king of catastrophes chords and lyrics - GRANT-LEE PHILLIPS

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[Intro 1]
[Am][C][G][Am][G][F]
[G#m][G#dim]

[Verse 1]
[C]You're talk
ing to [G]the king of [Am]catastrophes
[C]So whe[F]n I hear a fascism,
I would[G#m]n't put it past th[G]em
I keep [C]singing to the second
[G]when the[Am]y come for me
[C]I've rea[F]d to many books and I
I can[G#m]'t ignore the omens or [Em]the warning

[Interlude 1]
signs
[A][Dm][G][C][G]
[Am][C][F][G#m]
[G]

[Verse 2]
[C]You're talking to
the king [G]of [Am]catastrophes
[C]It doe[F]sn't take a lot of might
to pic[G#m]ture some calamity
[G#dim]That craz[C]y talking didn't help[G]
Cas[Am]sandra much
[F]The gift of wooden horses
You think [G#m]it's full of candy
but some[Em]times
[A][Dm]

[Verse 3]
[G]
[G#]The secret to survival [Eb]in a world like this
Is [Bb]use your head, [F]before your fist
[G#]But everybody thinks the way
[Eb]to God is his

[Interlude 2]
[D][C][G][Am]
[F][G#m]
[G]

[Verse 4]
You're look[C]ing at the king
[G]of catastr[Am]ophes[C]
[F]Pick one, just anyone, [G#m]your typical variety
[G]It's not[C] as though nob[G]ody
saw the [Am]ocean rise
[F]Deny it with your dying breaths
For [G#m]dollars and the scientists [Em]to say those [A]lies,
[Dm]such lulla[G]bies

[Verse 5]
[G#]The secret to survival [Eb]in a world like this
Is [Bb]use your head,
be[F]fore your fist
[G#]But everybody once think
the [Eb]Lord is [D]his

[Verse 6]
[D]
You're talk[C]ing to the king of
cata[Am]strophes[C]
[F]You're free to leave the room if you just
[G#m]ground your words like tyranny
[G]It's not[C] as though we're hel[G]pless,
and it [Am]has to [G]be
[F]We left a couple notes behind,
we [G#m]built a wall in Germany

[Verse 7]
[Em]But pay no [A]mind
[Dm]Pay no mind

[Outro 1]
[G][C][G][Am][C][F][G#dim]