Bethany chords by
Craig Finn

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Key: C major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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In the later afternoon

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it sort of softens on the avenue

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I'm wasting the remainder

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of the day

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Drinking off what's left of the glasses

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on the table

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When the couples get their

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checks and walk away

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And I'll be here tomorrow

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then every day that follows

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Until I see you later on this week

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Will you come and pick me up

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when I get off of the bus?

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Will you help me bring by stuff out

Interlude 1

to the beach?

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Verse 2

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When we met I was The Reverend

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You were in the congregation

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Didn't happen right away

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but pretty soon

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And I never had a calling it

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was just a strong desire

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To be the one that stood

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up in the room

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When I was a child I used to

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fixate on the chaplain

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The way he brought

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the widows all to tears

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And that looked like a decent way

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to make a little living here

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I gave myself to God for a few years

Verse 3

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Built a chapel off the exit

On the highway outside Harrisburg.

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There was all that new development

back then

Verse 4

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Parishioners would come to me

With cakes and little pastries

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And ask me for my blessing once again

Verse 5

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But I couldn't shake the feeling

I was faking all the faithfulness.

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Every single sermon was a fraud

Verse 6

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Drifted through the rituals

Prideful high and pitiful and

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Pissing off a petty vengeful God

Pissing off a petty vengeful

Interlude 2

God

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Verse 7

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My parents are both ancient now

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I'm staying at their summerhouse.

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I clear out on the weekends

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when they come

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To my sister's and her daughter's

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On the fringe of Philadelphia

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With their skinny cigarettes

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and snapping gum

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But I'm grateful for the place to stay

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I'm caddying on Saturdays

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The money's not as good as

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it was when we were teenagers

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I walk back from the golf course

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Cut through a couple backyards

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But I try to keep my eyes

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pointed heavenward

Verse 8

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In some other prior life

The Reverend and his wife

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Are sitting in the kitchen

making plans

Verse 9

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Unaware of all the mess

The pressure and the flesh

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Is capable of making in a man

Verse 10

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I never really fell

Because I was never quite convinced

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I must admit I miss all the simplicity

Verse 11

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Of a wo man and a man

Though I also understand.

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The reasons that you no longer want to be with me. i can see why you no

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longer want to be with me

Interlude 3

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Verse 12

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The devil came in hot

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Someone called the cops

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I explained to them how much

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it is you mean to me

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The cuffs they made a click

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As they wrapped around my wrists.

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Everybody's got their

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version of security

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Maybe there's a life where

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The Reverend has his wife

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And Jesus has his ministry in Galilee

Verse 13

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But the sunset looks like blood

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From the window of the bus

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Somewhere between

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Harrisburg and Bethany

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Somewhere between

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Harrisburg and Bethany

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Somewhere between Harrisburg and Bethany

Outro 1

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Chords

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Dm
G
Am

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Bethany by Craig Finn is C major.

The primary chords used in Bethany are F, C, Dm, G, Am.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like F, C, Dm, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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