Insects Rule Cifras

Artist: Brendan Benson
Song:   Insects Rule
Album:  One Mississippi
 
[Intro]
E
 
[Verse]
E            A              C        E
 Once knew a woman, she was skin and bones
                A          C             E
Invited all the insects to come into her home
                    A               C          E
She trained them so well they could answer her phone
                A             C                  B
The day finally came when the poor woman was overthrown
 
[Chorus]
C#m            B                A          C#m
 Her husband returned home from voyages at sea
                   B               A              C#m
To find his lovely wife dead and a spider sipping tea
                      B              A                 C#m
He drew his knife and swore he would have the spider's eyes
               D                          E
An army of red ants nearly took him by surprise
 
[Verse]
E                   A                   C                E
 The sailor and his wife lay dead while neighbors peeked in
                      A                 C              E
Outside the dogs were mesmerized by the humming from within
                  A                    C          E
News spread throughout the town of the insects' arrival
                A                C                              B
People gathered in the church to pray to God and quote from the Bible
 
[Chorus]
C#m            B            A        C#m
 Men came with gasoline and torches abright
                  B                   A              C#m
A billion flies covered the skies til it was dark as night
                      B                 A              C#m
The cries were barely heard beneath the buzzing of the bees
                D                        E
Now the insects rule so get down on your knees
 
[Instrumental]
B  A  C#m
B  A  G  F  C
B  A  C#m
B  A  G  F  C
D  D# E
E  A  C
E  A  C
E  A  C
E  A                       C
    And the town crier said
 
[Verse]
E                A          C        E
 You God-fearing people had better beware
               A           C         E
Gather up your idols and begin to prepare
                       A            C         E
The time has come, the locusts have taken the air
             A                C                B
Negotiations are in effect the bugs don't even care
 
[Chorus]
C#m            B            A        C#m
 Men came with gasoline and torches abright
                  B                   A              C#m
A billion flies covered the skies til it was dark as night
                      B                 A              C#m
The cries were barely heard beneath the buzzing of the bees
                B                A       C#m
Now the insects rule so get down on your knees
 
[Outro]
C#  Bm  A
C#  Bm  A
C#m              B           A            C#
 Now the insects rule so get down on your knees
                B           A            C#
Now the insects rule so get down on your knees
                B           A            C#
Now the insects rule so get down on your knees
                B           A            C#
Now the insects rule so get down on your knees
                D           D#           E
Now the insects rule so get down on your knees
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