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[Intro]
G  C/G  G  C/G
[Verse 1]
I went Glooking for C/Ganswers that Gcouldn't be C/Gfound
Set an Guneasy C/Gpace on that Guneven C/Gground
CBetween the downtrodden and the blood of my GbloodC/G  G  C/G  
DWhy do I keep Cwaiting on the Gdove?C/G  G  C/G  
[Verse 2]
Between the Grubbish and the C/Grubble there's Gno place to C/Ghide
GTrust and C/Gtrouble can't Gwalk side by C/Gside
CWhy is it the latter that seems to fit like a Gglove?C/G  G  C/G  
DWhy do I keep Cwaiting on the Gdove?C/G  G  C/G  
[Verse 3]
Oh Gso many C/Gpeople looking Gout for their C/Gown
With Gtear gas and C/Gplate glass, with Gslings and with C/Gstones
CWhen there's no room to breathe it's hard not to GshoveC/G  G  C/G  
DWhy do I keep Cwaiting on the Gdove?C/G  G  C/G  
[Verse 4]
Yeah I'm Gclinging to C/Gsomething Gtoo tight to C/Gdrop it
These Gtears keep C/Gcoming, Gnothing seems to C/Gstop it
And Cevery drop just adds a little more to the GfloodC/G  G  C/G  
DWhy do I keep Cwaiting on the Gdove?C/G  G  C/G  
[Organ Solo]
   G     C/G     G     C/Gx6
[Verse 5]
GHeadlines read "C/Gland mines and Ghouses ripped C/Gdown"
I put Gnames to the C/Gfaces in these Gcrumbling C/Gtowns
I see Csorrow so deep, but there's laughter and GloveC/G  G  C/G  
DWhy do I keep Cwaiting on the Gdove?C/G  G  C/G  
[Verse 6]
I see Gpeople caught C/Gon both Gsides of a C/Gwall
Must Gone side C/Grise and the Gother side C/Gfall?
Can there Conly be peace when one side is Gsilenced in blood?C/G  G  C/G  
DWhy do I keep Cwaiting on the Gdove?C/G  G  C/G  
[Verse 7]
I'm Gflying home C/Gwith the leaf Gclutched in my G/Chand
GOn either C/Gside there's no Gsign of dry C/Gland
The Cwater keeps rising and there's nothing but darkness GaboveC/G  G  C/G  
DWhy do I keep Cwaiting?
DWhy do I keep Cwaiting?
DWhy do we keep Cwaiting on the Gdove?C/G  G  C/G  G  C/G  G  
C/G can be replaced with Gsus4 and still have the same effect.
This makes playing with certain other instruments like ukulele a bit easier on them.

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Waiting On The Dove

by Joshua Davis

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C/G

G/C

[Intro]

G C/G G C/G

[Verse 1]

G C/G G C/G

I went looking for answers that couldn't be found

G C/G G C/G

Set an uneasy pace on that uneven ground

C G C/G G C/G

Between the downtrodden and the blood of my blood

D C G C/G G C/G

Why do I keep waiting on the dove?

[Verse 2]

G C/G G C/G

Between the rubbish and the rubble there's no place to hide

G C/G G C/G

Trust and trouble can't walk side by side

C G C/G G C/G

Why is it the latter that seems to fit like a glove?

D C G C/G G C/G

Why do I keep waiting on the dove?

[Verse 3]

G C/G G C/G

Oh so many people looking out for their own

G C/G G C/G

With tear gas and plate glass, with slings and with stones

C G C/G G C/G

When there's no room to breathe it's hard not to shove

D C G C/G G C/G

Why do I keep waiting on the dove?

[Verse 4]

G C/G G C/G

Yeah I'm clinging to something too tight to drop it

G C/G G C/G

These tears keep coming, nothing seems to stop it

C G C/G G C/G

And every drop just adds a little more to the flood

D C G C/G G C/G

Why do I keep waiting on the dove?

[Organ Solo]

G C/G G C/G

[Verse 5]

G C/G G C/G

Headlines read "land mines and houses ripped down"

G C/G G C/G

I put names to the faces in these crumbling towns

C G C/G G C/G

I see sorrow so deep, but there's laughter and love

D C G C/G G C/G

Why do I keep waiting on the dove?

[Verse 6]

G C/G G C/G

I see people caught on both sides of a wall

G C/G G C/G

Must one side rise and the other side fall?

C G C/G G C/G

Can there only be peace when one side is silenced in blood?

D C G C/G G C/G

Why do I keep waiting on the dove?

[Verse 7]

G C/G G G/C

I'm flying home with the leaf clutched in my hand

G C/G G C/G

On either side there's no sign of dry land

C G C/G G C/G

The water keeps rising and there's nothing but darkness above

D C

Why do I keep waiting?

D C

Why do I keep waiting?

D C G C/G G C/G G C/G G

Why do we keep waiting on the dove?

C/G can be replaced with Gsus4 and still have the same effect.

This makes playing with certain other instruments like ukulele a bit easier on them.

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