Chords for William S Burroughs- 11 A One God Universe
Tempo:
82.5 bpm
Chords used:
G
Eb
Bb
F
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[Eb] [Bb]
Consider the impasse of a [D] one God younger.
He [Eb] is all-knowing and all [Gm]-powerful.
He can't go anywhere [Bb] since he is already [G] everywhere.
He can't do [F] anything since the [C] act of doing [Gm] presupposes opposition.
[Bb] [G] His universe is [Eb] irrevocably thermodynamic, having no [F] friction by definition.
[Bbm] So he has to [C] create friction.
War.
[F] Fear.
Sickness.
Death.
[Gm] Keep his dying [Bb] show on the road.
Sooner or [D] later.
[G] Look boss, we [Eb] don't have enough energy left to fry an elderly [Gm] woman in a flea bag hotel [C] bar.
Well, we'll have to start baking [G] it.
[Bb] Joe looks after him sourly and mixes [F] a bicarbonate of [E] soda.
[Eb] Sure, start baking it, sure, and leave the details to Joe.
Now look, from a real disaster you get a [G] big event.
[Cm] Sacrifice.
[Eb] Heroism.
Grief.
[Gm] Separation.
Fear.
[A] And violent death.
And remember, one violent death [G] yields more energy than I can't [C] afford.
So, [G] from an energy surplus you can underwrite the next [Db] one.
So, from an [G] energy surplus you can [Bb] underwrite the next one.
[Db] But [E] the first one is a fake, you can't [Eb] underwrite a shithouse.
[G] Try to explain to God Almighty where his one God universe is going.
[D] [E] Yes, he doesn't know [Eb] what buttons to push or what happens when you [Bb] push them.
Man and ship, God damn it, every man for himself.
[Gb] [G] Recollect Pope John [Eb] XXIII saying,
Like a little [Bb] soldier I stand at attention in the presence of my Captain.
The [A] old army gang from here to eternity, [D] get their firstest with the brownest nose.
[G]
[Db] [G]
[F] [Gb]
[Eb] [Bb] [G]
[F] [Gbm]
[Eb] [F]
And [D] the old army gang from [Eb] here to eternity, get their [Bb] firstest with the brownest nose.
[Eb] [Bb]
Consider the impasse of a [D] one God younger.
He [Eb] is all-knowing and all [Gm]-powerful.
He can't go anywhere [Bb] since he is already [G] everywhere.
He can't do [F] anything since the [C] act of doing [Gm] presupposes opposition.
[Bb] [G] His universe is [Eb] irrevocably thermodynamic, having no [F] friction by definition.
[Bbm] So he has to [C] create friction.
War.
[F] Fear.
Sickness.
Death.
[Gm] Keep his dying [Bb] show on the road.
Sooner or [D] later.
[G] Look boss, we [Eb] don't have enough energy left to fry an elderly [Gm] woman in a flea bag hotel [C] bar.
Well, we'll have to start baking [G] it.
[Bb] Joe looks after him sourly and mixes [F] a bicarbonate of [E] soda.
[Eb] Sure, start baking it, sure, and leave the details to Joe.
Now look, from a real disaster you get a [G] big event.
[Cm] Sacrifice.
[Eb] Heroism.
Grief.
[Gm] Separation.
Fear.
[A] And violent death.
And remember, one violent death [G] yields more energy than I can't [C] afford.
So, [G] from an energy surplus you can underwrite the next [Db] one.
So, from an [G] energy surplus you can [Bb] underwrite the next one.
[Db] But [E] the first one is a fake, you can't [Eb] underwrite a shithouse.
[G] Try to explain to God Almighty where his one God universe is going.
[D] [E] Yes, he doesn't know [Eb] what buttons to push or what happens when you [Bb] push them.
Man and ship, God damn it, every man for himself.
[Gb] [G] Recollect Pope John [Eb] XXIII saying,
Like a little [Bb] soldier I stand at attention in the presence of my Captain.
The [A] old army gang from here to eternity, [D] get their firstest with the brownest nose.
