Jezebel
10000 Maniacs
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- Gadd9
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Bm Asus4 A G A Bm [Verse]Bm A To think of my task is chillingBm A To know i was carefully building theG A Mask i was wearingG A Bm For two years, swearing i'd tear it offBm A I've sat in the dark explainingBm A To myself that i'm straining toG A Hard for feelingsG A Bm I ought to find easily [Chorus]A Gmaj7 Called myself jezebel I don't believeD/F# Gadd9 Before i say that the vows we've madeAsus4 Gadd9 Weigh like a stone in my heartContinues after the adD/F# Gadd9 Asus4 Bm Family is family, don't let this tear us apartBm A You lie there, an innocent babyBm A I feel like the thief who is raiding yourG A HomeG A Bm Entering and breaking and taking in every roomBm A I know your feelings are tenderBm A Inside you the embers stillG A G A Bm Glow but i'm a shadow, i'm only a bed of blackened coalA Gmaj7 Call myself jezebel for wanting to leave [Verse]D/F# Gadd9 Asus4 Gadd9 I'm not saying i'm replacing love for some other wordD/F# Gadd9 Asus4 Gadd9 To describe the sacred tie that bound me to youD/F# Gadd9 Asus4 Gadd9 I'm just saying we've mistaken one for thousands of word and forD/F# Gadd9 Asus4 Bm That mistake I've caused you such pain that i damn that word!G Bm I've no more ways to hideG A G That i'm a desolate and hollow place inside [Instrumental]D/F# Gadd9 Asus4 Gadd9 [Chorus]D/F# Gadd9 Asus4 Gadd9 I'm not saying i'm replacing love for some other wordD/F# Gadd9 Asus4 Gadd9 To describe the sacred tie that bound me to youD/F# Gadd9 I'm not saying love's a playthingAsus4 Gadd9 No, it's a powerful wordD/F# Gadd9 Asus4 Gadd9 Inspired by strong desire to bind myself to youD/F# Gadd9 Asus4 Gadd9 How i wish that we never had tried to beD/F# Gadd9 Asus4 Man and his wife to weave our lives into a blindfoldGadd9 Over both our eyes