Chords
The Tradition

Key: D

Introduction:

difficulty
very easy |||||
 Dm                                 C 
Oh the loneliest girl in town
           G                                       F 
Is bought for pennies of prize
           Dm                             C 
We dress her up in lovely gowns
             G                     F 
She's easy on the eyes
           Dm                               C 
Her soul is black and it's a fact
                 G                                   F 
That a sneer will eat you alive
                   Dm                     C 
And the buyer always brings her back
                   G                             F 
Because all she does is cry
       Dm 
So take what you want take what you can
 C 
Take what you please don't give a damn
 G                                     F 
Ask for forgiveness never permission
 Dm 
So take what you want take what you can
 C 
Take what you please don't give a damn
 G                                           F 
It's in the blood and this is tradition
 Dm               C   G   F 
Ooh-ooh-ooh
 Dm                                 C 
Oh the loneliŠµst girl in town
           G                                     F 
Was bought for plenty a prize
                     Dm                             C 
Well they dress her up in golden crowns
           G                           F 
His smile hides a lie
           Dm                           C 
She smiles back but it's a fact
                     G                                   F 
That her fear will eat her alive
                     Dm                                             C 
Well she got the life that she wanted
           G                                     F 
But now all she does is cry
 Dm 
Take what you want take what you can
 C 
Take what you please don't give a damn
 G                                     F 
Ask for forgiveness never permission
 Dm 
Take what you want take what you can
 C 
Take what you please don't give a damn
                             G                                   F 
It's in the blood and this is tradition
 Dm                                                                       C   Bb 
You can't take it back it's good as gone
           Dm                                                   C     Bb 
Well flesh amnesia this is your soul
               Dm                                                                         C   Bb 
And I hope what's left will last all summer long
                   Dm 
And they said that boys were boys
                                 C     Bb 
But they were wrong
 Dm 
Take what you want take what you can
 C 
Take what you please don't give a damn
 G                                     F 
Ask for forgiveness never permission
 Dm 
Take what you want take what you can
 C 
Take what you please don't give a damn
                             G                                   F 
It's in the blood and this is tradition
 Dm 
Take what you want take what you can
 C 
Take what you please don't give a damn
 G                                     F 
Ask for forgiveness never permission
 Dm 
Take what you want take what you can
 C 
Take what you please don't give a damn
                             G                                   F 
It's in the blood and this is tradition