Joseph Arthur - Crying Like A Man

Em
you must destroy
all who you employ
Am
to protect your last invention
B
work hard its destruction
Em
ignore your good intention
you must ignore the wrong voice
whose voice
Am
a peculiar choice
B
well i’m sure
Em
you and i can’t remember
living like a backwards trainwreck
Am
trying to disguise the deceit
intrinsic in our step
B
when love’s got us by the neck
Em
why can’t we just surrender

Em
i’ll be quiet
Am
i won’t wake you up
B
i’ll be quiet
Em
i won’t wake you up

don’t whine
drink wine
like terpentine
Am
cleaning out your inside in line
B
from your toes up through your spine
Em
pretend you’re a conductor
maestro without music
god without man
Am
me without you
holding your hand
B
falling like a leaf
Em
crying like a man

[ chorus ]

Em
we silently confess through open eyes
Am
setting fire to the web spun right behind
B
in my mind’s a spider
Em
and in your heart’s a fly
when you’re meek you are malicious
Am
like a tame dog growing vicious
B
somehow still suspicious
Em
faithlessly religious

[ chorus ]