Motherland Natalie Merchant
Motherland
Written & Performed by Natalie Merchant
Capo 1 Em
Where in hell can yo[D]u g[Dsus2]o[D]
[C]Far from the things you k[G]now
[C]Far from the sprawl of con[G]crete
That keeps crawling its[D] w[Dsus2]ay [D]about a 1,000 miles a [Em]day
Take one last look b[D]eh[Dsus2]ind[D]
[C]Commit this to memory and m[G]ind
[C]Don't miss this wasteland, this t[G]errible place
When you l[D]eav[Dsus2]e k[D]eep your heart off your sl[Em]eeve
Chorus:
Mot[G]herland cra[D]dle[Dsus2] me[D]
Close my e[C]yes
Lullaby me to s[G]leep
Keep [C]me safe
Lie with me[G]
Stay beside me
Don't [D]go[Dsus2] [D]
Don't you g[Em]o
[Em]Oh, my five and dime q[D]ueen[Dsus2] [D]
[C]Tell me what have you s[G]een
The l[C]ust and the avarice
The b[G]ottomless, the cavernous gre[D]ed[Dsus2] [D]
Is that what you s[Em]ee?
Chorus:
Mot[G]herland cra[D]dle[Dsus2] me[D]
Close my e[C]yes
Lullaby me to s[G]leep
Keep [C]me safe
Lie with me[G]
Stay beside me
Don't [D]go[Dsus2] [D]
Don't you g[Em]o
Bridge:
It's your h[C]appiness
I want m[G]ost of all
And for t[C]hat I'd do a[A]nything at a[D]ll
Oh,[Dsus2] mercy m[D]e!
If you want the b[C]est of it
Or the m[G]ost of all
If there's a[C]nything [A]I can do at a[D]ll[Dsus2] [D]
[C] [G] [C] [A] [D] [Dsus2] [D] [Em]
[Em]Now come on shot gun b[D]ri[Dsus2]de[D]
[C]What makes me envy your l[G]ife
[C]Faceless, nameless
[G]Innocent, blameless
And f[D]ree[Dsus2] [D]
What's it like to [Em]be?
Chorus:
Mot[G]herland cra[D]dle[Dsus2] me[D]
Close my e[C]yes
Lullaby me to s[G]leep
Keep [C]me safe
Lie with me[G]
Stay beside me
Don't [D]go[Dsus2] [D]
Don't [D]go[Dsus2] [D] [Em]
(Em)4 times for intro, and beginnings and endings of verses:
E 0
[A] [--] [2] [2]
[D]G [--]-- [2]0 [2]0
B -- 0 0
e -- 0 0
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