G
There’s a dead canary in the coal mine

And a lamb’s head growing from a grapevine
           C
There’s an old man laughing in the backyard
  Gm
Catching crooks and crickets in the bell jar

[Verse 2]
Gm
I’ve been waiting for my woman to relieve me
Gm
But she’s outside climbing on the oak tree
Gm
There’s a dead canary in the coal mine
                                          D
And a lamb’s head growing from a grapevine


Growing from a grapevine

[Chorus]

    Gm                         C
Yea-ah, it’s getting biblical now
 D
(wo-oah)
 G                      Bb
You better pick your weapons up
     Cm
And throw your mercy down

G                     C
Yea-ah, it’s getting mythical now

(wo-oah)
 G          Bb
You better pick your weapons up
      Cm                             G
And throw your mercy, throw your mercy down

Gm
Throw your mercy down

[Verse 3]

Gm
There’s a mad-man tapping at the window
Gm
With his pockets full of innuendo
Gm
There’s a joker poking at the doorbell
                 G
And a sparrow drowning in the inkwell


I’ve been waiting for my lover to relieve me
Gm
But they’re outside swinging from the oak tree

D
Swinging from the oak tree

[Chorus]

Gm                          Cm
Yeah, it’s getting biblical now

(wo-oah)
G                      Bb
You better pick your weapons up
     Cm
And throw your mercy down

Gm                           C
Yeah, it’s getting mythical now

(wo-oah)
 G          Bb
You better pick your weapons up
Cm                                     D
And throw your mercy, throw your mercy down

[Verse 4]

                          Gm
There’s a tyrant on the throne
                       Bb
And a clown on every screen
                             D
Compelling us to stay at home

In this low-grade fever dream

                        G
But we’re gathering our strength
                     Bb
We’re becoming less afraid

That there’s hope for us in
D
This unholy mess we’ve made

[Chorus]

Gm                         Cm
Hey! It’s getting biblical now

(wo-oah)

Gm                      Bb
You better pick your weapons up
     Cm
And throw your mercy down

Gm                           C
Yeah, it’s getting mythical now

(wo-oah)
     Gm                      Bb
You better pick your weapons up
     Cm
And throw your mercy, throw your mercy down

Bb                    Cm
It’s getting biblical now

(wo-oah)
G                            Bb
You better pick your weapons up
Cm
And throw your mercy down
G      Bb                    C
Yeah, it’s getting mythical now

(wo-oah)
Gm          Bb               Cm
You better pick your weapons up
                                   Gm
And throw your mercy, throw your mercy down