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The Boy With The Gun

David Sylvian

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Em D Bm B7 Em D He knows well his wicked ways Bm7 C A course of bitterness Em D A grudge held from his childhood days Bm7 C As if life had loved him less Am7 Reading down his list of names He ticks them one by one Fm Gm He points the barrel at the sky Abm7 Bbm7 Firing shots off at the sun Em D Bm B7 "I am the law and I am the King Em D Bm B7 I am the wisdom, listen to me sing" Em D He carves out the victim's names Bm7 C In the wooden butt of the gun Em D He leans well back agains the tree Bm7 C He knows his Kingdom's come Am7 He'll breath a sigh self satisfied The work is in good hands Fm Gm He shoots the coins into the air Abm7 Bbm7 And follows where the money lands Em D Bm B7 "I am the law and I am the King Em D Bm B7 I am the wisdom, listen to me sing" He pauses at the city's edge Of hellfire and of stone He summons up the devil there To give him courage of his own He'll free the sinners of deceit They'll hear his name and run His justice is his own reward Measured out beneath the sun "I am the law and I am the King I am the wisdom, listen to me sing" And my name's on the gun Work is just begun The boy with the gun
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