First Song Part 2 chords by Ramshackle Glory

Tuning: Standard

Difficulty: Novice

C E F C
C E F G

C              E
I took the needle out of my arm about
F     C
A year ago today,
C                 E
And every day since then I’ve been taking
F          G
The needle out of my brain.
F               G
So when I’m staring down at my hands I can’t explain
   E              F
Just what it is that I’m thinking of,
               G            C
Except thank god that all my veins have to pump is my blood.

C E F C
C E F G


C           E
I’ve done you so much wrong I can’t believe
F        C
You would still talk to me.
C             E
And I say so much bullshit I can’t believe
F             G
That anyone around me can breathe.
F             G
I know that it’s a little dramatic,
  E              F
But the word for not changing is “dead.”
             G                  C
So I’m getting better, my friends, but please don’t hold your breath.

C E F C
C E F G

C       E
I met a man in rehab the first time,
F        C
An organizer in prison.
C              E
He lived in Chicago when the cops shot Fred Hampton,
F             G
But he was just a kid back then.
F             G
Justice doesn’t flow from police guns,
  E            F
I’m reminded of that all the time.
           G          C
As long as there is a law, peace will be a crime.

C E F C
C E F G

C          E
What the news calls economics,
F        C
I still call it violence.
C        E
If your god is a judge or a jailer,
F        G
I’m still an atheist.
F               G
But I try to have faith in the things that will happen;
E            F
I get saved from myself when i do.
                G           C
So maybe “god” isn’t the right word, but I believe in you.

C E F C