Motherland Natalie Merchant
Song: Motherland
Artist: Natalie Merchant
Capo: 2nd fret
Tuning: standard
How to play: first hit lowest bass-string you should play on the chord, then the
chord complety twice. Just listen to the track, it's really easy.
Intro: Em
Verse 1:
[Em]Where in hell can you g[G]o, [C]far from the things that you [G]know,
[C]Far from this sprawl of con[G]crete that keeps crawling it's w[D]ay,
'Bout a thousand miles a [Em]day.
Verse2:
[Em]Take one last look behi[G]nd,[C] commit this to memory and mi[G]nd,
[C]Don't miss this wasteland, [G]this terrible place, when you le[D]ave,
Keep your heart off your [Em]sleeve.
Chorus:
[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,[G] te[C]ll 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]
Chorus
ATTENTION: replace the "don't you go" with the start of the bridge:
Bridge:
[C]It's your happiness -- I wan[G]t 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.
Chorus: INSTRUMENTAL - G, D, C, G, C, G, D
Verse 4:
[Em]Now, Come on shotgun br[G]ide[C], what makes me envy your lif[G]e,
[C]The faceless the nameless t[G]he innocent the blameless and fr[D]ee,
What's that like to [Em]be?
First chorus 2x; end final time with: [D]Don?t go ?.. [Em]Don't go ?
Enjoy!
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