Turtles All the Way Down — Sturgill Simpson
Chords and lyrics for Turtles All the Way Down by Sturgill Simpson (key of E).
Verse 1
Sturgill Simpson - Turtles All The Way Down
[E] [A] [B7] [G#m] [F#m] [B7-A-G#-F#-E]
[E]I've seen Jesus play with flames in a lake of fire that I was standing [A]in
Met the [B7]devil in Seattle and spent 9 months inside the lions [E]den
[E]Met Buddha yet another time and he showed me a glowing light [A]within
But I [B7]swear that God is there every time I glare in the eyes of my best
[E]friend
[A]Says my son it's all been done and someday yer gonna wake up old and [E]gray
[A]So go and try to have some fun showing warmth to everyone
You meet and greet and cheat along the [B7][B7][A]way[E][F#][G#]
[E]There's a gateway in our mind that leads somewhere out there far beyond
[A]this plane
[B7]Where reptile aliens made of light cut you open and pull out all your [E]pain
[E]Tell me how you make illegal something that we all make in our [A]brain
Some [B7]say you might go crazy but then again it might make you go [E]sane
[A]Every time I [A]take a look [A]inside that old and [A]fabled book
I'm [A]blinded and [A]reminded of the [A]pain caused by some [A]old man in the [E]sky
[A]Marijuana, [A]LSD, [A]psilocybin, and [A]DMT [A]they all changed the [A]way I see
[A]But love's the only thing that ever saved my [B7][B7][A]life[E][F#][G#]
[E]So don't waste your mind on nursery rhymes
Or fairy tales of blood and wine
[A]It's turtles all the [G#m]way down the [F#m]line
[A]So to each their own til' we go home
To other realms our souls must roam
To and through the myth that we all call [B7]space and [E]time
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