Cause — Rodriguez
Chords and lyrics for Cause by Rodriguez (key of A).
Verse 1
Rodriguez - Cause
Intro
[E] [C]
[F#] [Am]
[E]
Pre-Verse
[E] [A]
Verse 1
Cause I [E]lost my job[A] two weeks before [E]Christmas[A]
And I [E]talked to Jesus at the sewer[A]
And the Pope said it was none of his [E]God-damned business [A]
Verse 2
While the [E]rain drank champagne[A]
My Estonian Archangel came and got [E]me wasted[A]
Cause the [E]sweetest kiss I ever got[A] is the one I've never [E]tasted[A]
Chorus
Oh but they'll take[E] their bonus [A]pay[G#m] to Molly [B]McDonald,
[E] Neon [A]ladies, beauty is that which [G#m]obeys, is bought or [B]borrowed
[E] [A]
Verse 3
Cause my [E]heart's become a crooked hotel [A] full of [E]rumours [A]
But it's [E]I who pays the rent[A] for these fingered-face [E]out-of-tuners[A]
And I make [E]16 solid half hour friendships[A] every [E]evening[A]
Cause your [E]queen of hearts who is half a stone
And likes to laugh [A]alone is always threatening you with [E]leaving[A]
Chorus
Oh but they play[E] those token [A]games[G#m] on Willy Thompson[B]
[E] And give a medal to replace the [A]son [G#m] of Mrs. Annie [B]Johnson
[E] [A]
Verse 4
Cause they [E]told me everybody's got to pay their dues[A]
And I explained that I had overpaid [E]them[A]
So [E]overdued I went to the company store[A]
and the clerk there said that they had just[E] been invaded[A]
So I [E]set sail in a teardrop[A] and escaped beneath the [E]doorsill[A]
Cause the [E]smell of her perfume[A] echoes in my [E]head still[A]
Interlude
[E] [A]
Verse 5
Cause I [E]see my people trying to drown the sun[A]
In weekends of whiskey [E]sours[A]
Cause how [E]many times can you wake up in this comic book[A] and [E]plant flowers?
[A]
Outro
[E] [A]
[E] [C]
[F#] [Am]
end on E
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