Equally Skilled


Jon Foreman Equally Skilled Fall EP -- 2007 Standard Tuning *Chords are listed at end of song Riff (Bridge) 3:35-3:37 e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|--2h4-4-2p0----| A|------------2--| E|---------------| Intro e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------5-----------5-----------4-----------2-----------5-----------5-----------5----------5---| D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----2| A|--0-----------------------------------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------| E|--------------4-----------3--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------5-----------5-----------4-----------2-----------5-----------5-----------6-----------6--| D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----2| A|--0-----------------------------------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------| E|--------------4-----------3--------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 1 C F How miserable I am C I feel like a fruit-picker who arrives after the harvest F There's nothing here at all Am Nothing at all here that could placate my hunger C F The godly people are all gone C There's not one honest soul left here on the planet F We're all murderers and thieves Am Setting traps here for even our brothers Chorus 1 Gsus2 F And both of our hands C Are equally skilled Gsus2 F At doing evil C Equally skilled Gsus2 F At bribing the judges C Equally skilled Gsus2 F At perverting justice Gsus2 Both of our hands C Both of our hands Verse 2 C F The day of justice comes C And is even now swiftly arriving F Don't trust anyone at all Am Not your best friend or even your wife C F For the son hates the father C The daughter despises even her mother F Look Your enemies are right Am Right in the room of your very household Chorus 1 Interlude Same as Intro Bridge D Gsus2 No, don't gloat over me For though I fall, though I fall D Dsus2 D I will rise again Gsus2 Though I sit here in darkness The Lord, the Lord alone Bm Riff He will be my light Asus4 Gsus2 I will be patient as the Lord D Punishes me for the wrongs I've done against Him Gsus2 After that He'll take my case Bringing me to light and to justice Bm For all I have suffered Chorus 2 Asus4 Gsus2 And both of His hands D Are equally skilled Asus4 Gsus2 At ruining evil D Equally skilled Asus4 Gsus2 At judging the judges D Equally skilled Asus4 Gsus2 Administering justice Asus4 Both of His hands Gsus2 Both of His hands Chorus 3 D Are equally skilled Asus4 Gsus2 At showing me mercy Bm Equally skilled Asus4 Gsus2 At loving the loveless D Equally skilled Asus4 Gsus2 Administering justice Asus4 Both of His hands Gsus2 A D Both of His hands *Chords Used C F Gsus2 D Dsus2 Am Asus4 Bm A e|-0--1----3----2----0-----0----0--------0--| B|-1--1----3----3----3-----1----3-----3--2--| G|-0--2----0----2----2-----2----2-----4--2--| D|-2--3----0----0----0-----2----2-----4-----| A|-3--3----x---------------0----0-----2-----| E|----1----3--------------------------------|