The Feast Of St Stephen Chords - Matt Elliott

Intro

Am E Am So ignorance has such a pretty face Dm Am E It’s so easy to be drawn to such a grace Am A Dm A But the grace and prayers you mumble while you lay prostrate and humble Dm What are they? Dm F What are the words you’re saying? F C E What are the games they’re playing E Am Wipe those tears away

Verse 1

Am C E Ask forgiveness for the times you’ve fallen Am E Am For the love and lost time that was stolen Am Dm For the times that you were never there Dm Am E Am The times you left us to our own devices and despair

Chorus

Dm Am And you forgive the choir master as if you hadn’t seen Dm Am A That he had tried to f**k your daughter when she was just 14 Dm F Forgiveness doesn’t run two ways F C You’re searching the wrong place E E For your sins to be Am Dm Completely washed away Dm F C We know we’re second place to your God and faith E Am And it was always this way

Verse 2

Am C E I know that these words should not be spoken Am E Am I know the fifth commandment can’t be broken Am Dm I know that you are deaf to my complaints Dm Am E Am That it’s an abuse to curse a child with your faith

Chorus

Dm They have to learn of fire and brimstone Am Their mind is full of sin Dm Am A And they must learn to beg forgiveness before the age of 10 Dm Am It’s a pitiful disgrace Am E Christ would turn his face E Am From this great corruption of His faith

Bridge

C The tiny lies E Am Vitriol and poison C E Manipulation E Am Betrayed confessions Dm The endless shame Am The twisted fucking games E They’re still the fucking same Am And they will betray you once again

Chorus

Dm They will convince you of your guilt Am They’ll meet you at the gate Dm Am A It’ unclear if they’re Orthodox or if they're Uniate Dm F They themselves they couldn’t say C They’re looking the wrong way E Their ignorance is plain Am Dm The holming starts again Am Thy must take the blame E For their part in the game Am And for the untold misery and the pain _______________________________________________________________________ Ask forgiveness for the times you’ve...

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C E ...fallen For the love and lost time that was...

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