Motherland Natalie Merchant
[Verse 1]
[Em]Where in hell can you g[Bm]o, f[C]ar from the things that you k[G]now,
[C]Far from this sprawl of con[G]crete that keeps crawling it's w[D]ay,
'Bout a thousand miles a [Em]day.
[Verse 2]
[Em]Take one last look behi[Bm]nd, [C]commit this to memory and min[G]d,
[C]Don't miss this wasteland, [G]this terrible place, when you le[D]ave,
Keep your heart off your [Em]sleeve.
[Cborus]
[G]Motherland cradle [D]me, close my [C]eyes lullaby me to s[G]leep,
Keep me s[C]afe, lie with me -- st[G]ay beside me d[D]on't go, don't you go
[Verse 3]
[Em]My five and dime queen,[Bm] tel[C]l me what have you seen,[G]
[C]The lust and the avarice th[G]e bottomless, the cavernous gree[D]d,
Is that what you see?[Em]
[Cborus]
[G]Motherland cradle [D]me, close my [C]eyes lullaby me to s[G]leep,
Keep me s[C]afe, lie with me -- st[G]ay beside me d[D]on't go,
[Bridge]
[C]Don't you go It's your happi[G]ness -- I want most of all
[C]And for that I'd do[Am] anything at [D]all. Oh mercy me.
If you want the b[C]est of life and t[G]he most of love,
[C]If there is anything [Am]I can do at [D]all.
[Instrumental]
[G] [D] [C] [G] [C] [G] [D]
[Verse 4]
[Em]Now, Come on shotgun br[Bm]ide,[C] what makes me envy your life[G],
[C]The faceless the nameless t[G]he innocent the blameless and fr[D]ee,
What's that like to [Em]be?
[Cborus]
[G]Motherland cradle [D]me, close my [C]eyes lullaby me to s[G]leep,
Keep me s[C]afe, lie with me -- st[G]ay beside me d[D]on't go, don't you go
[G]Motherland cradle [D]me, close my [C]eyes lullaby me to s[G]leep,
Keep me s[C]afe, lie with me -- st[G]ay beside me d[D]on't go, don't you go
[Outro]
[D]Don't go ?.. [Em]Don't go ?
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