capo 6
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(hra) (melodie)
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1. I asked my father,
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I said, "Father change my name."
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The one I'm using now it's covered up
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with fear and filth and cowardice and shame.
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R: [: Yes and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover,
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lover, lover come back to me. :]
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2. He said, "I locked you in this body,
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I meant it as a kind of trial.
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You can use it for a weapon,
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or to make some woman smile."
R: Yes and lover, ...
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3. "Then let me start again," I cried,
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"please let me start again,
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I want a face that's fair this time,
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I want a spirit that is calm."
R: Yes and lover, ...
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4. "I never never turned aside," he said,
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"I never walked away.
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It was you who built the temple,
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it was you who covered up my face."
R: Yes and lover, ...
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5. And may the spirit of this song,
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may it rise up pure and free.
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May it be a shield for you,
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a shield against the enemy.
R: Yes and lover, ...
R: Yes and lover, ...