Radical Face - A Pound Of Flesh

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tuned down a half step

intro :
C Am ( x2 )

C
my feet plow on from light to dawn
Am
my empty belly and my body aches ain’t hard to take
G C
next to the weight i carry in my chest
Am
a pound of flesh could never tip the scale that i’ve made
G F
i should have stayed , but i was never wise
G Am
i hear your voices in the wind that cuts the night
F G C
and i pray to whatever is listening things will be alright

Am
oh , my boy , you’re alive
G
your heart’s still beating
C Am
so don’t you mind , don’t you mind
G
we all drift sometimes

F G Am
i can still hear your feet as you ran from the house
F G
but knowing you won’t be back ,
Am Em
doesn’t mean that i will stop waiting
F G Am
you told me then : hold me down or hold me up to the fire ,
F G
but don’t you dare hold me back .

interlude :
C Am [ quick G ] ( x2 )

F G Am
i see your faces in the clouds that scar the night
F G C
and i pray to whoever is listening things will be alright

Am G
then today i wake up feeling easy ,
C F
and find i’m on the more familiar roads
Am G
i got a darkness wrapped inside me ,
C F
but now it ain’t so hard to let it go
Am G
so keep a candle burning in the window ,
C
i’m almost home

– ben malley