AJJ (Andrew Jackson Jihad) – Small Red Boy (Guitar)
Key
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Versions
(2)
Guitar
Guitar
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Chords
[Intro]
Am E7
[Verse 1]
Am E7 Am I found a small red boy inside my tummy C G C With 3 dollars in change and a Milky Way Lite E7 Am In my occasional pursuit to find something more meaningful F G Than yet another word that rhymes with "die" Am E7 Am I cut him out and put him on my table C G C His shallow-breathing chest would fall and rise E7 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
[Chorus 1]
C G Am I am, I am, I am, I am the truth
[Interlude]
Am E7
[Verse 2]
Am E7 Am I showered him with love and adulation C G C One day he was just as tall as me E7 Am I showed him all the books that I was raised on F G Your Madeleine L'Engle and D'Aulaires' Mythologies Am E7 Am And in a montage that could warm the heart of Hitler C G C I raised him up so proud and motherly E7 Am I swore that I was glancing in a mirror F When in the language that I taught him G Oh god, he began to speak, he said
[Chorus 2]
C G Am I am, I am, I am, I am the truth C G Am I am, I am, I am, I am the truth
[Verse 3]
F G And his eyes became a beacon, an LCD projector E7 F Broadcasting all my memories in a clear and vivid picture F G His tongue became a staircase, his uvula the knocker E7 F Of an ornate wooden door that led me straight into my future F G His throat became a hallway with a thousand baby pictures E7 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 E7 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 E7 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 E7 F Reflecting me in bondage so I watched myself get freer
[Bridge]
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 E7 My bitter tasted candy Am G My misery was power F The truth in me grew brighter G My nature and my nurture
[Chorus 3]
C G Am No more shame, no more fear, no more dread! F G C I am, I am, I am, I am the truth