White Crosses Edwin McCain
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Tuning: EADGBe, Capo 1
G (320033)
Cadd9 (x32033)
Em7/G (022033)
Em7 (022030)
Dsus2 (x00320)
Dsus4 (x00233)
A7Sus4 (x02233)
Asus4 (x02230)
Gadd9 (x20233)
Gmaj9 (200033)
1/2 = half a beat
1/4 = one quarter of a beat
3/4 = three quarters of a beat
Intro 1/4 1/4 2/4
[Cadd9] [-] [Dsus2] [-] [G] [-] [Gmaj9] [-] [Em7/G]
Cadd9 - Dsus2 - A7Sus4 - G[1/4]add9 - C[2/4]add9 - D[1/4]sus2
Verse
Well I [G]packed all of my things into this [Cadd9]blanket
To [Em7/G]call this year to earn coyotes [Dsus2]fill
Kiss my [Asus4]wife and kids goodbye [Gadd9]choke back the [Cadd9]quiver in my breath
And [Em7]took my first steps into this [Dsus2]corridor of death[Dsus2]
If Iâ??[Asus4]m lucky I will make i[Gadd9]t to a[Cadd9] drain
With [Em7/G]500 of my brothers, [Dsus2]I would share the strain
Of [Asus4]standing in this bo[Gadd9]xcar [Cadd9]praying for rain
Itâ??s th[Em7]e only the way we will quench ou[Dsus2]r thirst
Chorus
In these gardens of [Cadd9]white c[Dsus4]rosses
[G]Growing in the [Gmaj9]California s[Em7/G]and
In these gardens of w[Cadd9]hite c[Dsus4]rosses
We are the [Cadd9]children of povert[Gadd9]y [Cadd9]trying to a [Dsus2]make a st[Em7/G]and
Verse
If we [G]make it past the border, we will s[Cadd9]catter
[Em7/G]Vanish just like smoke in autumn w[Dsus2]ind
I will [Asus4]run until my color wil[Gadd9]l not [Cadd9]matter
Hopi[Em7]nâ?? I can find some work o[Dsus2]r possibly a friend
There are [Asus4]others who have made it h[Gadd9]ere[Cadd9]
They will show me how to find a [Em7/G]job and a place to lay my h[Dsus2]ead
And I [Asus4]cannot be concerned[Gadd9] with [Cadd9]dreams of my children
For [Em7]there are 5 others in [Dsus2]line for my bed
Chorus
In these gardens of [Cadd9]white c[Dsus4]rosses
[G]Growing in the [Gmaj9]California s[Em7/G]and
In these gardens of w[Cadd9]hite c[Dsus4]rosses
We are the [Cadd9]children of povert[Gadd9]y [Cadd9]trying to a [Dsus2]make a st[Em7/G]and
I will [G]gladly pick your peaches or [Cadd9]clean your hotel rooms
[Em7/G]I will do the jobs Am[Dsus2]erican wonâ??t do
A7Sus4 Gadd9 Cadd9
With their cell phones to their heads and $700 dollar shoes
[Em7]I will risk my life â??cause itâ[Dsus2]??s all I have to l[Dsus2]ose
Let the [G]devil in the mountains [Cadd9]promise me a ride
[Em7]Found an 18 wheeler and put [Dsus2]all of us inside
And [Asus4]just outside of victory, [Cadd9]19 of us died
[Em7]None of our bodies hit the floo[Dsus2]r
And so my [Asus4]wife she still wonder[Gadd9]s [Cadd9]when Iâ??m coming home
The [Em7]riches that I promised her for [Dsus2]leaving her alone
I said that [Asus4]I would send her all that I[Gadd9] could [Cadd9]save
But I [Em7]ended up in California [Dsus2]in an unknown grave
Chorus
In these gardens of [Cadd9]white c[Dsus4]rosses
[G]Growing in the [Gmaj9]California s[Em7/G]and
In these gardens of w[Cadd9]hite c[Dsus4]rosses
We are the [Cadd9]children of povert[Gadd9]y [Cadd9]dying to a [Dsus2]make a st[Em7/G]and
In these gardens of [Cadd9]white c[Dsus4]rosses
[G]Growing in the [Gmaj9]California s[Em7/G]and
In these gardens of w[Cadd9]hite c[Dsus4]rosses
We are the [Cadd9]children of povert[Gadd9]y [Cadd9]dying to a [Dsus2]make a st[Em7/G]and
E[3/4]m7/G - C[1/4]add9 -[3/4] G - C[1/4]add9 (reapeat that fading out.)
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