Intro
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Living in the meadow,
the mighty mighty meadow.
With too many people,
sucking all the water.
B
Yeah my daddy was a farmer.
A
He was a race car driver.
G
He is a four leaf clover.
F#m
He is the next messiah.
(play intro)
Now he's living in the woods,
the dark and dank woods.
With a cocktail waitress,
who thinks she's an artist.
B
Take her down to the river,
A
split her right up the middle.
G
Now there's gonna be trouble,
F#m
for a pregnant lamb and a con man.
(intro)
I sit in the clink,
dye his hair in the sink.
And the tumor gonna make a
man out of him.
B
Now my daddy was a chancer.
A
He was a bad check bouncer.
G
But if he had cancer,
F#m
he's a survivor.
B A
He's the next messiah.
G F#m
He's the next messiah.
B A
He's the next messiah.
G F#m
He's the next messiah.
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Covering it up,
squeezing it out,
watching it bleed.
You're watching it all,
taking it back.
She's down on her knees.
A G F#m
When did she come to detest you?
Giving it back,
backing you up,
nothing's for free.
You're giving it back,
for locking you up,
those terrible deeds.
A G F#m
When will they come to arrest you?
When did she come to detest you?
When will they come to arrest you?
When did she come to detest you?
E
I'm gonna give my love to you on a day you gotta bring it back. (x4)
I want to tell you I love you. (x4)
A G
E
I want to tell you I love you. (x5)
I'm gonna go out walking baby, better be here when I get back.(x2)
A G
Oooohhhh
I'm gonna give my love to you on a day you gotta bring it back. (x2)
I want to tell you I love you. (x2)
B A
He's the next messiah.
G F#m
He's the next messiah.
B A
He's the next messiah.
G F#m
He's the next messiah.
