Pound of Flesh Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][C][Am]

[Verse 1]
If you're never [F]sorry[E] ,
then [Am]you c[E]an't be forgiven.
[F]If you're not[Am] forgiv[E]en,
then you can't [Am]be forgotten.
If you're not forgotten,
[E]then you can liv[Am]e forever.
[F]If you [Am]live [E]forever,
[Dm]then[E] you begin to dream of[Am] death[F],
death, [E]death, [Am]death, death.
[F][E][Am]

[Verse 2]
[C]Ezra Pound sat upon my [Am]bed,[C]
asked me which books as of late
I have [F]read.[C][Am][C][Am]
Ezra Pound [D]sat upon my [E]bed,
asked me which books as
of [F]late I have read.
Asked me if [Dm]I've read his own,
And [E]whether I could [Am]spare a pound
Of flesh
To cover his bare [D]bones.
I [E]says, “Man, take a [F]pound.
Take two.
[Am]What's a pound of [Dm]flesh between
[E]friends like me and[Am] you?”
What's a [F]pound of flesh
[E]among [Am]friends?
What's a [F]pound of flesh [E]among friends?
[Am]

[Verse 3]
[C]If you're [Am]never [C]sorry…
If you're [Am]never [C]sor[Am]ry…
If you're never [E]sorry,
then [Am]you can[E]'t be forgiven.
[F]If you're not for[E]given,
then you can't be [Am]for gotten.
If you're not forgot[E]ten,
then you must [Am]live [F]forever.
If you [E]live forever,
you cannot be reborn.
[Am]If you're not reborn,
[E]then you can't be a [F]baby.
If you're [Am]not a baby,
[G]you[Dm] can't le[E]arn to crawl.[Am]
If you cannot crawl away,
[E]you must stay in bed[F] all day.
[C]If [F]you stay in [G]bed all day,
[E]you'll be sure to have some [Am]visitors.

[Verse 4]
[Am]Ezra Pound will sit upon your [D]bed,
[E]ask you which books as of [F]late
you've have read.
Ezra Pound sat upon my bed,
[C]ask [Am]you which books as of late I have read[D].
Ask you if you've read his own,
And [E]whether you could [Am]spare a pound
Of flesh
To cover his bare [D]bones.
You'll [E]says, “Man, take [F]a pound.
Take two.
[Am]What's a pound of [Dm]flesh [E]between
friends like me [Am]and you?”
What's a [F]pound of flesh
[E]among [Am]friends?
What's a [F]pound of flesh
[E]among [Am]friends?
What's a [F]pound of flesh [E]among friends?

[Outro 1]
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