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The Obscenity Prayer

Rodney Crowell

Chord: Principal (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: A
A  G  F#m  A 

A                            A G
Give to me my time and money,   
                             G F#m
Give to me my milk and honey,
                           G A
Give to me my self-respect,   
A
golden chains around my neck
A                         A G
Give to me my super model,   
                                  G F#m 
corporate jet and champagne bottle
                             G A
Get me out there on the town,   
A
let me spread my wealth around
B                                 A
I could learn to love this life I lead
B                                     A
But just don't take away the things I need
B                                                         
I feel rosy in the pink, 
D
so please don't make me stop and think
B                                          
All those dark thoughts in my head,
A                       
seem like better left unsaid

A 
Give it to me (give me, give me, give me, give me)
G
Give it to me (give me, give me, give me, give me)
F#m
Give it to me (give me, give me, give me, give me)
A
(Give me, give me)   (Give me, give me)

A                            A G
Give to me my latest fashion, 
                                G F#m 
make my lover burn with passion
                              G A
Give to me my charm and wit, 
A                             
keep my body young and fit
A                           A G
Give to me my haute couture, 
                             G F#m
give the world a cancer cure
                             G A
Serve my breakfast alfresco, 
A
let the wine and liquor flow
B                                 A
I can search for truth some other time
B                                       A
But right now I just want to get what's mine
B
Let the gangsters rule the streets 
D
while teachers try to make ends meet
B
I despise all bleedin' hearts, 
A
I don't patronize the arts

A
Give it to me (give me, give me, give me, give me)
G
Give it to me (give me, give me, give me, give me)
F#m
Give it to me (give me, give me, give me, give me)
A   
Right now


[Bridge]
(SPOKEN):
B                                                    
I don't understand what it is you're tryin' to sell me
D       E  
Or what it is you're tryin' to tell me
B                                                                  
You're tryin' to get me to show some compassion
E7  
Man that's so out of fashion

A                          G
Give to me my Aspen winter,
                                   F#m
sorry 'bout the World Trade Center
                              A
I can't help the ones in need, 
A
I got my own mouth to feed
A                              G
Give to me my playboy channels, 
                                      F#m
and killer weed and sheets of flannel
                        A
Lay me down upon my bed
A
with pleasant dreams to fill my head
     B                                 A
Just look at what this world is comin' to
    B                                     A
And there ain't one damn thing that I can do
B
I don't have a leg to stand on, 
D
I don't have a net to land on
B
I don't have the base of power, 
A
I don't have the extra hour

A
Give it to me (give me, give me, give me, give me)
G
Give it to me (give me, give me, give me, give me)
F#m                 A
Give it to me, right now

A                                
Give to me my tax cut outsource, 
G
build me my own private golf course
F#m                                   
The Dixie Chicks can kiss my ass,
A
but I still need that backstage pass
A                              
Give to me my NASDAQ numbers, 
G
Intel shares and E-trade blunders
F#m                           
Soldiers to defend my freedom 
A
and three or four Valium if I need 'em and

A
Give it to me (give me, give me, give me, give me)
G
Give it to me (give me, give me, give me, give me)
F#m                A
Give it to me right now
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