Blood and Water ©2006 Garrett Clevenger

Em  G  Em    A human heart pumps blood.
Em  G  B7     Blood can make a mess.
B7   D  B7     A mess a man can make.
B7  G   Em    Making for his faith.

Em   D  C D Em         In the dusty heat on a Bahgdad street a soldier's on patrol
Em   D  C D B7      searching for insurgents runnin' down the road.
Em   D  C D G        Up above a bomber comes and fires down below.
B7  C D  B7 Em    The ratio of good to bad killed we will never know.

Em   D  C D Em     A suicidal bomber blew up dressed in a Burka
Em   D  C D B7      mingling with the masses in a market in a Kirkut
Em   D  C D G        The moment came when their last breath was worth less than decay.
B7 C D B7 Em The ratio of good to bad killed's disputed to this day.

G       B7      Blood and water.
B7    Em      Warfare and relief.
C       G        A soldier dies in a sandbox while a
B7    Em      fool plays Commander-in-Chief.

Em  G  Em     Water and dirt make mud.
Em  G  B7     Mud can make a mess.
B7   D  B7     A mess a man can make.
B7  G   Em    Making for his faith.

Em   D  C D Em     Why didn't God tell ol' George Katrina was bearing down
Em   D  C D B7      like a bomb from Heaven to explode on those towns?
Em   D  C D G        Maybe he knew New Orlean's would be flooded on that day.
B7  C D  B7 Em    The ratio of good to bad killed He will never say.

Em   D  C D Em     You'd never think Creation would have such little worth
Em   D  C D B7      to the God who created it. I guess that's why we're cursed
Em   D  C D G        to pollute the very elements we need to survive.
B7  C D  B7 Em    The ratio of good to bad killed probably makes God cry.

G       B7      Blood and water.
B7    Em      Your Highness and the theif.
C       G        A child dies on a playground while a
B7 Em fool plays Commander-in-Chief.

Em  G  Em    Power and greed make fraud.
Em  G  B7     Fraud can make a mess.
B7   D  B7     A mess a man can make.
B7  G   Em    Making for his faith.

Em   D  C D Em     The next election you vote in who will you vote for?
Em   D  C D B7      The one who thinks he knows the will of the Lord?
Em   D  C D G        The one who will kill based on his faith?
B7  C D  B7 Em    The ratio of of good to bad killed don't matter if you pray.

G       B7      Blood and water.
B7    Em      Science and belief.
C       G        Their votes were lost in that computer while a
B7 Em fool plays Commander-in-Chief.

Em  G  Em    Faith and need make God.
Em  G  B7     God can make a mess.
B7   D  B7     A mess a man can make.
B7  G   Em    Making for his faith.