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Innocence Maintained
Jewel Kilcher
Text File
The tab stays the same throughout the whole song. To figure out the picking pattern just listen to the cd.
Verse 1:
D
Ophelia drowned in the water
D
Crushed by her own weight
C
Hitler loved little blue-eyed boys
C
And it drove him to hate
D
Birds always grow silent before the night descends
D G
?Cause nature has a funny way of breaking what does not bend
Verse 2:
D
A hero's torso built of steel and Novocain
D
His heart a bitter beat inside a bloodless frame
C D
There was a hole inside his soul a manicure could not fill
D
So he found himself a whore to love
G
While daises choked in the window sill
Chorus:
D C
We've made houses for hatred
G
It's time we made a place
D C G
Where people's souls may be seen and made safe
D C G
Be careful with each other, these fragile flames
D C D C G
For innocence can't be lost, it just needs to be maintained
Verse 3:
A small town in Ohio
Two boys are filled with violence
And darkness spreads its legs for hate and ignorance
We are given to a god to put our faith therein
But to be forgiven, we must first believe in sin
Chorus
Bridge:
A G
A G
A G
A G
Verse 4:
I want to live bravely and love without fear
I want to always feel the wings of grace near
We all will be Christed when we hear ourselves say
We are that to which we pray
Chorus 2x