The Saint Of Lost Causes — Justin Townes Earle
Chords and lyrics for The Saint Of Lost Causes by Justin Townes Earle (key of F).
Intro
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Verse 1
I'm a bad [Am]dream [F] I’m not a [Em]nightmare
I'm too [Am]pretty for [F]that[Em]
Let's just say I'm the [Am]last thing you [F]wanna see [Em]coming
I'm the [Am]reason they say watch your [F]back[Em]
But for [Am]so long, I was like a [F]wounded [Em]hound
[Am]Backed into a chain-link [F]fence[Em]
[Am] The world at large was just a [F]big, mean [Em]kid
[Am]Poking me through the fence with a [F]stick[Em]
[Am]Ain't nobody goin' [F]back[Em]
[Am] It takes a whole lotta [F][Em]hurt
[Am] To realize one of [F]life's biggest [Em]lessons
Ain't got [Am]nothing to do with [F][Em]deserving
Chorus
Just [Dm]pray[F] to the [Em]Saint of Lost [Am][F]Causes[Em]
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Verse 2
Now it's a [Am]cruel [F]world[Em]
But it ain't hard to [Am][F]understand[Em]
[Am] You got your sheep,[F] got your [Em]shepherds
Got your [Am]wolves amongst [F]men[Em]
[Am] It can be hard to [F]tell[Em]
You might find a [Am]wolf in shepherd's [F][Em]clothes
[Am] And now and then you're gonna [F]find [Em]sheep
In [Am]amongst all those troubled [F]souls[Em]
[Am] You know the folks that's [F]most afraid of the [Em]wolf
[Am] If you really stop and [F]think[Em]
[Am] Throughout time, between a [F]wolf and a [Em]shepherd
Who do you [Am]think has killed more [F][Em]sheep?
[Am] Nah, there's nothing can be [F]done[Em]
[Am] It's just the way it [F]goes[Em]
[Am] First you get bad, [F]then you get [Em]mean
Then there's [Am]nothing left but to grow [F]cold[Em]
Chorus
And [Dm]pray[F] to the [Em]Saint of Lost [Am][F]Causes[Em]
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Bridge
[Dm]Some will say I've[Am] got no feeling
[Em] No heart, and [Am]surely no shame
[Dm] Truth is that this has [Am]been with me so long
That [Em]I, I must admit I kinda like the pain
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Verse 3
[Am]How many encounters do you ever [F]have[Em]
[Am] But again, how many wolves you ever [F][Em]seen?
[Am]You got about as much chance of seeing[F] one of [Em]them
As you do [Am]running into [F]me[Em]
[Am] Still take nothing for [F][Em]granted
Might live on the [Am]best block in Beverly [F]Hills[Em]
[Am]Be sure you lock up [F]tight at [Em]night
You know poor[Am] folks ain't got nothing to [F][Em]steal
Chorus
Just [Dm]pray[F] to the [Em]Saint of Lost [Am][F]Causes[Em]
Outro
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