st francis Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Em][D][G][C][G][B][Em][Am]
[D][G][F][B][Bm][Em]

[Verse 1]
[Em]They're all throwin' [D]stones at the [G]back of my [C]home
[G]Kickin' the[B] dirt in the air[Em]
Well, [Am]I left to th[D]ink while
[G]they're thinking I'm stoned
[C]Well, I h[F]ad no c[B]ause to be ther[Em]e

[Verse 2]
Well, [Em]I left this to[D]wn, well,
I [G]had something [C]left
To [G]bury [Bm]the fear [B]in my [Em]head
Well, it's [Am]all it's the [D]same
'cause [G]the city's just [C]as bad
It's [F]full [B]of people like [Em]me

[Verse 3]
We've [D]all run [G]away
[D]Everyone wants what [G]nobody needs
[D]Silver and [G]gold
[C]Everyone [B]wants what [C]nobody [D]needs
[Em][D][G][C][G][B]

[Verse 4]
[Em]
Well, I ran to [D]woods [Gm]and
[D]I preached [G]to the birds[C]
[G]St. Francis [Bm]talk[B]ing to m[Em]e
Well, they [Am]said I'd find [D]love
and the [G]pain I'd endure
[C]If [F]I would just lis[B]ten to him[Em]

[Verse 5]
With my [Em]ear to the g[D]round
and my [G]heart full [C]of lead
Well, I [G]quietly [B]listened to
[Em]teach
[Am]Oh, with tears in his [D]eyes he just
[G]looked straight through [C]me
I awk[F]wardly [B]waited for [Em]speech

[Verse 6]
We've [D]all run [G]away[Am][G]
[D]Everyone wants what [G]nobody needs
[D]Sil[B]ver and [Em]gold
[C]Everyone [B]wants what [C]nobody [D]needs

[Interlude 1]
[Em][D][G]
[C][G][B][Em][Am][D][G][C][F]
[B][Em]

[Verse 7]
[Em]Once I was sure [D]that [G]this love
was [C]the truth
[Am]Well, [G]I quickly spit i[B]n h[Em]is face
I re[Am]turned to my home
[D]Friends and I, [G]we threw stones[C]
[F]Bragging that we [B]knew the way

[Outro 1]
[Em][G][D][G][B][Em][G]
[Bm][D][G]
[C][G][F][B][Em][D][G][C][G][B][Em]
[Am][D][G][C][F][B][Em]