This Is A Rape (The Flood) chords by
The Paper Chase

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Key: Db major•

Intro 1

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Eb

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Verse 1

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This flood wants to

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rape you

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E

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Outside it resides and it smiles

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And Lucy,

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C

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we've all come to save you

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But first we're gonna see how

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loud you scream

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This flood doesn't like you

He wants to be alone,

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but he can't be lonely

This flood soaks your curtains,

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you give him your certains

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You give him your plans,

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give him your thirties

Verse 2

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This is a rape, this is a bankrupt robbery,

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a grand larceny

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So hands can go up,

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this is a stick up

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Give me everything

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Verse 3

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If only we could hold this forever

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The breath, the breath,

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the headline rise

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We're gonna scramble just

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to dam up the river

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But knowing full well we

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won't be staying dry

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We'll go home, go home

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To your dismal apartment,

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see how the flood left it

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Go home, we'll go home

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Give those bovines a bedsore 'cause

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that's all you're good for

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You know, once you know

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Once you sandbag the walls and

pray God to defend that

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C

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We know, and we all know

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All the king's men can't put this back together again

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Verse 4

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My soul don't want peace or tranquility

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My inner self does not re

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quire equanimity

My soul wants reservations

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I wanna be someone who never needs reservations,

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and

In my heart, I want my nose to be smaller

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My incarnation wants my

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fingernails longer, and

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And when it comes up to your knees

Don't hold your breath,

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just breathe in deep

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I want to be able to say in

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a disassociated way

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"What the fuck,

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what the fuck," and "Whatever"

Verse 5

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If only we could hold this forever

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The breath, the breath,

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the headline rise

C

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We're gonna scramble just

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to dam up the river

Em

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But knowing full well we

G

G

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won't be staying dry

C

C

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We'll go home, go home

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Keep your hands where I see them,

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your wallets, your reason

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Am

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Go home, we'll go home

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It's your life or your money,

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don't try nothing funny

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You know, now you know

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Once you sandbag the walls and

pray God to defend that

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We know, and we all know

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All the king's men can't put this

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Em

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back together again

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Am

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All the king's men can't put this

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Em

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back together again

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All the king's men can't put this

Outro 1

back together again

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Chords

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The original key of This Is A Rape (The Flood) by The Paper Chase is Db major.

The primary chords used in This Is A Rape (The Flood) are Db, Fb, Bb, F, Fm, Ab.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like Db, Fb, Bb, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of This Is A Rape (The Flood) is approximately 125 beats per minute.

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