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Tuning: Standard
Key: A
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(Verse 1)
Father AGod, You have shed Your tears for Mother IDndia,
They have fallen to waAter ancient sDeeds, that will gArow, 
Into hands that touch the un-touDchables,
How blesseF#md are the poor the sEick the wDeak,
(Chorus)
                      D(E)           F#m  
Father, forgive me, for I have not believed,
Like Mother InEdia, I have groaned and gArieved,
                    D(E)          F#m  
Father, forgive me, I forgot Your grace,
Your Spirit falls on IEndia, so caDpture me in Your embArace,
(Verse 2)
The serpAent spoke, and the world believed its veDnom,
Now we're F#mten to a room, or comEpared to magazDines,
--(Chorus...)--
(Verse 3) -step up to the key of B (or Capo 2)
There's a lBand, where our shackles turn to diE5amonds,
Where we tBrade in our rags, for a royal cE5rown,
In that pBlace, our oppressors hold no pE5ower,
                  G#m(B)             E5  
And the doors of the King are thrown wide,
(Chorus in 'B')
                    E5(F#)           G#m  
Father, forgive me, for I have not believed,
Like Mother IF#ndia, I have groaned and gBrieved,
                       E5(F#)         G#m  
Father, forgive me, for I forgot Your grace,
                                      F#(E5)         B  
Your Spirit falls on India, so capture me in Your embrace,
chords:
e ----A----|---D---|--F#m2-----|---E-----|----B----|--E5-----|--4G#m------|-2F#-------|
B ----(3)-|----3-|--2-----|--------|--------|-------|--4------|-2-------|
G ---2----|--2---|--2-----|---1----|-----4--|----9--|--4------|---3-----|
D ---2----|------|-----4--|-----2--|-----4--|----9--|-----6---|-----4---|
A --------|---x--|-----4--|-----2--|--2-----|-7-----|-----6---|-----4---|
E ---x----|---x--|--2-----|--------|--------|-------|--4------|--2------|
( ) = optional

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Mother India

by Caedmon's Call

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F#m

G#m

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Tuning: Standard

Key: A

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(Verse 1)

A D

Father God, You have shed Your tears for Mother India,

A D A

They have fallen to water ancient seeds, that will grow,

Into hands that touch the un-touchables,

F#m E D

How blessed are the poor the sick the weak,

(Chorus)

D F#m

(E)

Father, forgive me, for I have not believed,

E A

Like Mother India, I have groaned and grieved,

D F#m

(E)

Father, forgive me, I forgot Your grace,

E D A

Your Spirit falls on India, so capture me in Your embrace,

(Verse 2)

A D

The serpent spoke, and the world believed its venom,

F#m E D

Now we're ten to a room, or compared to magazines,

--(Chorus...)--

(Verse 3) -step up to the key of B (or Capo 2)

B E5

There's a land, where our shackles turn to diamonds,

B E5

Where we trade in our rags, for a royal crown,

B E5

In that place, our oppressors hold no power,

G#m E5

(B)

And the doors of the King are thrown wide,

(Chorus in 'B')

E5 G#m

(F#)

Father, forgive me, for I have not believed,

F# B

Like Mother India, I have groaned and grieved,

E5 G#m

(F#)

Father, forgive me, for I forgot Your grace,

F# B

(E5)

Your Spirit falls on India, so capture me in Your embrace,

chords:

A D F#m E B E5 G#m F#

e --------|------|--2-----|--------|--------|-------|--4------|-2-------|

B ----(3)-|----3-|--2-----|--------|--------|-------|--4------|-2-------|

G ---2----|--2---|--2-----|---1----|-----4--|----9--|--4------|---3-----|

D ---2----|------|-----4--|-----2--|-----4--|----9--|-----6---|-----4---|

A --------|---x--|-----4--|-----2--|--2-----|-7-----|-----6---|-----4---|

E ---x----|---x--|--2-----|--------|--------|-------|--4------|--2------|

( ) = optional

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