Old Time Religion Parody

Pete Seeger

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This is a copy of the chord provided by brax95 (http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/p/pete_seeger/old_time_religion_parody_crd.htm). However in this version the chords are noted down for all verses. You may prefer using this version when playing this song from a mobile device. ##################### Give me that old time religion Give me that old time religion Give me that old time religion And that’s good enough for me We will pray to Aphrodite Even tho’ she’s rather flighty And they say she wears no nightie And that’s good enough for me We will pray with those Egyptians Build pyramids to put our crypts in Cover subways with inscriptions And that’s good enough for me O-old Odin we will follow And in fighting we will wallow Til we wind up in Valhalla And that’s good enough for me Let me follow dear old Buddha For there is nobody cuter He comes in plaster wood or pewter And that’s good enough for me We will pray with Zarathustra Pray just like we useta I’m a Zarathustra booster And that’s good enough for me We will pray with those old Druids They drink fermented fluids Waltzing naked thru the woo-ids And that’s good enough for me Hare Krishna gets a laugh on When he sees me dressed in saffron With my hair that’s only half on And that’s good enough for me I’ll arise at early morning When my Lord gives me the warning That the solar age is dawning And that’s good enough for me

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empty heart empty heart Am, C, F, E7, G
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La chanson aborde le thème de la diversité des croyances religieuses tout en adoptant un ton humoristique et décalé. Elle évoque le fait de prier différentes divinités, tantôt célèbres comme Aphrodite ou Odin, tantôt plus obscures comme les Druides ou Zarathustra, en soulignant le fait que peu importe la religion, l'important est la connexion spirituelle. Le contexte est léger et parodique, ce qui permet de réfléchir sur le sujet de la foi sans se prendre trop au sérieux. Cela montre aussi comment les différentes traditions peuvent se croiser et s'imbriquer, tout en célébrant la folie humaine face à la spiritualité.