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Bm
Em
Dad I know
A
You can't see
F#
My actions as
Bm
A plea for peace
Em
You can't get past
A
The rocks stained red
F#
The nail bomb blast
Bm
The doctor, dead
Em
Your prairie dream
A
Your liberal heart
F#
Your patient mind
Bm
Your father's arms
Em
They just won't do
A
They just can't fit
F#
It's them, not Marx
D
You can blame for this
Bb A D
Alive in the dirt
Em
Alive in the dirt
F# Bm
I'm at peace, sainted and waiting
F
For my perfect pain to speak through me again
Break: Bm, Em, A, F#, Bm
Em
Dad, I found God
A
Through Vietnam
F#
Mai Lai's graves
Bm
Agent Orange
Em
See, we live lies
A
We have to choose
F#
Our bombs speak loud
Bm
So I spoke, too
Em
Then disappeared
A
Ten miles from home
F#
Newark slum
Bm
Where you won't go
Em
It's here I've found
A
My higher self
F#
A life that works
D
And suits me well
Bb A D
I pray for the dirt
Em
I pray for the dirt
F# Bm F
And I ask to suffer in silence
G C
To stay here in hell
Ab G C
Awake in the dirt
Ab G Em
Awake in the dirt
Am F
Awake in the dirt now
Bm
Em
My stutter lifts
A
My words come clear
F#
Your little girl
Bm
She's just not here
Em
I am sure
A
At my death
F#
The truth will float
Bm
On God's sweet breath
Em
Until that time
A
Don't ask for me
F#
Behind this veil
D
Is where I'll be
Bb A D
At one with the dirt
Em
At one with the dirt
F# Bm
I'm at peace, sainted and waiting
F Bm
For my perfect pain to cover me for good?
Outro: Em, A, F#, Bm, Em, A, F#
