blessed[C]
And we'll burn for how we [Dm]transgress[Em][C][Am]
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If there's any justice in heaven
Than [G]God won't [Gsus4]let me in[G]
[Gsus4]He'll loc[G]k the gat[Em]es and take my wee[Am]k
end [C]pass [Dm]away[F]
With a sympathetic [Am]wave
they'll see me off
Re[G]serve [Gsus4]my golden crown [G]while I am
[F]cursed [Em]to wa[C]lk t[Em]he earth for millenia
I [F]know I deserve worse but it terrifies
me and I can't take it anymore
[Dm]And [Em]so three cheers fo[C]r
my [Am]morose and grieving [F]pals
[G]And now[Dm] let's hear[Am] it [C]for the tears
that I've welled [Dm]up[Em]
We've come too [C]far to have
[Am]to give it all up no[F]w
We live [Bdim]lives that a[G]re
[Dm]rich an[F]d blessed[C]

[Outro 1]
And we'll burn for how we transgress
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