The Heros Dose Cifras

[Intro]
G Em Am7 D7
 
 
[Verse 1]
G                          Em
What do you do when there’s nothing to do
      Am7                 D7
You’ve read every book that said it’d save you
   G                Em        Am7    D7
But every word looks dead on the page
G                           Em
I’ve lit all the candles and said all the prayers
       Am7                  D7
But I’m worried there’s nobody upstairs
   G                Em         Am7    D7
So I’m drinkin and eatin my troubles away
 
 
[Chorus]
Am7                 D7
I feel the darkness drawing so close
    G                      Em
I’ve run out of land at the edge of the coast
   Am7                    D7             G  Em
In front of me’s a demon behind me a ghost
Am7                D7
I wanted poetry but all I got’s prose
     G                     Em
I’m clear in my head and confused in my toes
    Am7         D7            G   Em
Like Vonnegut said “And so it goes”
        Am7
Might be time
          D7
It might be time
             G
For the hero’s dose
 
 
[Verse 2]
G                          Em
Left on the playground with no mom around
      Am7                 D7
Dad’s still at work or maybe out of town
   G                Em         Am7    D7
Forty years later I still feel the fear
G                          Em
Trapped betweaen worlds in purgatory
      Am7                 D7
Don’t wanna be a slave to my history
   G                Em         Am7    D7
I thank my ancestors but I’ll take it from here
 
 
[Chorus]
Am7                 D7
I feel the darkness drawing so close
    G                      Em
I’ve run out of land at the edge of the coast
   Am7                    D7             G  Em
In front of me’s a demon behind me a ghost
Am7                D7
I wanted poetry but all I got’s prose
     G                     Em
I’m clear in my head and confused in my toes
    Am7         D7            G  Em
Like Vonnegut said “And so it goes”
        Am7
Might be time
          D7
It might be time
             G
For the hero’s dose
 
 
[Verse 3]
G                          Em
I’ll take five gram crackers a cap and a gown
      Am7                 D7
I’ll stop by the church at the edge of the town
   G                Em         Am7    D7
And weep before Mary and confess all my sins
G                          Em
Then run through the graveyard where my father lies
      Am7                 D7
Tell myself I am healthy wealthy and wise
   G                Em         Am7    D7
And sing a song backed by twelve mandolins
 
 
[Chorus]
Am7                 D7
I feel the darkness drawing so close
    G                      Em
I’ve run out of land at the edge of the coast
   Am7                    D7             G  Em
In front of me’s a demon behind me a ghost
Am7                D7
I’ll fly up to heaven with a heartful of hope
     G                     Em
Rattle the gates demand that they ope
    Am7         D7            G   Em
And say to the angels give me the most
        Am7
Might be time
          D7
It might be time
             G
For the hero’s dose
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