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Cup Of Sorrow

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Standard Tuning
Key: A
Capo 5
[Intro]
E A E B7 E A E
I want to Edrink Afrom your cup of Esorrow
I want to B7bathe in your holy Eblood
I want to Esleep with the Apromise of Etomorrow
Although B7tomorrow may never Ecome
I send a Eprayer Aout across the Eocean
To a B7man bein' forced out of his Ehome
I send a Eprayer out acroAss the Eocean
So that he B7may not suffer there Ealone
I want to Edrink Afrom your cup of Esorrow
I want to B7bathe in your holy Eblood
I want to Esleep with the Apromise of Etomorrow
Although B7tomorrow may never Ecome
[Solo on verse chords]
I want to Esit at Ayour table of wiEsdom
So that nB7ot one crumb shall go to Ewaste
For if we Ekeep down this Apathway to deEstruction
You know our B7children will suffer for our Ehaste
I want to Edrink Afrom your cup of Esorrow
I want to B7bathe in your holy Eblood
I want to Esleep with the Apromise of Etomorrow
Although B7tomorrow may never Ecome
Although B7tomorrow may never Ecome
Although B7tomorrow may never Ecome

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Cup Of Sorrow

by Amos Lee

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard Tuning

Key: A

Capo 5

[Intro]

E A E B7 E A E

E A E

I want to drink from your cup of sorrow

B7 E

I want to bathe in your holy blood

E A E

I want to sleep with the promise of tomorrow

B7 E

Although tomorrow may never come

E A E

I send a prayer out across the ocean

B7 E

To a man bein' forced out of his home

E A E

I send a prayer out across the ocean

B7 E

So that he may not suffer there alone

E A E

I want to drink from your cup of sorrow

B7 E

I want to bathe in your holy blood

E A E

I want to sleep with the promise of tomorrow

B7 E

Although tomorrow may never come

[Solo on verse chords]

E A E

I want to sit at your table of wisdom

B7 E

So that not one crumb shall go to waste

E A E

For if we keep down this pathway to destruction

B7 E

You know our children will suffer for our haste

E A E

I want to drink from your cup of sorrow

B7 E

I want to bathe in your holy blood

E A E

I want to sleep with the promise of tomorrow

B7 E

Although tomorrow may never come

B7 E

Although tomorrow may never come

B7 E

Although tomorrow may never come

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