Towers Of Faith

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[G]Ooo[F#m]oh, the lonely boys
in their towers of faith
ooooh, the lonely boys
locked in their towers of faith
[G]the prophet reclined
on the g[C]olan heights
[Am]ohhh, the [D/F#]lonely boys
[G]he said, this land is my land
to the S[C]hiites
[Am]ooooh, the l[D]onely boys
[G]and jehova looked up from the sea of galilee be[C]neath
he said[Am], i see you, you thief   [D]
[D]this land is [G]my land
and this sand is [C]my sand
and this band is [G]my band
oh the [D]lonely[C] boys
lookin' over their [G]shoulder
checkin out every [Em]boulder in the park
where the [Am]gates are closed from hate
[D]after dark
[G]and the pope rolled up in his armored van[C]
[Am]he fell on his knees and kissed the lan[D]d
[G]he said something that i did not under[C]stand
it was in polish
then [Am]up stepped an aide
he said, i will translate  [D]
here is what his holiness said:
[G]'i am the chief [Em]jesuit.'
'this land is jesus' [Am]land.'
'and that is all' [D]
'all that there is to it.'
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and in new york [G]city
the business man in his mohair [C]suit

in the world trade center
[Am]puffs on his cheroot  [D]
and he said,
[G]well i don't care who owns the desert s[C]ands
my brief [Am]
is with the hydro[D]carbons underneath
[G]and the sea of battle rages
around the ancient [C]tombs
and mother nature licks her wounds
and the [Am]lonely boys locked in their towers of faith
who are [D]nervous in the park
when the gates are closed after [G]dark

[G] [F#m]

ooooh, the lonely boys
in their towers of faith
ooooh, the lonely boys
locked in their towers of faith