Emmylou Harris – The Good Book (Guitar)

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As recorded by Emmylou Harris (From the 1997 Album THE INNER FLAME - A TRIBUTE TO RAINER PTACEK) [Intro] C Am [Verse 1]
Am
They call it the good book

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Yeah it's a shame

          G                                Am
How could so much evil be done in the good books name

Am
Good god how can you

Am
Be so cruel

        G                                              Am
And let men name you and claim you and use you as a tool
[Interlude] Am G Am [Verse 2]
Am
They call it religion

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They call it reading the sign

               G                                 Am
They call it a calling, a wanting to be with the divine

Am
So I read the good book

Am
It has to be

          G                                Am
Yes it's good to slice someone up religiously
[Guitar Solo] Am G Am G Am [Verse 3]
Am
They stole the sinner

Am
And freed his mind

            G                                       Am
Well the prophets are all armed and seek to save mankind

Am
Good god how can you

Am
Be so cruel

        G                                         Am
And let men name you and claim you and use you as a tool
[Guitar Solo] Am G Am G Am [Verse 4]
Am
They call it the good book

Am
Well that's a shame

          G                                Am
How could so much evil be done in the good books name
[Outro]
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In the good books name

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In the good books name

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In the good books name