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How Could We Not Believe

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Ben Harper & Ellen Harper
How Could We Not Believe
Standard tuning
Chords used:
C   F   Am   G
[Verse]
CWas so beautiful Fhow could we not Cbelieve
GSo Ambeautiful hFow could we not Cbelieve
FWe love
AmWe grieve
Then all seek our Creprieve
CSo beautiful Fhow could we not Cbelieve
[Verse 2]
CWas so beautiful we Fhad to stand asCide
GSo Ambeautiful we Fhad to stand asCideG  
FWe had to stand aAmside
With our arms open Cwide
So beautiful we Amhad to Fstand Caside
[Verse 3]
CWas so beautiful we Fhad to close our Ceyes
GSo bAmeautiful we hFad to close our eCyes
And lFisten to the sAmound
It could be heard miles aCround
So beautiful we hFad to close our eCyes
[Interlude]
C   F    C     Am   F   C G   F  Am C   F C F C
[Verse 4]
CSo beautiful to be Ffree from my naCme
GSo Ambeautiful to be Ffree from my naCme
To be Ffree from my Amname
And all those who laGy claiCm
So beautiful to be Ffree from my nCame
[Verse 5]
CWas so beautiful hFow could we not Cbelieve
So Ambeautiful how Fcould we not CbelieveG  
How Fcould we not bAmelieve
Having lived through Gtimes like tChese
[Outro]
So beautiful how Fcould we not Cbelieve
So beautiful how Fcould we not Cbelieve
So beautiful how Fcould we not Cbelieve

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How Could We Not Believe

by Ben Harper

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ben Harper & Ellen Harper

How Could We Not Believe

Standard tuning

Chords used:

C F Am G

[Verse]

C F C

Was so beautiful how could we not believe

G Am F C

So beautiful how could we not believe

We love

We grieve

Then all seek our reprieve

C F C

So beautiful how could we not believe

[Verse 2]

C F C

Was so beautiful we had to stand aside

G Am F C G

So beautiful we had to stand aside

F Am

We had to stand aside

With our arms open wide

Am F C

So beautiful we had to stand aside

[Verse 3]

C F C

Was so beautiful we had to close our eyes

G Am F C

So beautiful we had to close our eyes

F Am

And listen to the sound

It could be heard miles around

F C

So beautiful we had to close our eyes

[Interlude]

C F C Am F C G F Am C F C F C

[Verse 4]

C F C

So beautiful to be free from my name

G Am F C

So beautiful to be free from my name

F Am

To be free from my name

G C

And all those who lay claim

F C

So beautiful to be free from my name

[Verse 5]

C F C

Was so beautiful how could we not believe

Am F C G

So beautiful how could we not believe

F Am

How could we not believe

G C

Having lived through times like these

[Outro]

F C

So beautiful how could we not believe

F C

So beautiful how could we not believe

F C

So beautiful how could we not believe

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