Vengeance
©2005 Garrett Clevenger

G                           Billy Hatfield hates Bobby McCoy.
Em                         For good reason, he screwed his wife Lenoi.
C   Am   Em   G    That was 13 years ago. Their feud's spun way out of control.
D   C   G                Each family member serves vengeance with joy.

G                           A friend of mine, or one who used to be
Em                         took my wallet when I was not looking.
C   Am   Em   G    I found out and punched him out. His pa had a lot of clout.
D   C   G                They put me in jail and threw away the key.

Chorus:
C   Am   G             Vengeance, oh, vengeance go away.
Em   C   D             You don't serve justice, you just decay.
C   Am   Em          You only feed yourself while starving us today.
C   D   G                Vengeance, oh, vengeance go away.

G                           The Israelis and Palestinians
Em                         keep killing each other. I wish they'd just be friends.
C   Am   Em   G    As one bomb blows the other apart it leaves an angry, bitter heart
D   C   G                that takes revenge. This spiral never ends.

G                           Warfare is never, ever fair.
Em                         It costs a lot of lives and leaves despair.
C   Am   Em   G    The trauma's chronic, too, and when they come for you,
D   C   G                I'm sure you won't be the first to declare,

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G                           The Bible states, "Overcome evil with good.
Em                         "Don't take your own revenge," though you think you should.
C   Am   Em   G    "Vengeance is mine; I will repay," is what the Lord's quoted to say.
D   C   G                If God forgave, though, perhaps also we would.

G                           The Twin Towers tumbled 'cause of revenge.
Em                         Some think God sent them to avenge
C   Am   Em   G    for the misdeeds of our country. Throughout history
D   C   G                it's fanatics who maim and kill humans.


C   Am   G             Vengeance, oh, vengeance go away.
Em   C   D             You don't serve justice, you just decay.
C   Am   Em          You only feed yourself while killing us today.
C   D   G                Vengeance, oh, vengeance go, oh,
C   D   G                vengeance, oh, vengeance go, oh,
C   D   G                vengeance, oh, vengeance go away.