Rodney Crowell

Rodney Crowell - Obscenity Prayer (give It To Me) guitar chord

Obscenity Prayer (Give It To Me)

Written by: Rodney Crowell

From the album: "The Outsider"

Tabbed by: crcrcrcr

Suggestions for improvement are appreciated.

You can use power chord forms (where appropriate)

if the full barre form is too much.

The hover chords are accurate.

INTRO: 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

OUTRO - A G F#m A

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