Tsunami Blues

©2011 Garrett Clevenger

 

D    C  G  D                I gotta thank God     I wasn't in the way

G    C  G  D                of the God damn terrifyin' tidal wave.

C  G  D                       But I gotta wonder   what kind of God

G  C  D                       would rip a child       from the arms of Mom

Am    C  G  D             by creating such a   violent place to stay.

 

D    C  G  D                Did He send the tsunami    to wash away our sins?

G    C  G  D                Or does He like to hear        the screams of His kin?

C  G  D                       Parents shouldn't kill their kids                 

G  C  D                       or expect respect threatenin' violence.

Am    C  G  D             Why would anyone ever    choose to worship Him?

 

            G        D                                  Tsunami blues                      give us a clue

            Am    Em  G  D                      there's no Good Lord           protectin' me and you.

            Em  Am  D  Am  Em  D        It tears my heart in two,      seeing all we lose.

            Am        D                               Tsunami blues.                     Tsunami blues. 

            Em    G  C  D                         Leaving us all crushed        and confused.

 

D    C  G  D                "Hold on to Mama, Honey.           Don't let go

G    C  G  D                "or you'll be swept   to sea,            Heaven knows.

C  G  D                       "You see it has         no remorse

G  C  D                       "but seemingly         has endless force.

Am    C  G  D             "Fear it or you'll die, too, by the flow."

 

D    C  G  D                Now everyday she   sheds a tearful flood.

G    C  G  D                An emotional            tsunami will always rub.

C  G  D                       Nothin'                                   can be so wrong

G  C  D                       as being robbed       of your precious one.

Am    C  G  D             I guess the Lord prefers pain, tears, waste and blood.

 

            G        D                                  Tsunami blues                      give us a clue

            Am    Em  G  D                      there's no Good Lord           protectin' me and you.

            Em  Am  D  Am  Em  D        It tears my heart in two,      seeing all we lose.

            Am        D                               Tsunami blues.                     Tsunami blues. 

            Em    G  C  D                         The abusive God                  stands accused.

 

D    C  G  D                Like a typical biblical           violent story

G    C  G  D                about a vengeful God          demanding all our glory.

C  G  D                       But we're livin' in the           digital age                             

G  C  D                       He could send a warning    with a text message.            

Am    C  G  D             Instead it seems like this     God's stone-cold gory.       

 

D    C  G  D                Nature's beautiful     but often's brutal

G    C  G  D                and we're treated      just like any animal.

C  G  D                       So don't                     get in the way

G  C  D                       of any                                     enormous tidal wave

Am    C  G  D             and if you                  survive it, be thankful.

 

            G        D                                  Tsunami blues                      give us a clue

            Am    Em  G  D                      there's no Good Lord           protectin' me and you.

            Em  Am  D  Am  Em  D        It tears my heart in two,      seeing all we lose.

            Am        D                               Tsunami blues.                     Tsunami blues. 

            Em    G  C  D                         Sorry, God,                there no excuse.