Penance Fire Blues
Bobby LongVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
And I see papers and papers
Stacked up in formation
That mean much before
They're lining the fire
As the bottomless heat goes
To harness your anger
Your blood and
Your deepest desire
(Verse 2)
Because there's no truth stolen
That's been ever brought forward
By the minds of the writers
Looking face down on the gutter
Cause this world's full of thinkers
And suffragette speakers
Who deny that they ever wear a dress
Oh, this god forsaken town is in a mess
(Chorus)
And all the truths been let out loose
Is desperate to amuse
As it grabs you by the throat
And strings out all the times you've used
But now you don't belong
You whisper when you speak
You turn yourself to nighttime
You're trying to find your feet
So let me run, Lord
Lord, Lord, Lord
Run...
Lord, just let me run
So let me run, Lord
Lord, Lord, Lord
Lord, just let me run
(Verse 3)
But as the morning awakens
That light sends a shudder
The twist of hope that helped you down
Is left to rest and stir
You back down a hallway
To flourish the darkness
And fool yourself
You did it all for her
And him, and her
(Chorus)
And all the truths been let out loose
Is desperate to amuse
As it grabs you by the throat
And strings out all the times you've used
But now you don't belong
You whisper when you speak
You turn yourself to nighttime
You're trying to find your feet
So let me run, Lord
Lord, Lord, Lord
Run...
Lord, just let me run
So let me run, Lord
Lord, Lord, Lord
Lord, just let me run
But I've seen your face before
Rich boy playing poor
Ravaging the whores
Ignoring constant calls
Now you don't belong
You whisper when you speak
You turn yourself to nighttime
You're trying to find your feet
So let me run, Lord
Lord, Lord, Lord
Run...
Lord, just let me run
So let me run, Lord
Lord, Lord, Lord
Lord, just let me run
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Readable chord sheet for Penance Fire Blues by Bobby Long
[D]And I see papers and papers [F]Stacked up in formation [C]That mean much before [G]They're lining the fire [D]As the bottomless heat goes [F]To harness your anger [C]Your blood and [G]Your deepest desir[D]e (Verse 2) Because there's no truth stolen [F]That's been ever brought forward [C]By the minds of the writers [G]Looking face down on the gutter [D]Cause this world's full of thinkers [F]And suffragette speakers [C]Who deny that they ever wear a dres[G]s Oh, this god forsaken town is in a m[D]ess (Chorus) [D]And all the truths been let out loose [F]Is desperate to amuse [C]As it grabs you by the throat [G]And strings out all the times you've used [D]But now you don't belong [F]You whisper when you speak [C]You turn yourself to nighttime [G]You're trying to find your [D]feet So let me r[C]un, Lord Lord, Lord, Lo[G]rd Run... Lord, just let me ru[D]n So let me ru[C]n, Lord Lord, Lord, Lor[G]d Lord, just let me ru[D]n (Verse 3) [D]But as the morning awakens [F]That light sends a shudder [C]The twist of hope that helped you down [G]Is left to rest and stir [D]You back down a hallway [F]To flourish the darkness [C]And fool yourself You did it all for he[G]r And him, and her [D] (Chorus) [D]And all the truths been let out loose [F]Is desperate to amuse [C]As it grabs you by the throat [G]And strings out all the times you've used [D]But now you don't belong [F]You whisper when you speak [C]You turn yourself to nighttime [G]You're trying to find your [D]feet So let me r[C]un, Lord Lord, Lord, Lo[G]rd Run... Lord, just let me ru[D]n So let me ru[C]n, Lord Lord, Lord, Lor[G]d Lord, just let me ru[D]n [D]But I've seen your face before [F]Rich boy playing poor [C]Ravaging the whores [G]Ignoring constant calls [D]Now you don't belong [F]You whisper when you speak [C]You turn yourself to nighttime [G]You're trying to find your feet So let me [C]run, Lord Lord, Lord, Lo[G]rd Run... Lord, just let me ru[D]n So let me ru[C]n, Lord Lord, Lord, Lor[G]d Lord, just let me ru[D]n