The Real Trick Chords by Ray Wylie Hubbard

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_ _ Christopher turned [A] 16 on a chemical dependence [E] suit
And _ _ _ _ on family week his mama come [A] up and she says
I ain't gonna stay for [E] this whole thing _ _ _
_ _ [A] She says I got more important things to do
Than to listen to [E] this ungrateful son _ _
_ _ _ Chris said if [Bm] being a parent's a [A] tough outcome
Just anybody can [E] be one _
_ _ _ _ Sweet Melissa
[A] She turned to first [E] district 17 _
_ _ _ For some backstage [A] passes
And some hashes in the back [E] of a _ limousine
_ _ _ [A] And now she's seen it all
And she don't wanna be here or [E] even anywhere _ _
_ _ _ [B] At 22 she's got what [A] the boys down at the V.A. call
[Em] The thousand yard stash
[E] _ _ _ [A] Ah but the real trick
Is to [B] find a reason to believe [E] in spite of all of this _
_ _ _ [A] And the big secret is
What [B] you're looking for [E] you're looking with _
_ _ _ _ _ This Ellen Petty
[A] She lost her husband at [E] 42 years _ _
_ _ _ Now she don't know what to do with [A] herself
And she just can't seem to [Em] stop her cares
[E] _
_ _ _ [A] And she can't sleep at night
_ She's so afraid and so [E] alone _ _
_ _ _ But there are [B] these bastards
Who take [A] advantage of his precious [E] soul _ _
_ _ _ Like there's this man on Sunday morning on [A] the TV
Who jumps around and screams a shout
[E] _ _
_ _ _ _ And he says to get me into heaven
[A] Is the only thing that he has [E] ever had _
_ _ _ _ [A] But to get there
I got to believe what he [E] believes _
_ _ _ _ [B] Well if that's the case I believe
[A] I'll take my chances when it's [E] time for me to leave
_ _ _ Ah [A] but the real trick
Is to find [B] a reason to believe in spite [E] of all of this _
_ _ _ _ [A] And the big secret is
What [B] you're looking for [E] you're looking with _
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_ _ _ _ _ We're all lengthening [A] shadows cast by a [E] sinking sun _ _
_ _ _ So we need this reason [A] to believe in something [E] or someone _ _
_ _ _ [A] It is so hard to accept these many things [E] on faith alone
And _ _ [B] we feel betrayed by life [A] when the infidelity [E] is our own _ _
_ _ _ _ I don't concern [A] myself with how Jesus was [E] born
Or if he was raised from the dead
I _ _ believe what [A] it comes down to
Was the [E] things that he said _
_ _ _ _ [A] And so many more find Judas has [E] betrayed his name _ _
_ _ _ [B] This beautiful ancient [A] wisdom has been prostituted for personal [E] gain _ _
_ _ [A] Ah but the real trick
Is [B] to find a reason to believe in [E] spite of all of this _ _
_ _ [A] And the big secret is
[B] What you're looking for [E] you're looking with _ _ _
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