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[Verse 1] [Em]You better run[E] [Em] You better run You better run and run and run You better run You better run [A]You [Am]better run a[Em]nd run and run and run and run You better run You better run You better run to the City of Refuge You better run You better run You better [G]run to the City of [F]Refuge You better [Em]run You better run You bet[G]ter run to the City of [F]Refuge You better [Em]run You better run You better [G]run to the City of [F]Refuge You better [Em]run You better run You better [G]run to the City of [F]Refuge [Verse 2] Oh, when you [Em]stand before the Father In a state of shame Because your robes are covered in [C]mud[Am] [Em]When you kneel at the feet Of a woman of the street The [G]gutters will run with blood [F]They will run with [Em]blood [Verse 3] You better run You better [Em]run You better [G]run to the City of [F]Refuge You better [Em]run You better run You better [G]run to the City of [F]Refuge [Verse 4] In the [Em]days of madness My brother, my sister When you're dragged toward the Hell- [Am]mouth [Em]You will beg for the end But there ain't gonna be one, friend For [G]the grave will spew you out [F]It will spew you out [Verse 5] You better [Em]run You better run You better [G]run to the City of [F]Refuge You better [Em]run You better run You better run to the City of Refuge [Verse 6] You better run [Em] You'll be working in the darkness Against your fellow man And you'll find you're called to come [Am]forth So you'll [Em]scrub and you'll scrub Hey but the trouble is, Bob The [G]blood it won't wash off [F]No, it won't come off [Verse 7] You better [Em]run You better run You better [G]run to the City of [F]Refuge You better [Em]run You better run You better [G]run to the City of [F]Refuge You better [Em]run You better run You better [G]run to the City of [F]Refuge You better [Em]run You better run You bet[G]ter run to the City [Em]of Refuge [Verse 8] When you [Em]stand before the Father In a state of shame Because your robes are covered in [C]mud[Am] When you [Em]kneel at the feet Of some harlot off the street The [G]gutters will run with blood [F]They will run with blood [Verse 9] You better [Em]run You better run You better [G]run to the City of [F]Refuge You better [Em]run You better run You better [G]run to the City of [F]Refuge You bet[Em]ter run You better run You better [G]run to the City of [F]Refuge You better [Em]run You better run You better [G]run to the City of Refuge [F]You better run [Em]You better run You better [G]run to the City of Refuge [Em]You better run You better run You better run to the City [Baug]of Refu[G]ge[F] [Em]You better run You better run You better run to the City of Refuge You better run You better run You better run to the City of Refuge You better run You better run You better run [G]to the City of [Em]Refuge You better run You better run You better run and run and run and run and run
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