God's Fault
Matthew Mayfield
Album: Recoil (2016)
NOTE: Tune down one whole step (D-G-C-F-A-d)
[Main riff]
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A|------0--------0------|
F|--------5--------5----|
C|----7-----7--------7--|
G|--0-------------------|
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[Verse 1]
Am
Oh my my my my sweetest friend
G Am
oh my my what have I done
Am
oh no no no not this again
G Am
oh no no no no please god
[Pre-Chorus]
F
but he battens down his hatches
Am
closes his eyes
C
begs the good lord for the answers
G
he's never gonna find
F
and washed out in the shadows
Am
I'm a whisper in the night
C
confusion, disillusion
G
as I look him in the eye
[Chorus]
F
this ain't god's fault, brother
Am
he still toes the line
F
this ain't god's fault, brother
G Am
no, I'm afraid this one's mine
[Verse 2]
Am
blood, sweat and piss and i'm on the floor
G Am
I swear to god this is it
Am
benzo, hydro and julio
G Am
routine maintenance kit
[Pre-Chorus]
F
but I batten down my hatches
Am
and I close my eyes
C
pray the good lord for the answers
G
I'm never gonna find
F
I'm washed out in the shadows
Am
you're a whisper in the night
C
confusion, disillusion
G
as you look me in the eye
[Chorus]
F
this ain't god's fault, brother
Am
he still toes the line
F
this ain't god's fault, brother
G Am
no, I'm afraid this one's mine
[Bridge]
F Am
As bad as a cage
F Am
As bad as a cage
F Am
As bad as a cage
Dm C G
And now I have to lie in the one that you made
Dm C G
And now I have to lie in the one that you made
Dm C G
And now I have to lie in the one that you made
[Pre-Chorus]
F
so I batten down my hatches
Am
and I close my eyes
C
beg the good lord for the answers
G
I'm never gonna find
F
I'm washed out in the shadows
Am
You're a whisper in the night
C
confusion, disillusion
G
as you look me in the eye
[Chorus]
F
this ain't god's fault, Matthew
Am
he still toes the line
F
this ain't god's fault, Matthew
G Am
no, I'm afraid this one's mine
