Rodney Crowell – The Obscenity Prayer Give It To Me (Guitar)

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(Verse Lick)
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(Chorus Lick)
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A G F#m A
-Verse Lick

A
Give to me my time and money

G
Give to me my milk and honey

F#m
Give to me my self respect

A
Golden chains around my neck -Verse Lick

A
Give to me my super model

G
Corporate jet and champagne bottle

F#m
Get me out there on the town

A
Let me spread my wealth around -Verse Lick

E                                  A
I could learn to love this life I lead -Chorus Lick

E                                     A
But just don't take away the things I need -Chorus Lick

Bm
I feel rosy in the pink

D
So just don't make me stop and think

Bm                                C#M
All those dark thoughts in my head

E
Seem like better left unsaid

A
Give it to me (Give it, give it, give it, give it)

G
Give it to me (Give it, give it, give it, give it)

F#m
Give it to me (Give it, give it, give it, give it)

A
(Give it, give it, give it, give it) (Verse Lick)

A
Give to me my latest fashion

G
Make my lover burn with passion

F#m
Give to me my charm and wit

A
Keep my body young and fit -Verse Lick

A
Give to me my haute couture

G
Give the world a cancer cure

F#m
Serve my breakfast au fresco

A
Let the wine and liquor flow -Verse Lick

E                                 A
I can search for truth some other time -Chorus Lick

E                                    A
But right now I just wanna get what's mine -Chorus Lick

Bm
Let the gangsters rule the street

D
While teachers try to make ends meet

Bm                            E
I despise all bleeding hearts

E
I don't patronize the arts

A
Give it to me (Give it, give it, give it, give it)

G
Give it to me (Give it, give it, give it, give it)

F#m
Give it to me (Give it, give it, give it, give it)

A
Right now -Verse Lick

Bm
I don't understand what it is you're trying to sell

E
Or what it is you're trying to tell me

Bm
You're tryin' to get me to show some compassion

E
Man, that's so outta fashion

A
Give to me my Aspen winter

G
Sorry 'bout the World Trade Center

F#m
I can't help the ones in need

A
I've got my own mouth to feed -Verse Lick

A
Give to me my Playboy Channel

G
Killer weed and sheets of flannel

F#m
Lay me down upon my bed

A
With pleasant dreams to fill my head -Verse Lick

E                                    A
Just look at what this world is coming to -Chorus Lick

E                                        A
And there ain't one damn thing that I can do -Chorus Lick

Bm
I don't have a leg to stand on

D
I don't have a net to land on

Bm                             E
I don't have the base of power

E
I don't have the extra hour

A
Give it to me (Give it, give it, give it, give it)

G
Give it to me (Give it, give it, give it, give it)

F#m
Give it to me right now

A
(Give it, give it, give it, give it, give it, give it) -Verse Lick

A
Give to me my tax cut outsource

G
Build me my own private golf course

F#m
The Dixie Chicks can kiss my ass

A
But I still need that backstage pass -Verse Lick

A
Give to me my Nasdaq numbers

G
Intel shares and E-trade blunders

F#m
Soldiers to defend my freedom

A
And a script for Valium if I need em? -Verse Lick

A
And give it to me (Give it, give it, give it, give it)

G
Give it to me (Give it, give it, give it, give it)

F#m                  A
Give it to me right now

A
(Give it, give it, give it, give it) -Verse Lick