Tabbed by: Brian Jenkins

- Capo on 2nd fret

Intro (x4):

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1st Verse:

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I found the Holy Bible on a bench outside the courthouse
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and I am scared because I do not think of God, no
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The thoughts that cross my mind
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are neither holy, nor divine,
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just simple human longings for the boy who does not believe
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he once believed in me

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So I walked on and stuffed that heavy new book under my arm
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and then I got in my car and drove on home
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I thought of words he said
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'bout where we're going once we're dead
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but other worries fill my head
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It's selfish and I know I'm wrong
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but I'll miss him when he's gone

Chorus:

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Yeah I still fear the black
A5
 but there's no looking back
E5
 and if I'm dying, I'm just dying for you, dear
D5
Can't tell which way to go
A5
 I doubt we'll ever know
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 Let's take advantage of the time that we've got here

'Cause time's all we've got here

Interlude:

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2nd Verse:

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I made it home, unlocked the door, and tossed that book onto the floor
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where it sat waiting like I'm waiting for the truth, so
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I put it in a box under my bed, with all those silly things I've kept
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and I will leave it there unread, so I can get back to
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figuring out how I'll get through today and tomorrow

Chorus:

D5
Yeah I still fear the black
A5
 but there's no looking back
E5
 and if I'm dying, I'm just dying for you, dear
D5
Can't tell which way to go
A5
 I doubt we'll ever know
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 Let's take advantage of the time that we've got here

'Cause time's all we've got here

Interlude:

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Bridge:

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And if it's just gonna end, what's the point of it all
        E5
Call it quits, cut out early, this is surely your fault
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When I fall back to you, I am through, I am through
D5
Oh but I do, I do, I do

Chorus:

D5
Yeah I still fear the black
A5
 but there's no looking back
E5
 and if I'm dying, I'm just dying for you, dear
D5
Can't tell which way to go
A5
 I doubt we'll ever know
E5                                                    D5 (pause)
 Let's take advantage of the time that we've got here
                                 A5 (hold)
'Cause time's all we've got here