[G]
[Db] [G]
[F] [Gb]
[Eb] [Bb] [G]
[F] [Gbm]
[Eb] [F]
And [D] the old army gang from [Eb] here to eternity, get their [Bb] firstest with the brownest nose.
Key:
G
Eb
Bb
F
D
G
Eb
Bb
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
Consider the impasse of a [D] one God younger.
He [Eb] is all-knowing and all [Gm]-powerful.
He can't go anywhere [Bb] since he is already [G] everywhere.
He can't do [F] anything since the [C] act of doing [Gm] presupposes opposition.
[Bb] _ _ _ [G] His universe is [Eb] irrevocably thermodynamic, having no [F] friction by definition.
[Bbm] So he has to [C] create friction.
War.
[F] Fear.
Sickness.
Death.
[Gm] Keep his dying [Bb] show on the road.
Sooner or [D] later.
[G] Look boss, we [Eb] don't have enough energy left to fry an elderly [Gm] woman in a flea bag hotel [C] bar.
_ Well, we'll have to start baking [G] it. _
[Bb] Joe looks after him sourly and mixes [F] a bicarbonate of [E] soda. _
[Eb] Sure, start baking it, sure, and leave the details to Joe.
Now look, from a real disaster you get a [G] big event. _ _
[Cm] Sacrifice.
[Eb] Heroism.
Grief.
[Gm] Separation.
Fear.
[A] And violent death.
And remember, one violent death [G] yields more energy than I can't [C] afford.
_ _ So, [G] from an energy surplus you can underwrite the next [Db] one.
So, from an [G] energy surplus you can [Bb] underwrite the next one.
[Db] But [E] the first one is a fake, you can't [Eb] underwrite a shithouse.
[G] Try to explain to God Almighty where his one God universe is going.
[D] _ [E] Yes, he doesn't know [Eb] what buttons to push or what happens when you [Bb] push them.
Man and ship, God damn it, every man for himself.
_ [Gb] [G] Recollect Pope John [Eb] XXIII saying,
Like a little [Bb] soldier I stand at attention in the presence of my Captain.
The [A] old army gang from here to eternity, [D] get their firstest with the brownest nose.
[G] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ And [D] the old army _ gang from [Eb] here to eternity, get their [Bb] firstest with the brownest nose.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
Consider the impasse of a [D] one God younger.
He [Eb] is all-knowing and all [Gm]-powerful.
He can't go anywhere [Bb] since he is already [G] everywhere.
He can't do [F] anything since the [C] act of doing [Gm] presupposes opposition.
[Bb] _ _ _ [G] His universe is [Eb] irrevocably thermodynamic, having no [F] friction by definition.
[Bbm] So he has to [C] create friction.
War.
[F] Fear.
Sickness.
Death.
[Gm] Keep his dying [Bb] show on the road.
Sooner or [D] later.
[G] Look boss, we [Eb] don't have enough energy left to fry an elderly [Gm] woman in a flea bag hotel [C] bar.
_ Well, we'll have to start baking [G] it. _
[Bb] Joe looks after him sourly and mixes [F] a bicarbonate of [E] soda. _
[Eb] Sure, start baking it, sure, and leave the details to Joe.
Now look, from a real disaster you get a [G] big event. _ _
[Cm] Sacrifice.
[Eb] Heroism.
Grief.
[Gm] Separation.
Fear.
[A] And violent death.
And remember, one violent death [G] yields more energy than I can't [C] afford.
_ _ So, [G] from an energy surplus you can underwrite the next [Db] one.
So, from an [G] energy surplus you can [Bb] underwrite the next one.
[Db] But [E] the first one is a fake, you can't [Eb] underwrite a shithouse.
[G] Try to explain to God Almighty where his one God universe is going.
[D] _ [E] Yes, he doesn't know [Eb] what buttons to push or what happens when you [Bb] push them.
Man and ship, God damn it, every man for himself.
_ [Gb] [G] Recollect Pope John [Eb] XXIII saying,
Like a little [Bb] soldier I stand at attention in the presence of my Captain.
The [A] old army gang from here to eternity, [D] get their firstest with the brownest nose.
[G] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ And [D] the old army _ gang from [Eb] here to eternity, get their [Bb] firstest with the brownest nose.
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