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Innocence Maintained Tab

by Jewel Kilcher


The tab stays the same throughout the whole song. To figure out the picking pattern just listen to the cd.

Verse 1:
           
Ophelia drowned in the water
           
Crushed by her own weight
               
Hitler loved little blue-eyed boys
          
And it drove him to hate
                    
Birds always grow silent before the night descends
                                                    
?Cause nature has a funny way of breaking what does not bend

Verse 2:
           
A hero's torso built of steel and Novocain
             
His heart a bitter beat inside a bloodless frame
                                                
There was a hole inside his soul a manicure could not fill
            
So he found himself a whore to love
                             
While daises choked in the window sill


Chorus:
                      
We've made houses for hatred
       
It's time we made a place
                             
Where people's souls may be seen and made safe
                            
Be careful with each other, these fragile flames
                                                
For innocence can't be lost, it just needs to be maintained

Verse 3:
A small town in Ohio
Two boys are filled with violence
And darkness spreads its legs for hate and ignorance
We are given to a god to put our faith therein
But to be forgiven, we must first believe in sin

Chorus

Bridge:
     
     
     
     

Verse 4:
I want to live bravely and love without fear
I want to always feel the wings of grace near
We all will be Christed when we hear ourselves say
We are that to which we pray

Chorus 2x