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Date: Mon, 25 Sep 95 05:17:53 0800
From: Joe Melloy
Subject: Victim Or The Crime
Thanks to Jolie Goodman, we have a start on this little ditty from Bob
Weir.
Victim or the Crime (Graham/Weir)
(Key of minor. 4/4 time.)
Intro.: | | | |
Verse 1:
[B5] | [B5] |
Patience runs out on the junkie,
[B5] | [B5] |
The dark side hires another soul.
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Did he steal his fate or earn it?
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Was he force-fed, did he learn it?
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Whatever happened to his precious self-control?
(Same chords as verse 1)
Like him, I'm tired of try'n' to heal
This tom-cat heart with which I'm blessed. Is destruction loving's twin?
Must I choose to lose or win?
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Maybe when my turn comes I will have guessed.
Verse 2:
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These are the horns of the dilemma,
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What truth this proof against all lies?
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When sacred fails before profane,
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The wisest man is deemed insane.
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Even the purest of romantics compromise.
Chorus:
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What fixation feeds this fever
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As the full moon pales and climbs?
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I living truth or rank deceiver?
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I the victim or the crime,
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I the victim or the crime,
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I the victim or the crime, or the crime?
(Same chords as verse 2)
And so I wrestle with the angel
To see who'll reap the seeds I sow.
I the driver or the driven?
Will I be damned to be forgiven?
Is there anybody here but me who needs to know
(Chorus chords)
What it is that feeds this fever
As the full moon pales and climbs?
I living truth or rank deceiver?
I the victim or the crime,
I the victim or the crime,
I the victim or the crime, or the crime?
Repeat and fade
Enjoy!
Jolie