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In the fields of the lord 
      G            D 
Stood Abel and Cain 
               G 
Cain slew Abel 'neath the black rain 
                               Bm          A 
At night he couldn't stand the guilt or the blame 
                G    D 
So he gave it a name 
                G    D 
So he gave it a name 
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So he gave it a name  

  
                 G                D 
Billy got drunk, angry at his wife 
                 G 
He hit her once, he hit her twice 
                     Bm                        A 
At night he'd lie in bed, he couldn't stand the shame 
                G    D 
So he gave it a name 
                G    D 
So he gave it a name 
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So he gave it a name  


                           G             D 
Pa told me "Son, one thing I know is true 
                        G 
Poison snake bites you, you're poison too" 
                         Bm                      A 
At night I can feel that poison runnin' 'round my veins  

  

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