The Obscenity Prayer
written by Rodney Crowell
from the album "The Outsider"
tabbed 8/14/05
NOTE: I'm pretty sure this isn't 100% correct, but it sounds close enough.   If you have any
suggestions/corrections/compliments, please say 'em. 



INTRO: A  G  F#m  A 

A                              G
Give to me my time and money, give to me my milk and honey
F#m                         G-A
Give to me my self-respect, golden chains around my neck
A                            G
Give to me my super model, corporate jet and champagne bottle
F#m                          G-A
Get me out there on the town, let me spread my wealth around
B                                  A
I could learn to love this life I lead
B                                      A
But just don't take away the things I need
B                          D
I feel rosy in the pink, so please don't make me stop and think
B                                   A
All those dark thoughts in my head, seem like better left unsaid

A 
Give it to me (give me, give me, give me, give me)
G
Give it to me (give me, give me, give me, give me)
F#m
Give it to me (give me, give me, give me, give me)
A
(Give me, give me)   (Give me, give me)


Give to me my latest fashion, make my lover burn with passion
Give to me my charm and wit, keep my body young and fit
Give to me my haute couture, give the world a cancer cure
Serve my breakfast alfresco, let the wine and liquor flow
I can search for truth some other time
But right now I just want to get what's mine
Let the gangsters rule the streets while teachers try to make ends meet
I despise all bleedin' hearts, I don't patronize the arts

A
Give it to me (give me, give me, give me, give me)
G
Give it to me (give me, give me, give me, give me)
F#m
Give it to me (give me, give me, give me, give me)
   A
Right now


BRIDGE (SPOKEN):
B
I don't understand what it is you're tryin' to sell me
D                                E
Or what it is you're tryin' to tell me
B
You're tryin' to get me to show some compassion
E7
Man that's so out of fashion


Give to me my Aspen winter, sorry 'bout the World Trade Center
I can't help the ones in need, I got my own mouth to feed
Give to me my playboy channels, and killer weed and sheets of flannel
Lay me down upon my bed with pleasant dreams to fill my head
Just look at what this world is comin' to
And there ain't one damn thing that I can do
I don't have a leg to stand on I don't have a net to land on
I don't have the base of power, I don't have the extra hour

A
Give it to me (give me, give me, give me, give me)
G
Give it to me (give me, give me, give me, give me)
F#m                A
Give it to me, right now

A                                 G
Give to me my tax cut outsource, build me my own private golf course
F#m                              G-A
The Dixie Chicks can kiss my ass, but I still need that backstage pass
A                              G
Give to me my NASDAQ numbers, intel shares and e-trade blunders
F#m                                G-A
Soldiers to defend my freedom and three or four for Valium if I need 'em and

A
Give it to me (give me, give me, give me, give me)
G
Give it to me (give me, give me, give me, give me)
F#m                   A
Give it to me right now


INTRO