Reverend Glasseye and His Wooden Legs - God Help You Dumb Boy
From the album "Our Lady of the Broken Spine"
Am
Dumb boy, what do you say?
F Am
My eyes are lazy, my skin's a flake
Am
But what good can you do?
F Am
Well, not so much as men like you
Am
Dumb boy, what do you see?
E Am
The lesser men coming down on me
Am
Tell us, what will you do?
Dm Am
I'll let my axe come down on you!
E
Here by the water, I'll raise my kingdom
G
I'll find my foliage
F
I'll raise my arms and
E
I'll say my name with, with 'glory be's' and
E
Here by the water! I'll raise my temple
G F E
Where no man shall be as small as me!
E Dm E
But I can't load the bullets and I can't use the gun
Dm E
Can't have no children so I won't have a son
Dm E
Can't wake up early so nothing will grow
Dm E
I'll just lay on my lands 'til the sun hangs low,
Dm E
'Til the sun hangs low!
Dm E
I'll lay on my lands 'til the sun hangs low!
Am
Dumb boy, you've done wrong
F Am
Now by what right do you good men judge?
Am
You are in the contempt of man
F Am
Then gag my mouth and bind my hands!
Am
Dumb boy, what are you seeing?
E Am
Ha, your guns they are empty, your rope it is frayed!
Am
Tell us, what did you say?
Dm Am
In your empty chest, my axe I will lay!
E
Here by the water, I'll raise my kingdom
G
I'll find my foliage
F
I'll raise my arms and
E
I'll say my name with, with 'glory be's' and
E
Here by the water! I'll raise my temple
G F E
Where no man shall be as small as me!
E Dm E
But I can't load the bullets and I can't use the gun
Dm E
Can't have no children so I won't have a son
Dm E
Can't wake up early so nothing will grow
Dm E
I'll just lay on my lands 'til the sun hangs low,
Dm E
'Til the sun hangs low!
Dm E
I'll lay on my lands 'til the sun hangs low!
E
E E E
Speak and follow, your words are hollow
G E G
Your steps are heavy,
E E
you will not save me
E E E
Speak and follow, your words are hollow
E
Your steps are heavy,
E
you will not save me!
Solo:
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G --------------------------------------------------------|
D --------------------------------------------------------|
A -0---2-3--3-2-0-3-2-----------0---0h2h3--5-3-2---3-2----|
E ----------------------3^4--0----------------------------|
Solo backing:
Am
God help you dumb boy! God help you dumb boy!
E
God help you dumb boy! God help you dumb boy!
Am
God help you dumb boy! God help you dumb boy!
E
God help you dumb boy! God help you dumb boy!
Trumpet Solo:
e -----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G ----------------------------------------0-4-0-----0-2-0----------0-----------|
D -----------------0-3---5-3-2---------2--------2-3-------3-0--2-3---3-2-------|
A ------2----0-2-3---------------2-----------------------------------------2---|
E -0--3---3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E G F E E G F E
E Dm E
But I can't load the bullets and I can't use the gun
Dm E
Can't have no children so I won't have a son
Dm E
Can't wake up early so nothing will grow
Dm E
I'll just lay on my lands 'til the sun hangs low. (repeat x3; get slower each time)