[Intro]
C C/B Am G F Gsus(add9)
[Verse 1]
C C/B Am G
Me and Judas down on 6th and Lowry
F Gsus(add9)
Outside a cafe when the moonlight fell
C C/B Am G
It cast itself down, pouring out on the city, what a pity
F G
when something so beautiful wastes itself
C C/B Am G F Gsus(add9)
[Verse 2]
C C/B Am G
I took a pull from my wood pipe as the taxicabs drove by,
F Gsus(add9)
full of college age women in drag
C C/B Am G
Yeah they're all wearing costumes and they all look like children
F Gsus(add9)
And they're blowing us kisses as they pass
[Pre-Chorus]
F G
I wondered what in the hell in this world could compel
C Fsus2 G
Any creature to smile on a pair like we were
[Chorus]
F G
He had short, neat curls that were shadow black
C C/B Am G
And I was fumbling around with the weather app
F G
Wondering if he could ever love me back
Am Fsus2 Gsus(add9)
Sometimes these things are hit or miss
F G
With the perfume trail lingering behind
C C/B Am G
I caught an urge and the nerve to take his hand in mine
F G
And if it didn't rain at the perfect time,
Am G/B Fsus2
It's probable we wouldn't have kissed
G F C C/B Am G F Gsus(add9)
In the NorthEast Minneapolis Arts District
[Verse 3]
C C/B Am G
He whispered, I'm not the kind to lie about leaving
F Gsus(add9)
With me clinging so tight to his chest.
C C/B Am G
In a notebook on the rough-hewn walnut stand by his mattress
F Gsus(add9)
I had drawn ultimatums in a cursive mess.
[Verse 4]
C C/B Am G
And then I never told anyone, kept it quiet
F Gsus(add9)
Inspired by the urgency of the love we shared
C C/B Am G
Some of our friends say I'm still alive in it
F Gsus(add9)
And others don't believe I was ever really anywhere
[Pre-Chorus]
F G
I gave my body and blood for the power of love
C Fsus2
And hoped that I would conquer sin
C G
But I never even rose again
[Chorus]
F G
He had short, neat curls that were shadow black
C C/B Am G
And I was fumbling around with the weather app
F G
Wondering if he could ever love me back
Am Fsus2 Gsus(add9)
Sometimes these things are hit or miss
F G
With the perfume trail lingering behind
C C/B Am G
I caught an urge and the nerve to take his hand in mine
F G
And if it didn't rain at the perfect time,
Am G/B Fsus2
It's probable we wouldn't have kissed
G F C C/B Am G F Gsus(add9)
In the NorthEast Minneapolis Arts District
[Bridge]
Am G Fsus2
Then in the light of a wasteful moon, so familiar
C G
You sold me out for some pieces of silver
Am C/B Fsus2
But still I loved the feel of your lips
Am C/B Fsus2
And i never wanted more than this:
C G
To kiss you in public,
Fsus2 G C C/B Am G
To openly say that I loved it
[Outro]
Fsus2 G C C/B Am G
Oh I write this down for Judas
Fsus2 G C C/B Am G Fsus2 G
Oh I love these words for Judas
C C/B Am G Fsus2 G C
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