Rodney Crowell – The Obscenity Prayer (Guitar)

A                            A G
Give to me my time and money,   

                             G F#m
Give to me my milk and honey,

                           G A
Give to me my self-respect,   

A
golden chains around my neck

A                         A G
Give to me my super model,   

                                  G F#m 
corporate jet and champagne bottle

                             G A
Get me out there on the town,   

A
let me spread my wealth around

B                                 A
I could learn to love this life I lead

B                                     A
But just don't take away the things I need

B                                                         
I feel rosy in the pink, 

D
so please don't make me stop and think

B                                          
All those dark thoughts in my head,

A                       
seem like better left unsaid

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

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

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

A
(Give me, give me)   (Give me, give me)

A                            A G
Give to me my latest fashion, 

                                G F#m 
make my lover burn with passion

                              G A
Give to me my charm and wit, 

A                             
keep my body young and fit

A                           A G
Give to me my haute couture, 

                             G F#m
give the world a cancer cure

                             G A
Serve my breakfast alfresco, 

A
let the wine and liquor flow

B                                 A
I can search for truth some other time

B                                       A
But right now I just want to get what's mine

B
Let the gangsters rule the streets 

D
while teachers try to make ends meet

B
I despise all bleedin' hearts, 

A
I don't patronize the arts

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

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

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

A   
Right now

B                                                    
I don't understand what it is you're tryin' to sell me

D       E  
Or what it is you're tryin' to tell me

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

E7  
Man that's so out of fashion

A                          G
Give to me my Aspen winter,

                                   F#m
sorry 'bout the World Trade Center

                              A
I can't help the ones in need, 

A
I got my own mouth to feed

A                              G
Give to me my playboy channels, 

                                      F#m
and killer weed and sheets of flannel

                        A
Lay me down upon my bed

A
with pleasant dreams to fill my head

     B                                 A
Just look at what this world is comin' to

    B                                     A
And there ain't one damn thing that I can do

B
I don't have a leg to stand on, 

D
I don't have a net to land on

B
I don't have the base of power, 

A
I don't have the extra hour

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

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

F#m                 A
Give it to me, right now

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

A                              
Give to me my NASDAQ numbers, 

G
Intel shares and E-trade blunders

F#m                           
Soldiers to defend my freedom 

A
and three or four Valium if I need 'em and

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

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

F#m                A
Give it to me right now