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House Gone Up In Flames

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How I do the intro: I'm positive it's wrong, but it sounds good enough for me.    
  for the low note, I just strum the A, D, and G string open and then go to Am for 
the main note in the intro. When it hits the high point, I hit C. Find the strum 
pattern yourself, I guess... This actually may not sound like Tom Morello's 
version, but I'd rather play a song that uses more than 2 chords in the verse, so 
I just added a couple more chords for those who can't quite sing like Tom Morello


Am                     
It's in the grain of the wood
             C
It's in the needle's rust
             Dm
It's in the eagle's claw
             Am
It's in the eyes you trust

Am
It's in the jackal's dreams
             C
It's in the sleet and the hail
            Dm
It's in the unmarked box
           Am
That came today in the mail

Am
It's in the dead man's pocket
             C
It's in the child's first sin
            Dm
It's in the Constitution
           Am
Written in very small print

Am
It's in Colin Powell's lies
            C
It's in the shaman's trance
            Dm
It's in the cellar waiting
                Am
And it's in the best laid plans

Chorus
         F       C
We could cut and run
         Dm       Am
And take half the blame
F          C
Don't stop now
              G
That's why we came

House gone up in flames

*Intro*

Am
It's in the National Anthem
            C
It's in the scurrying roach
            Dm
It's in the closed partition
             Am
'Tween first class and coach

Am
It's in the relentless fever
            C
It's in the lonely room
            Dm
It's in the hands of fate
                Am
And it's in the pharaoh's tomb

Am
It's in the rich man's dreams
            C
It's in the poor man's hands
            Dm
It's in the body bags
          Am
Along the Rio Grande

Am
It's in the evening shade
            C
It's on the zealot's tongue
            Dm
It's in the widow's tears
                Am
And it's in the miner's lungs

         F        C
We could cut and run
         Dm       Am
And take half the blame
F          C
Don't stop now
              G
That's why we came

House gone up in flames

*Intro*

Am
It's in the moon's dark spin
            C
It's in the cloudless sky
              Dm
It was in St. Peter's denial
          Am
That he'd thrice deny

Am
It's in the distant thunder
            C
It's in the whispered prayer
          Dm
That they won't find us hidden here
Am
Beneath the stairs

Am
So consider yourself lucky
    C
And watch what you say
  Dm
I got what I wanted
          Am
You might get the same

Am
It's in the bold print nailed
       C
To the cathedral door
            Dm
It's in the black cold pressure
       Am
On the ocean floor
         F       C
We could cut and run
         Dm       Am
And take half the blame
F          C
Don't stop now
              G    
That's why we came

House gone up in flames

*Intro*

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House Gone Up In Flames

The Nightwatchman