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Peace On Earth

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[Intro]
|    G|    G|    C|    C| x2
|    F|    C|    G|    G| x2
[Verse 1]
 GHeaven on Earth
  CWe need it now
  GI'm sick of all of this
  CHanging around
  GSick of sorrow
  CI'm sick of the pain
  AmI'm sick of hearing
  DAgain and again
[Chorus]
That there's gConna be
GPeace on Earth
[Verse 2]
  GWhere I grew up
  CThere weren't many trees
  GWhere there was, we'd tear them down
And Cuse them on our enemies
  GThey say that what you mock
  CWill surely overtake you
  AmAnd you become a monster
  DSo the monster will not break you
[Pre-Chorus]
And Amit's already gone too far
You Amsaid that if you go in hard
You Gwon't get hurt
[Chorus]
GJesus can you take the time
To tBmhrow a drowning man a line
CPeace on EarthAm  
GTell the ones who hear no sound
Whose Emsons are living in the ground
BmPeace on EarthC  
No Gwho's or why's, no one cries
BmLike a mother cries
For Cpeace on EarthAm  
She Gnever got to say goodbye
To Emsee the color in his eyes
Now he's Bmin the dirtC  
GPeace on EarthG  C  C  
[Verse 3]
  GThey're reading names out
  COver the radio
  GAll the folks the rest of us
  CWon't get to know
[Pre-Chorus]
  AmSean and Julia
  DGareth, Anne, and Breeda
  AmTheir lives are bigger than
  GAny biDg idea
[Chorus]
GJesus can you take the time
To Bmthrow a drowning man a line
CPeace on EarthAm  
GTell the ones who hear no sound
Whose Emsons are living in the ground
BmPeace on EarthC  
GJesus in the song you wrote
The Bmwords are sticking in my throat
CPeace on EarthAm  
GHear it every Christmas time
But Emhope and history won't rhyme
So Bmwhat's it worthC  
This Gpeace on EarthG  
CPeace on EarthC  
GPeace on EarthG  
CPeace on EarthC  G  

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Peace On Earth

by U2

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G G C C

| | | | | x2

F C G G

| | | | | x2

[Verse 1]

Heaven on Earth

We need it now

I'm sick of all of this

Hanging around

Sick of sorrow

I'm sick of the pain

I'm sick of hearing

Again and again

[Chorus]

That there's gonna be

Peace on Earth

[Verse 2]

Where I grew up

There weren't many trees

Where there was, we'd tear them down

And use them on our enemies

They say that what you mock

Will surely overtake you

And you become a monster

So the monster will not break you

[Pre-Chorus]

And it's already gone too far

You said that if you go in hard

You won't get hurt

[Chorus]

Jesus can you take the time

To throw a drowning man a line

C Am

Peace on Earth

Tell the ones who hear no sound

Whose sons are living in the ground

Bm C

Peace on Earth

No who's or why's, no one cries

Like a mother cries

C Am

For peace on Earth

She never got to say goodbye

To see the color in his eyes

Bm C

Now he's in the dirt

G G C C

Peace on Earth

[Verse 3]

They're reading names out

Over the radio

All the folks the rest of us

Won't get to know

[Pre-Chorus]

Sean and Julia

Gareth, Anne, and Breeda

Their lives are bigger than

G D

Any big idea

[Chorus]

Jesus can you take the time

To throw a drowning man a line

C Am

Peace on Earth

Tell the ones who hear no sound

Whose sons are living in the ground

Bm C

Peace on Earth

Jesus in the song you wrote

The words are sticking in my throat

C Am

Peace on Earth

Hear it every Christmas time

But hope and history won't rhyme

Bm C

So what's it worth

G G

This peace on Earth

C C

Peace on Earth

G G

Peace on Earth

C C G

Peace on Earth

About Peace On Earth Chords by U2

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The chords for "Peace On Earth" show the original chord names (including G, C, F, Am, D, Bm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.