Spite

D F I once knew a man who learned such a thing C D Cut off his hand to spite his ring D F He poisoned the well to spite the frogs C D Put down his son to spite the dog D F He cut out his sleep to spite his dreams C D Picked all the flowers to spite the bees D F He burned his bible to spite the Lord C D Took a day off to lick his wounds I heard him swear, D F "Life is such a wretched affair C D I'm gonna hold my breath to spite the air" D F He drained the canal to spite the fish C D Flooded the land to spite the bridge D F He dug up the hills to spite the sky C D Tore out his tongue to spite the lies D F He cut down the trees to spite the shade C D Laid her to rest to spite the life they'd made D F He burned his his bible to spite the Lord C D Took a day off to lick his wounds I heard him swear, D F "Life is such a cursed affair C I'm gonna hold my breath, No, I'm gonna stop breathing D To spite the air"