Motherland

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 G C G
where in hell can you go , far from the things that you know ,
C G D
far from this sprawl of concrete that keeps crawling it’s way ,
Em
’bout a thousand miles a day .

verse2 :
Em G C G
take one last look behind , commit this to memory and mind ,
C G D
don’t miss this wasteland , this terrible place , when you leave ,
Em
keep your heart off your sleeve .

chorus :
G D C G
motherland cradle me , close my eyes lullaby me to sleep ,
C G D
keep me safe , lie with me – – stay beside me don’t go , don’t you go

verse 3 :
Em G C G
my five and dime queen , tell me what have you seen ,
C G D
the lust and the avarice the bottomless , the cavernous greed ,
Em
is that what you see?

chorus
attention : replace the “don’t you go” with the start of the bridge :

bridge :
C G
it’s your happiness – – i want most of all
C Am D
and for that i’d do anything at all . oh mercy me .
C G
if you want the best of life and the most of love ,
C Am D
if there is anything i can do at all .

chorus : instrumental – G , D , C , G , C , G , D

verse 4 :
Em G C G
now , come on shotgun bride , what makes me envy your life ,
C G D
the faceless the nameless the innocent the blameless and free ,
Em
what’s that like to be?

D Em
first chorus 2x; end final time with : dont go . . don’t go

enjoy!
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