Mischief Brew – The Ballad Of The Cloth (Guitar)

[Intro]
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E              A
 I am a simple man

E                   B
 I've seen kingdoms span

E                   A
 I've seen empire's rise and fall

            E                 B
And turn my diamonds all into sand

E
 I scorned the body

    A
The flesh the bloody

              E                 B
And tossed my money on down the drain

E                           A    
 I thought I'd feel so much lighter than air

        E                   B
When I abolished my earthly chains

    A                 B
But something more is calling me

      E        B         A
And I think my eyes can see it

  A                  B
I think my hands can touch it

          E          A
So asking you, Lord above

E                       B
 As you pile the plates up

E                         A
 You gave them bread, you gave them water

         E                                  B
Then you told them what they could and they couldn't touch

E
 I scorned desire

    A                       E               B 
But now the fire is growing higher into the sky

     E                       A
So I refuse to simply lock myself away 

             E                    B
And let this heaven on earth pass by

           A        B       
There's no glory in greed and want

            E       B       A
But there's none in poverty either

          A                      B
Like they give you salvation and damnation

           E
And I take neither

  A                        B
I once said it's not about riches or rags

    E     B     A 
And now I do remember

           A                            B
That these puddles of wax won't give me candles back

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And won't keep you warm in December

         A
So we'll storm the castle

            B
Declare the kingdom rich

       E         B          A 
And do away with slaves and masters

          A                       B
No longer do we want the sleep of eternity

               E
To come 'round faster

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Faster, faster, faster....

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