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M.O.D - Jim Gordon
From the album USA for M.O.D
1987

[Intro]
Bass line starts the song

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[Verse 1]
       Jim         Gordon                     the man who was insane
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       Jim         Gordon                   had glaxo in his brain
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      Jim Gordon was insane         he took his mothers life
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     He used the hammer first so she wouldnt feel the knife  he's gone insane
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                                                     He's lost his
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      mind
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[Chorus]
    The voices in his head   drove the bastard nuts
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  He bashed his mothers head in because she killed Paul Lynd
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[Verse 2]
   He couldn't play his drums    cause people moved his hand 
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   Was he just a mad man          we may never understand
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     He's gone insane                                He's lost his
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     mind
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[Chorus]
    The voices in his head   drove the bastard nuts
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  He bashed in his mothers head cause she killed     Paul
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    Lyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyynd
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    PM==================================================================PM

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[Verse 3]
  Jim Gordon killed his mother he went into the light
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  He used the hammer first so she wouldn't feel the knife
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             PMPM           PM   PM===PM                PMPM

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[Chorus]
   He couldn't play his drums people took his hand
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   Was he just a madman we may never understand
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[Outro]
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| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| PM  Palm mute

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