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The State

Derek Webb

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DEREK WEBB THE STATE STOCKHOLM SYNDROME Chorded out by JB82185 (First tab ever, be forgiving) ----------------------------- INTRO: C G Am---> F x2 VERSE 1: C G Am ----> F O, I was free to live and love and kill as I saw fit C G Am ----> F I was at peace, there really was no one I was at war with G G(B) C C(D) The only common good was that we understood Em F(e) That laws unjust were only good for breaking G G(B) C The difference legalized instead of (sameness?) F Left nobody free C G Am But that was the day before I married my conscience to the State (Am) C Em Em F F F (G) Am C Em Em F F F (G) VERSE 2: C G Am ----> F My taxes paid, these roads were laid to places of my choosing C G Am ----> F There were no eyes up in the skies looking down into my bed G G(B) C C(D) There was no government without our consent Em F(e) And keys were made for anyone who just claimed it G G(B) C And glass was all of every wall that framed it F From sea to shining sea C G Am But that was the day before I married my conscience to the State (Am) C Em Em F F F (G) Am C Em Em F F F (G) BRIDGE: Am F Right and wrong were written on my heart, G not just in the laws that condemn me Am F But now with Caesar satisfied, G Am..... I can even do the things that should offend me ----------------------//END//-------------------
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