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The Plastic chords by
David Thrussell
David Thrussell

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Verse 1
Am
F#dim
Am
G#
Am
G#

Planet
Ebdim
F#dim

Earth, early 21st century.
Am
F#dim

This shit was really hitting the fan.
G#
F#dim
Am

Amid the tangled web that you call history,
G

one strand remains unchronicled.
Am
F#

And like the hoary old expression says,
Am

history really is written by the victor.
G

Well, it would be so tedious
F#
F#dim

if it weren't so true.
Am
Bbm
G

If this were a more literate journal,
Eb
G#
Am

that for gotten fiver might be labelled the
G#

Fightback.
Adim
G#
Fm
G
G#

And its dashing anti -hero?
F#dim
Bbm
G#

That lum bersome beast, the

Catholic

Church.
E
G
Eb
Am

Despite its rigid, hulking frame and it s faltering,
G#
F#dim
Am

dog matic senses, the great beast could smell
G
Am

that something was wrong, very wrong.
D
Am
G

From the cast of usual suspects, the
Am

Roman beast,

through all its liturgical flab and
E
Am
Bbm
Am

ritualized blubber, still felt it knew the foe,
G
Am
G

that ancient, original foe, woman.
G#
B

Il
F#dim
F#
Am

Papa's virtual army of seers and soothsayers,
G#
Am

long ago removed from the broader community's
Baug
G
C#
G

heretics and then placed dir ectly
Am

in the exclusive em ploy of the
G
Am

Vatican, were mobilized.
G
C
Am
G

Regiments of precogs and visionaries scanned the probable past,
Am

present and futures.

The response came back vague
D
Am

but overwhelming.
F#dim
Am
Cm

Yes, the
Am

Mat riarch was on the move.

Where and how were shrouded in spells and incantations,
G

mirrors and illusions.
Am
G

But the lumbering
Am

Catholic beast knew it
G#

must act immediately.
G
Am

An d it did.
Bbm

From the multitude of manacles placed upon the captive woman,
Am
G
Bb

a somewhat different set
Am

than those placed upon the captive man,
Am
G

it chose one of its most formidable weapons—makeup.
G
Bb
Cm
G
Am
G

Formulae long ago tortured out of hags and

sorceresses were pored over once again by

the
F#

Pope's battalions of coun

tercraft advisers.
G#

It's true.
Am

For centuries, makeup had been utilized as a

medium -level combatant in the war against

the feminine magic, but its great potential had

never been even close to realized.

All the great perfumery and

cosmetic houses of

Europe were discreetly contacted.

Their response was, to say the least,

enthusiastic, of course.

They still knew where power resided and all

its ultimate benefits to themselves.

So the potions, the lotions,
G

the odors and the cosmetics were all subtly revised.

New extracts from forgotten animals and mysterious fungi were added,

blended to concoct alluring

scents and fragrances.

Oh, the power of anointment, long forgotten by the flock,

but forever prized by the shepherd.
Am

The spells were simple, direct, exalt the material,
E
Am
G

discard the spiritual, fawn at the
B
G
F#
Am
F#dim

fraudulent foot of mammon, pollute the true cradle of nature,
Am
G#

worship blunder and folly.
Am
G
F#dim

Within the great tapestry of life, the
Am

Roman beast's sorcery did indeed
F#dim

cre ate distortions

and imperfections.
Am
F#dim
G#

The weave grew thick and graceless,
Am

new and bold designs snuffed out
F#dim

by the staid and in transient thread.
Adim
F#dim
Adim

Mammon regained his stultifying grip,
F#dim
G#

and the sour
Cm
F#dim

stench of the
Adim
F#dim

Vatican re -enveloped the globe.
Am

But fear not, brave reader,
Adim

the matriarchal
F#dim

Mys tery

Schools waited, watched patiently from the shadows,
Fm
Am
F#dim
G#
Cm

and knew what was required.


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Chords
  • Am

  • F#dim

    4
  • G#

    4
  • Ebdim

  • G

  • F#

    2
  • Bbm

  • Eb

    6
  • Adim

  • Fm

  • E

  • D

  • B

    2
  • Baug

  • C#

    4
  • C

  • Cm

    3
  • Bb

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