Teach A Rat To Fish

Capo: 1st fret Intro E Am F History’s made, then manipulated, then forgotten C After being repeated, Beaten into us endlessly E Am F Until we start believing that there’s no other option C Until we start believing imprisonment is free Chorus Em F C Sometimes it’s hard to convince ourselves to keep fighting Dm Em Sometimes it’s hard to convince ourselves to keep loving F C Sometimes it’s hard to convince ourselves to keep breathing G One day we won’t [Verse 1] E Am They say “you teach a man to fish and he’ll gut you Meticulously & swift” F C With a “fuck you” ringing out through his lips... “Used to love you” you think E As blood pools up in your mouth Painting teeth crimson Am F Fully Knowing that the buds on your tongue ain’t ever gonna taste freedom Or a nice meal again C You’re not gonna get a bank bailout kid [Verse 2] E Am on your own… Ever seen a heart of gold turn to stone ? F C Ever seen a good man sell his soul to a Fed C Best friends to the end you were told, Yeah ? E Am On your own… Nothing is taking away the pain of growth F Nobody can step into your shoes and know C Even When they try to imitate or clone Chorus Em F C Sometimes it’s hard to convince ourselves to keep fighting Dm Em Sometimes it’s hard to convince ourselves to keep loving F C Sometimes it’s hard to convince ourselves to keep breathing G One day we won’t [Verse 3] E Haven’t felt any fire in a while Am If you love me then please just engulf me in flames F C Nostalgia thick as Tarkovsky sitting on city hall steps in the rain E Buttoned up polo in a court room Am Overpriced lawyer in a cheap suit F Surely buddy had a lot of words to say C until he got in front of a federal judge that day [Verse 4] C F So i wanted to rip every inch of skin off of those slithering snake faces C Dm I’ve been holding back screams but the ptsd is just pounding away at me Em as if I’m still feeling gun barrels touching my temples F C been in therapy checking the mental But deep in the center of my chest Is nothingness G As I stare into green eyes of a devil [Verse 5] E Am Their morals are malleable. Greed for power is palpable F C Watching prosecutors play a twisted game for victory With the life of a human being E Am Like monopoly Property or puzzles. There’s no proper rebuttal F It’s cough up the money up or Shut the fuck up C Now your husband or father is stuck a muzzle [Verse 6] E with hundreds of dogs in a hole Am Only waiting to get thrown a bone F While the wife’s working doubles C In hopes that the bank won’t go and put a lien on their home E Am Even after re-reading the history State violence leaves me in a state of disbelief F C Nothing hits a man harder than seeing his family in tears while he’s copping a plea Chorus Em F C Sometimes it’s hard to convince ourselves to keep fighting Dm Em Sometimes it’s hard to convince ourselves to keep loving F C Sometimes it’s hard to convince ourselves to keep breathing G One day we won’t