The Book Of Numbers
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[Capo en 4]
[Intro]Am G CAm G C
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[Strophe]Am G CBring me a glass of waterAm G CTo wash the dirt from my throatAm G CI've been wandering my whole life outthereI've been wandering my whole life out thereAm G CHelp me out of my coatAm G CThis water's as clear as crystalAm G CWe should thank the Lord for thatAm G CSit you down and hear my storyAm G FFind somewhere for my hatAm G CA barkeep takes a stranger's hatAm G CAnd finds a vacant hookAm G CTurns back towards the travellerFHis right hand on an old black book[Refrain]Am G DmThe holy Book of NumbersDm GI take it's something that you'veAmread?I take it's something that you've read?Am G DmThe long search in the wildernessDm G FFor a place to lay my head[Strophe]Am G CSo many parables in the scripturesAm G CBut this one I'm doomed to tellAm G CFor I stormed the gates of HeavenAm G CTo find myself in HellAm G CThis is my lonely missionAm G CTo wake the world up to its fateAm G CTo dismantle my own inventionAm G F DmFor the hour is getting late[Refrain]Am G DmThis holy Book of NumbersDm GAs we walk through the shadow ofAmdeathAs we walk through the shadow of deathAm G DmTell me, are you listening, boyDm G AmOr am I just wasting my breath?Am GThere are fools in the courts ofCpowerThere are fools in the courts of powerDm GWhile I've walked through this valeAmof bitter tearsWhile I've walked through this vale of bitter tearsAm G CAt the mercy of recording angelsDm GFor three score and twenty-fiveFyearsFor three score and twenty-five years[Outro]Am G CThe barkeep gets up from the tableAm G CTo fill up another glassAm GHe turns around to find an emptyCchairHe turns around to find an empty chairAm GAll that's left is the name in hisChatAll that's left is the name in his hat