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...GOD'S SONG (THAT'S WHY I LOVE MANKIND) by Randy Newman
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*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Cm)
Verse 1:
Am
Cain slew Abel Seth knew not why
Dm Am
For if the children of Israel were to multi-ply
E7 Am E7 Am
Why must any of the child-ren die?
So he asked the Lord
E
And the Lord said:
Chorus 1:
Am E7 Am E7 Am A7
Man means nothing he means less to me
Dm A7
Than the lowliest cactus flower
Dm A7 Dm
Or the humblest Yucca tree
Am E7
He chases round this desert
Am C7 F7
'Cause he thinks that's where I'll be
Am E7 Am E7
That's why I love man-kind
Am E7 Am E7 Am A7
I recoil in horror from the foul-ness of thee
Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm
From the squalor and the filth and the mise-ry
Am E7 Am C7 F7
How we laugh up here in heaven at the prayers you offer me
Am E7 Am E7
That's why I love man-kind
Verse 2:
Am
The Christians and the Jews were having a jamboree
Dm Am
The Buddhists and the Hindus joined on satellite TV
E7
They picked their four greatest priests
Am E7 Am
And they be-gan to speak
They said, "Lord, a plague is on the world
Lord, no man is free
Dm
The temples that we built to you
Am
Have tumbled into the sea
E7
Lord, if you won't take care of us
Am E7 Am
Won't you please, please let us be?"
Am E
And the Lord said
C E
And the Lord said
Chorus 2:
Am E7 Am A7
I burn down your cities-how blind you must be
Dm A7
I take from you your children and you say
Dm A7 Dm
How blessed are we
Am E7 Am C7 F7
You all must be crazy to put your faith in me
Am E7 Am
That's why I love man-kind
Dm
You really need me
Am E7 Am
That's why I love man-kind
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Am Dm E7 A7 E C7 F7 C
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02210 xx0231 020100 x02223 022100 x32310 132111 x32010
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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