AJJ (Andrew Jackson Jihad) – Small Red Boy (Guitar)
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Okay, so first, the guitar is pretty quiet on this track so let me know if you have any corrections.
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Am Em
Am Em Am I found a small red boy inside my tummy C Em Am With three dollars in change and a milky way light C Em Am In my occasional pursuit to find something more meaningful F G And yet another word that rhymes with die Am Em Am I cut him out and put him on my table F G Am His shallow breathing chest would fall and rise C Em Am His 'South of Heaven' shirt was way too big for him F His horns were long and sharp G And then he opened up those eyes that said C Am Em "I am, I am, I am, I am the truth."
Am Em (You'll want to slowly build up the volume of your strum with each chord.)
Am Em Am I showered him with love and adulation C Em Am One day he was just as tall as me C Em Am I showed him all the books that I was raised on F G Your Madeleine L'Engle and D'Aulaires' Mythologies Am Em Am And in a montage that could warm the heart of Hitler, C Em Am I raised him up so proud and motherly C Em Am I swore that I was glancing in a mirror F G When in the language that I taught him, oh god, he began to speak, he said C Am Em I am, I am, I am, I am the truth C Am Em I am, I am, I am, I am the truth
Am Em
Am And his eyes became a beacon G Em F An LCD projector broadcasting all my memories in a clear and vivid picture F His tongue became a staircase G His uvula the knocker Em F Of an ornate wooden door that led me straight into my future F Em His throat became a hallway with a thousand baby pictures G F And I became forgiveness I transformed into the closure that I lost F G When I learned about the tragedy of all of us Em F I lost it when I learned about the tragedy of all of us F G Incorrigible illness in the loved ones in and out of us Em F I lost it when I learned about the tragedy of all of us F G I walked through the hallways to a room of only mirrors Em F Reflecting me in bondage so I watched myself get freer F I let my horns grow longer G I observed my skin get redder Am My soul became a hammer C I started to feel better F My hatred to turned to pity G My resentment blossomed flowers C My bitter tasting candy Am My misery was power F The truth in me grew brighter G My nature and my nurture C No more shame G No more fear Am No more dread F G Am I am, I am, I am, I am the truth.