Eliza Gilkyson - Man Of God
CAPO: 3rd Fret
INTRO: Am D C (2x)
Am
Well, the cowboy came from out of the west
D C
With his snakeskin boots and his bullet proof vest
Am
Gang of goons and his big war chest
E7 D
Fortunate son, he was doubly blessed
D7
Corporate cronies and the chiefs of staff
Am Am7
Bowing to the image of the golden calf
D
Starting up wars in the name of god's son
E7
Gonna blow us all the way to kingdom come
CHORUS:
Am
Man of god, man of god
D C
That ain't the teachings of a man of god
Am
Man of god, man of god
D C Am D C
That ain't the preachings of a man of god
Am
Coalition of the fearful and the judgmental
D C
Patricians, politicians, and the fundamentalists
Am
You never have to tell them how the money's spent
E7 D
You never have to tell them where their freedom went
D7
Homophobes in the high command
Am Am7
Waiting for the rapture like it's Disneyland
D
Hide all the bodies from out of view
E7
Channel all the treasure to the chosen few
CHORUS:
Am
Man of god, man of god
D C
That ain't the teachings of a man of god
Am
Man of god, man of god
D C Am
That ain't the preachings of a man of god
BRIDGE:
D
If I could, I surely would
Am
Stand on the rock where Moses stood
D
Look out people, now we're gonna get fleeced
E Am
By a wolf masquerading as a man of peace
INSTRUMENTAL: D C Am E7 D Am D E
Am
Jesus said, blessed are the meek
D C
Jesus said, you gotta turn the other cheek
Am
Jesus said, help the poor and the weak
E7 D
If he lived today, he'd be a liberal freak
D7
All the money changers would be out on the street
Am Am7
Weeping and wailing and gnashing their teeth
D
Me, I'm a-waiting on the reckoning day
E7
When the whole world gonna rise up and say...
CHORUS:
Am
Man of god, man of god
D C
That ain't the teachings of a man of god
Am
Man of god, man of god
D C
That ain't the preachings of a
CHORUS: (## repeat and fade to end ##)
Am
Man of god, man of god
D C
That ain't the teachings of a man of god
Am
Man of god, man of god
D C
That ain't the preachings of a man of god