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i come and stand at every door chords
the byrds 1966 ( poem by nazim hikmet )

D C C/A D
i come and stand at every door ,
C C/A D
but no one hears my silent prayer
G A D
i knock and yet remain unseen ,
Em C D Dsus4 D
for i Am dead , for i Am dead

D C C/A D
i’m only seven although i died ,
C C/A D
in hiroshima long ago
G A D
i’m seven now as i was then ,
Em C D Dsus4 D
when children die they do not grow

D C C/A D
my hair was scorched by a swirling flame ,
C C/A D
my eyes grew dim , my eyes grew blind
G A D
death came and turned my bones to dust ,
Em C D Dsus4 D
and that was scattered by the wind

D C C/A D
i need no fruit , i need no rice ,
C C/A D
i need no sweets nor even bread
G C D
i ask for nothing for myself ,
Em C D Dsus4 D
for i Am dead , for i Am dead

D C C/A D
all that i ask is that for peace ,
C C/A D
you fight today , you fight today
G A D
so that the children of this world ,
Em C D Dsus4 D
may live and grow and laugh and play

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