[A]The flag of my heart you always will be.
[D7]I pledge allegiance to you and to me;
[E]each true blood believer and American way;
[E7]all oaths to be taken, all [E7]laws to obey.
[A7]Burdened believers, [A]afflicted with [A7]sin.
[D7addE]Dying for saviors and wars meant to win.
[B]A seasoned believer will [B7sus4]show you the way.
[E]I'm sure you'll feel [E7sus4]better once you [E]trust...
in the [D7addE]undying love of the [A]hardcore [A7]believer,
the [D7addE]unshakable faith of the [A]fools and the [A7]dreamers...[A7]
[A]stark raving sober, the [A7]man said to me,
[D7addE]i hate my life daily, i'll be grateful to be,
in the [E]presence of someone that [E7]might understand,
the [E7]son of the god of the suffering man...
give up your [E7]suicidal sainthood, don't [A7]multiply pain,
all you [E7]sanctified sinners, [A7]hymnned in by shame.
if your [A]fathers forgiveness needs [D7]blood for the plan,
wash in the [E]son of the god's, not the [E7]suffering man's
and there's [D7addE]no easy way for the [A7]hardcore believers,
when ya [D7addE]trust in the schemes of the [A7]fools and the dreamers.
when [D7addE]jubilant elation meets [A7]ultimate sorrow,
[E]catastrophes [E7]joy could take [E7]decades to swallow.
One [A7]sip at a time was 'bout [A]all i could [A7]stand,
[D7addE]only with lime and salt on my hand.
A [E]lick and a swallow, and [E7]maybe tomorrow,
[E7]i could learn how to be free...
of this [D7addE]undying love of the [A7]hardcore believers,
an [D7addE]unshakable faith of the [A7]fools and the dreamers,
a [D7addE]holy devotion to sins of [A7]the ages...
[A7]Fishnets that catch all the [A7]prime beef in town;
[D7addE]swizzle sticks clanking, [D7addE]she spins around;
[E7]the DJ booths open their [E7]hearts weight pounds...
to the comfort of [D7addE]misery,
it's a [D7addE]solace when [A7]suffering...[A] [A7]
it makes [E]way in the [E]moment and [E7]finds what folks
[E7]say can't be [A7]found.[A]
It ain't real and [D7addE]it won't last.
[D7add E]But years from now i [A7]bet they'll gasp.[A] [A7]
If they [A]can recall at [E]all, when their hearts took a [E7]fall,
for the comfort of misery...[F] [Esus4] [Amaj7]