Pound of Flesh chords by
Regina Spektor 
Key: D minor•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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If you're never sorry_ ,
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then you can't be forgiven.
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If you're not for_ given,
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then you can't be forgotten.
If you're not forgotten,
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then you can live forever.
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If you live forever,
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then you begin to dream of death,
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death, death, death, death.
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Verse 2
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Ezra Pound sat upon my bed,
asked me which books as of late
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I have read.
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Ezra Pound sat upon my bed,
asked me which books as
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of late I have read.
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Asked me if I've read his own,
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And whether I could spare a pound
Of flesh
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To cover his bare bones.
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I says, “Man, take a pound.
Take two.
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What's a pound of flesh between
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friends like me and you?”
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What's a pound of flesh
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among friends?
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What's a pound of flesh among friends?
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Verse 3
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If you're never sorry…
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If you're never sorry…
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If you're never sorry_ ,
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then you can_ 't be forgiven.
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If you're not forgiven,
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then you can't be for_ gotten.
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If you're not forgot_ ten,
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then you must live forever.
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If you live forever,
you cannot be reborn.
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If you're not reborn,
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then you can't be a baby.
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If you're not a baby,
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you can't learn to crawl.
If you cannot crawl away,
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you must stay in bed all day.
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If you stay in bed all day,
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you'll be sure to have some visitors.
Verse 4
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Ezra Pound will sit upon your bed,
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ask you which books as of late
you've have read.
Ezra Pound sat upon my bed,
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ask you which books as of late I have read.
Ask you if you've read his own,
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And whether you could spare a pound
Of flesh
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To cover his bare bones.
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You'll says, “Man, take a pound.
Take two.
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What's a pound of flesh between
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friends like me and you?”
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What's a pound of flesh
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among friends?
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What's a pound of flesh
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among friends?
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A
What's a pound of flesh among friends?
Outro 1
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