Verse 1:
Am
Baptizer, baptize her, rose water, soft daughter
Am
Rectify and sanctify her, hold a moth and let it flutter
Dm
Don't forget to floralize, don't vocalize the smoke in eyes
Am
Don't, don't, don't strike

Am
Catchin' on that distant lie, she's gotta be divine
Dm
A death defier hanging on a burning tether line
Am
Then the line breaks, spine aches, coiled snake

Broken rope and Joanie chokes
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Well they better hope her perfume's stronger than the soul

Pre-chorus:

Now here's what they'll do, see

Chorus:
Am
They'll put an apple in your hand, but don't you dare bite it
F
A match and a wick, but don't you dare light it
Dm
Temptation be a sin, don't look any more behind it
E
That's just how it is, don't you dare fight it

Am
They'll put an apple in your hand, but don't you dare bite it
F
A match and a wick, but don't you dare light it
Dm
Life's only meant to live, don't fill it with excitement
E
Abstain, restrain, forgive, yeah, that's how he likes it

Post-chorus:
Am
Oh, oh, oh
Uh

Verse 2:
Am
Wax-dripper, flame-kisser, lost-livered life giver
Am
Crucify and waterlog the sinner mother, sinner daughter
Dm
She could take you by surprise
Am
Beware the July fire ides
F7
She's a locked and loaded inferno with underglow she cannot know
E
So drown that power 'fore it overflows
F7
Sorry man, it's way too late, her choice is made, the apple's ate
F7
The candle starts to flicker in a wicked little divine state

Am
Rising and rising, gently respiring

Chorus:
Am
They'll put an apple in your hand, but don't you dare bite it
F
A match and a wick, but don't you dare light it
Dm
Temptation be a sin, don't look any more behind it
E
That's just how it is, don't you dare fight it (nuh uh)

Am
They'll put an apple in your hand, but don't you dare bite it
F
A match and a wick, but don't you dare light it
Dm
Life's only meant to live, don't fill it with excitement
E
Abstain, restrain, forgive, yeah, that's how we like it

Am
Oh Oh-oh Oh Oh-oh Oh x4

Bridge:
Am
They can't let the candle burn
Am
They can't let the candle burn
Am
So they've gotta teach her so she knows how to learn
Am
That she can't let the candle burn

Interlude: Am

Am
She can't let the candle burn
Am
She can't let the candle burn
Am
So they've gotta teach her so she knows how to learn
Dm
That she can't let the candle burn

Am
Why? I dunno

Outro:
Am
They'll put an apple in your hand, but don't you dare bite it
F
A match and a wick, but don't you dare light it
Dm
Life's only meant to live, don't fill it with excitement
E
Abstain, restrain, forgive
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