Biography:
Ben Caplan without The Casual Smokers. See also Ben Caplan & The Casual Smokers
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
N.C
Everybody knows that the bible is full of wisdom
N.C
The good book is great
N.C
But a few thousand years of disputes and debates
N.C
have shown that the text was written in such a way
N.C
That it inherently requires intensive,
N.C
rigorous and constant interpretation.
N.C
Did you know that when the bible was given,
N.C
it was delivered along with
N.C
An oral tradition which at the time
N.C
was expressly forbidden
N.C
to be written down
N.C
Now the reason why I submit must be
N.C
is that this was to prevent undue rigidity.
N.C
You see, the bible is a living work
N.C
that needs to breathe
N.C
in order to stay alive.
N.C
Now i hope my approach won’t be seen as handfasted
N.C
and we all know that words get distorted and twisted
N.C
but it is my contention that some of the best
N.C
bits were not written down.
[Verse 1]
G
Always have a little bit of salt with your tequila,
C
don’t smoke your stash if you’re gonna be a dealer
D G D
Try to drink at least 8 cups of water everyday.
G
Always keep your hockey stick on the ice,
C
if you wanna cut once you better measure twice,
D G
there is no such thing as a lunch that’s really free.
[Bridge 1]
Em
An eye for an eye means fair compensation,
Am
it doesn’t mean take up arms with another nation,
D G B
Anything written down can be twisted apart.
Em
Don’t be ashamed to talk about your mental health
Am
Try to love your neighbour like you love yourself
D G B
That one’s in there but it always gets forgotten
[Chorus 1]
C G
Truth doesn’t live in a book
D Em
You find it in the little surprises
C G D
The good book is only a lens to focus the view
C G
Justice for all
D Em
Is composed of the ugliest compromises
C G
You can’t only look at the lens,
D
you’ve got to look trough
[Verse 2]
G
There is no such thing as a virgin conception
C
Every good rule has an notable exception
D G D
Don’t surround yourself with friends who only agree
G
Don’t count your eggs before their chicken
C
Ask for consent before you put your dick in
D G B
Ain't nothing wrong with homosexuality
[Bridge 2]
Em
Don’t get caught with your pants around your ankle
Am
If you want to hide your money stick it in a swissbank oh
D G B
Every banking system needs a lot of regulations
Em
Never draw a picture of the prophet muhammed
Am
Unless you’re a cartoonist and you really really
D G B
Want to illustrate cultural insensitivity
[Chorus 2]
C G
Thruth doesn’t live in a book
D Em
You find it in the little surprises
C G D
The good book is only a lens to focus the view
C G
Justice for all
D Em
Is composed of the ugliest compromises
C G
You can’t only look at the lens
D
You’ve got to look trough
[Chorus 3]
C G
Thruth doesn’t live in a book
D Em
C’mon! You find it in the little surprises
C G D
The good book is only a lens to focus the view
C G
Justice for all
D Em
Is composed of the ugliest compromises
C G
You can’t only look at the lens
B
You’ve got to look trough
[Chorus 4]
C G D
Thruth does not live in a book
Em C G D
You find it in the little surprises oh
D C G
You gotta focus the view for all
D Em C
Is composed of those many ugly compromises
G D
You’ve gotta look trough,
[Outro]
G C D G
You have to live in the world to get to the truth
N.C
Everybody knows that the bible is full of wisdom
N.C
The good book is great
N.C
But a few thousand years of disputes and debates
N.C
have shown that the text was written in such a way
N.C
That it inherently requires intensive,
N.C
rigorous and constant interpretation.
N.C
Did you know that when the bible was given,
N.C
it was delivered along with
N.C
An oral tradition which at the time
N.C
was expressly forbidden
N.C
to be written down
N.C
Now the reason why I submit must be
N.C
is that this was to prevent undue rigidity.
N.C
You see, the bible is a living work
N.C
that needs to breathe
N.C
in order to stay alive.
N.C
Now i hope my approach won’t be seen as handfasted
N.C
and we all know that words get distorted and twisted
N.C
but it is my contention that some of the best
N.C
bits were not written down.
[Verse 1]
G
Always have a little bit of salt with your tequila,
C
don’t smoke your stash if you’re gonna be a dealer
D G D
Try to drink at least 8 cups of water everyday.
G
Always keep your hockey stick on the ice,
C
if you wanna cut once you better measure twice,
D G
there is no such thing as a lunch that’s really free.
[Bridge 1]
Em
An eye for an eye means fair compensation,
Am
it doesn’t mean take up arms with another nation,
D G B
Anything written down can be twisted apart.
Em
Don’t be ashamed to talk about your mental health
Am
Try to love your neighbour like you love yourself
D G B
That one’s in there but it always gets forgotten
[Chorus 1]
C G
Truth doesn’t live in a book
D Em
You find it in the little surprises
C G D
The good book is only a lens to focus the view
C G
Justice for all
D Em
Is composed of the ugliest compromises
C G
You can’t only look at the lens,
D
you’ve got to look trough
[Verse 2]
G
There is no such thing as a virgin conception
C
Every good rule has an notable exception
D G D
Don’t surround yourself with friends who only agree
G
Don’t count your eggs before their chicken
C
Ask for consent before you put your dick in
D G B
Ain't nothing wrong with homosexuality
[Bridge 2]
Em
Don’t get caught with your pants around your ankle
Am
If you want to hide your money stick it in a swissbank oh
D G B
Every banking system needs a lot of regulations
Em
Never draw a picture of the prophet muhammed
Am
Unless you’re a cartoonist and you really really
D G B
Want to illustrate cultural insensitivity
[Chorus 2]
C G
Thruth doesn’t live in a book
D Em
You find it in the little surprises
C G D
The good book is only a lens to focus the view
C G
Justice for all
D Em
Is composed of the ugliest compromises
C G
You can’t only look at the lens
D
You’ve got to look trough
[Chorus 3]
C G
Thruth doesn’t live in a book
D Em
C’mon! You find it in the little surprises
C G D
The good book is only a lens to focus the view
C G
Justice for all
D Em
Is composed of the ugliest compromises
C G
You can’t only look at the lens
B
You’ve got to look trough
[Chorus 4]
C G D
Thruth does not live in a book
Em C G D
You find it in the little surprises oh
D C G
You gotta focus the view for all
D Em C
Is composed of those many ugly compromises
G D
You’ve gotta look trough,
[Outro]
G C D G
You have to live in the world to get to the truth
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