Peter Gabriel - Mother Of Violence

mother of violence

key : E minor , time : 6/8 , tempo : 164

intro :
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| | Em | | Bm | Em | | ( x 4 )

mmm . . .

verse 1 : ( 0 : 18 – )

| Em | | Bm7 | Em |
walking the street with her naked feet
so full of rhythm but i can’t find the beat
snapping her heels clicking her toes

| Em | F#/A# | B | |
everybody knows just where she goes
| B/A | |
ah ,

chorus 1 : ( 0 : 39 – )
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| G | | D/F# | | Em D | |
fear , fear – she’s the mother of vio – lence
| C G/B | Am7 | G | |
making me tense to watch the way she breed

| D/F# | | Em D/E | Em
fear , she’s the mother of vio – lence
| C G/B | C6 | Bm/D | |
you know self – de – fense is all you need
| | | Cmaj7 | ( x 4 bars )
it’s getting hard to breathe

| Bm/D | | | | Cmaj7 | ( x 4 bars )
it’s getting so hard to be – lieve
| Bm/D | | D Em | D7/F# | G | Gsus4 | G | | |
to be – lieve in any – thing at all

[ verse 2 ] ( 1 : 26 – )

| Em | | D | Em |
mouth all dry eyes blood shot
data stored on A microdot
kicking the cloud with my moccasin shoes

| Em | F#/A# | B | |
t . v . dinner , t . v . news
| B/A | |
ha , ha , ’cos

[ chorus2 ] ( 1 : 47 – )

| G | | D/F# | | Em D |
fear , fear – she’s the mother of vio – lence
| C G/B | Am7 | G | |
don’t make any sense to watch the way she breed

| D/F# | | Em D | |
fear , she’s the mother of vio – lence
| C G/B | Am7 | Bm/D |
making me tense to watch the way she feed
| | | Cmaj7 | | | |
the only way you know she’s there

| Bm/D | | | | Cmaj7 |
is the subtle flavour in the air
| | |
getting hard to breathe
| Bm/D | | D Em | D7/F# |
hard to be – lieve in any – thing at all

| G | Gsus4 | G |

coda : ( 2 : 34 – )

| | Em | | D | Em | | ( x 3 )
but fear . . .

| | Em | | D | Em | | ( x 4 )