Stranger Than Fiction
Bad Religion
Bad Religion Stranger Than Fiction Submitted by: Key: B Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: B - x24442 F#/Bb - x143xx F# - 244322 E - 022100 B/Eb - x698xx C#m - x46654 Ebm - x68876 A - x02220 Intro: -#/--#--/--#- x4 Verse 1: a febrile shocking violent smack and the children are hoping for a heart attack tonight the windows are watching the streets all conspire and the lamppost can’t stop crying if I could fly high above the world would I see a bunch of living dots spell the world stupidity? or would I see hungry lover homicides loving brother suicides and olly olly oxenfrees who pickaside and hide Refrain: the world is scratching at my door my morning papers got the scores the human interest stories and the obituary oh yeah Chorus 1: Cockroach naps and rattling traps how many devils can you fit upon a match head? caringosity killed the Kerouac cat sometimes truth is stranger than fiction Verse 2: in my alley around the corner there’s a wino with feathered shoulders and a spirit giving head for crack and he’ll never want it back there’s a little kid and his family eating crackers like thanksgiving and a pack of wild desperados scornful of living (Repeat Refrain) Chorus 2: cradle for a cat Wolfe looks back how many angels can you fit upon a match? I want to know why Hemingway cracked sometimes truth is stranger than fiction Bridge: life is the crummiest book I ever read there isn’t a hook just a lot of cheap shots pictures to shock and characters an amateur would never dream up Outro: -#/--#--/--#- x2 ------ sometimes truth is stranger than fiction -#/--#--/--#- B(hold)