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For This World (capo on 5th fret in C)
G C
(No one looks a) stranger dressed in a smile
G D
(though to learn their) ways takes a little while.
There’s a gospel in shaking hands
and building bridges across different lands.
refrain
C G C D
For this world we all love. For this world, Milky Way above.
C Em D G - C - G
For this world say a little prayer, for this world, for this world.
The mean and proud tend to rule,
But our silence is their greatest tool.
We can speak with one voice.
Time is coming near to make a choice.
refrain
We all lift our eyes now and then,
talk to someone unseen once again.
When a bitter past lingers there
even a sigh becomes a prayer.
refrain
Words and music by David B. Hakan
© 2015 All Rights Reserved 11-7- 2015
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Storm on Fire
05:54
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Storm on Fire
E5 E7sus4/A- E5 E7sus4
You see it in the faces in the rust belt waiting lines.
You see it in the plywood of the storefronts left behind.
You see it in the swastikas and the painted skull and bones.
You see it in the shelters for those who lost their homes.
Bsus4#5,9 A E
The wind is getting stronger. It’s the sound of many feet.
Bsus4#5,9 A E
Lightning flashes show the decay that’s so deep.
Bsus4#5,9 A E
Ice is too silent for our desire.
Bsus4#5,9 Asus4-A E5 E7sus4/A- E5 - E7sus4
For justice, this storm of discontent is on fire. Storm on fire.
(Last time)
E7sus4/A- E5 - E7sus4. Asus4 E5
Storm on fire. Storm on fire.
You hear it in the gavel, filling up the jails.
You hear it in the hallways, machismo still prevails.
You hear it on the TV, like a brand of suicide.
You hear it in the welcoming of refugees inside.
Chorus
You feel it in the handshake as the banker reels you in.
You feel it in your wallet as your life is stretched so thin.
You feel it in the shame when you see old glory fly.
You feel it in the hope in those marching side by side.
Chorus
You read it in the spilled blood on the chapel floor.
You read it in the rescue from high water at their door.
You read it in the slander that you know is fake.
You read it in the placards that say It’s not too late.
Chorus
Bridge
What will your great great grandchildren say
About the choices you make today?7
You dream of the attach dogs loosed at Standing Rock.
You dream of rising tides and the ticking of the clock.
You dream of the dead zones, dead soil and dead seas.
You dream of a great turning away from insanity.
Chorus
Words and Music by David B. Hakan
© 2018 All Rights Reserved 1-14-2018
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