Bethany Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
In [F]the later afternoon
it sort [C]of softens on the avenue
I'm [F]wasting the remainder
[C]of the day
[F]Drinking off what's left of the glasses
[C]on the table
[F]When the couples get their
checks and walk [C]away
And I'll [F]be here tomorrow
then every [C]day that follows
Un[F]til I see you later on this [C]week
[F]Will you come and pick me up
when I get [C]off of the bus?
Will you [F]help me bring by stuff out

[Interlude 1]
to the beach?
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[C]

[Verse 2]
When we met [F]I was The Reverend
You were [C]in the congregation
Didn't [F]happen right away
but pretty [C]soon
And I nev[Dm]er had a calling it
was [C]just a strong desire
To be [F]the one that stood
up in [C]the room
[F]When I was a child I used to
[C]fixate on the chaplain
The way [F]he brought
the widows all to [C]tears
And [F]that looked like a decent way
to make [C]a little living here
I gave [F]myself to God for a few [C]years

[Verse 3]
Built [G]a chapel off the exit
On the highway outside Harrisburg.
There was [F]all that new development
back then

[Verse 4]
Parish[Am]ioners would come to me
With cakes and little pastries
And [G]ask me for my blessing once again

[Verse 5]
But I [F]couldn't shake the feeling
I was faking all the faithfulness.
[Am]Every single sermon was a fraud

[Verse 6]
Drif[G]ted through the rituals
Prideful high and pitiful and
[F]Pissing off a petty vengeful God
Pissing off a petty vengeful

[Interlude 2]
God
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[C]

[Verse 7]
My par[F]ents are both ancient now
I'm stay[C]ing at their summerhouse.
I [F]clear out on the weekends
when [C]they come
To my sis[F]ter's and her daughter's
On the fringe [C]of Philadelphia
With [F]their skinny cigarettes
and snapping [C]gum
But [F]I'm grateful for the place to stay
[C]I'm caddying on Saturdays
[F]The money's not as good as
it was [C]when we were teenagers
I [F]walk back from the golf course
Cut [C]through a couple backyards
[F]But I try to keep my eyes
pointed heaven[C]ward

[Verse 8]
In some [G]other prior life
The Reverend and his wife
Are sit[F]ting in the kitchen
making plans

[Verse 9]
[Am]Unaware of all the mess
The pressure and the flesh
Is [G]capable of making in a man

[Verse 10]
I [F]never really fell
Because I was never quite convinced
[Am]I must admit I miss all the simplicity

[Verse 11]
Of a [G]wo man and a man
Though I also understand.
[F]The reasons that you no longer want to be with me. i can see why you no
longer want to be with [C]me[G]

[Interlude 3]
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[C]
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[Verse 12]
The dev[F]il came in hot
[C]Someone called the cops
I ex[F]plained to them how much
it is you mean [C]to me
[F]The cuffs they made a click
As they [C]wrapped around my wrists.
Every[F]body's got their
version of secur[C]ity
May[F]be there's a life where
The [C]Reverend has his wife
And Je[F]sus has his ministry in Ga[C]lilee

[Verse 13]
But the sun[F]set looks like blood
From the win[C]dow of the bus
Some[F]where between
Harrisburg and Beth[C]any
Some[F]where between
Harrisburg and Beth[C]any
Some[F]where between Harrisburg and Beth[C]any

[Outro 1]
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