Intro: C D Em G Verse 1: C She bargains with the world D Em So everything she wants will come to her G G With no greed inside her mind D Em G She knows what she deserves C We fell from sky with grace D Em And landed in her soft and warm embrace G C She gave her love, her gift of life D Em So we could live with her Chorus: G C That is why we live like heathens D Em Stealing from the trees of Eden C Living in the arms of freedom D Em And everything we touch is evil B7 C D Em That is why we live like heathens
Verse 2: C The stone, the dirt, the dust D Em The unforgiving promise made to us B7 C Unworthy of your light, your god, your touch D Em B7 We're guided by the lust C We cry the fallen names D Em We cry for those who burned beneath the flame B7 C We stand besides the good and brave D Em The broken and enslaved Chorus: C That is why we live like heathens D Em Stealing from the trees of Eden B7 C Living in the arms of freedom D Em And everything we touch is evil B7 C D Em B7 That is why we live like heathens C D Em B7 Em Bridge: Everything you touch Ebdim Will be Hers Em Our mother with no heart Ebdim Will give Am6 B7 Love Am6 Her love is yours B7 Am6 G F#7 Em But only if you give your heart to her Chorus: C That is why we live like heathens D Em Stealing from the trees of Eden B7 C Living in the arms of freedom D Em And everything we touch is evil B7 C D Em That is why we live like heathens B7 C D Em That is why we live like heathens B7 That is why we live like heathens