Intro: C G Em D
C G Em
C G Em C
I know you must know it now, my organs have stoned.
C G Em D
My fingers are numb around your warm pulsing throat.
C G Em C
And I whisper "My wife.." She opens her pale eyes.
C G Em D
She smiled, so I smiled. And I got what I deserved.
C G Em C
This house was my flowered heart, my petals have fallen.
C G Em D
"Do you love him, tell me now or I'll show you my scars."
C G C G
And you will bow boldly and tell me your sorry,
C G D
But you're hardly moving, wake up and give me what I know I deserve.
C G Em D
C G Em
C G Em C
The farmers wife heard it from the street down below,
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And later fully recalled each harrowing note.
C G C G
And she will cry holy spirit has cursed me,
C G D
And for this my ending sooner then I deserve.
C G Em C
The children weren't lucky to have only used ears.
C G Em D
As I stood on top of him looking down, I felt the fear in their skin,
C G C G
They plead, "Father, did you kill our leader?
C G D
Our rock and great teacher, what did he deserve?"
C G C G
And I reply "No, killed my leeches and the wound that has freed us,
C G D
And I hope you can see it for what I deserve."
C G Em C
The judge would ask why again was it him and not her?
C G Em D
The only response I could think was to settle my nerve..
C G C G
And try.. killing my leeches, sucking me speechless.
C G D
Abandoning secrets and trust all the same.
C G Em C
So I deserve, what I deserve.
C G Em
I deserve, what I deserve.
C C/B Am G
Hmmmmmmmmmm..
C C/B Am G
Hmmmmmmmmmm..
