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Rome
By Dan Bern
Transcribed by Justin
(tune down 1/2 step)
Am Dm
We pulled into Rome with blood in our eyes
E Am
After days of traveling, months of lies
Am Dm
Taking our various turns at the wheel
E Am
Taking booze, pot and cigarettes, anything not to feel
Am Dm
No one had slep, no one had eaten
E Am
Our bodies were bad, our spirits were beaten
Am Dm
Together we dragged all of us down
E Am
As we staggered through Rome blaming the town
Am Dm
Blaming the students for worship of others
E Am
Blaming the cops and blaming their brothers
Am Dm
And never quite looking ourselves in the heart
E Am
And minute by minute growing further apart
Am
Julia, Julia
F
Where have you gone?
Dm
Why have you vanished
E
Off of my lawn?
Am
Julia, Julia
F
Where is your truck?
Am
Where have you driven
E
With all of my luck?
Am Dm
But even old bull fighters, their grave stones in sight,
E Am
Must search 'till they unearth one last bull to fight
Am Dm
And so it was with us, so near to the end
E Am
One last story to tell, one last hill to defend
Am Dm
One glance to avoid, one guitar to strum
E Am
One untruth to be told, one last song to be sung
Am Dm
And you, the most brilliant, most driven, most keen,
E Am
Jewel of a bastard I ever have seen
Am Dm
And you and your turn, the good bitch of the Nile
E Am
So real to the end nothing left to defile
Am Dm
And me in the middle, along for the ride,
E Am
The unwilling distraction grom familiacide
Am Dm
And knowing our weaknesses, no one refrained
E Am
From picking and prodding 'till nothing remained
Am
Julia, Julia
F
Where have you gone?
Dm
Why have you vanished
E
Off of my lawn?
Am
Julia, Julia
F
Where is your truck?
Am
Where have you driven
E
With all of my luck?
Am Dm
And now in this kitchen, miles from home
E Am
Miles from anything, miles from Rome
Am Dm
Rome was a bust, Rome was a scream
E Am
Rome was the final rapid eye movement to this dream
Am Dm
We scattered like leaves like pieces of dust
E Am
Warriors watching their swords and shields rust
Am Dm
And now as we descend to couches and clocks
E Am
To closets and appointments let us drink to the rocks
Am Dm
Let us drink to the sand to the winds which have blowed us
E Am
Let us drink to the rivers, let us drink to the road
Am Dm
And if you travel this far from either conscience or greed
E Am
Have one piece of advice that I think you should heed
Am Dm
If ever your travels take you this far from home
E Am
Consult your map carefully, steer clear of Rome
Am
Julia, Julia
F
Where have you gone?
Dm
Why have you vanished
E
Off of my lawn?
Am
Julia, Julia
F
Where is your truck?
Am
Where have you driven
E
With all of my luck?
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