John Hiatt - Lift Up Every Stone

( song begins with chorus )
chorus :
F#m
you gotta lift up every stone now sister
E B
gotta lift up every stone now sister
F#m
gotta lift up every stone now sister
A E B F#m
gotta clear this field and build that wall

F#m
he was the prince of the county to the manor born
E B
the sheets were bloody and dirty and torn
F#m
nobody saw nothing , not out this way
A E B F#m
and they probably won’t until the judgment day

chorus x1

F#m
there was a mighty whispering down at the church
E B
about the son of the father of a woman got hurt
F#m
they were looking all over for somebody to pay
A E B F#m
and that’s you and me sister now every day

chorus x1

bridge :
A
now the sun is bloody red
E F#m
and when it’s gone somebody’ll be dead
A E
don’t you cry a tear for me
B C#
because i did what i could just to be free yeah

solo section :
| : F#m / / / | A / E / | B / F#m / : | x4

( last verse uses muffled/muted strum chords until last line , where full chords are played )
F#m
you gotta lift up every stone now sister
E B F#m
’cause one is the truth and the other’s a lie
F#m
you gotta lift up every stone now sister
A E B F#m
’till they tear down the wall to make you cry

chorus x2

A E B F#m
we gotta clear this field and build that wall
A E B F#m
we gotta . . .