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Mother Emanuel

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[Intro]  G   Em  Bm  
[Verse 1]
Goooh, EmIn a thousand ways
BmI'd feel the weight of, I'd feel the weight of
Gah, EmCarolina's pain
BmWhat's left to take from?
[Chorus]
GCloser now they come
BmFarther now I'd Arun
eyeEms the other way
GViolence without cause
BmHours till the dAawn
eyeEms the other way
[Verse 2]
Goh, EmIn a thousand ways
BmThe sound of pockets jangling, The sound of broken glass
Gah, EmIn a single frame
BmClosed circuit television, Everyone's tuning in
[Chorus]
GCloser now they come
BmFarther now I'd Arun
eyeEms the other way
GViolence without cause
BmHours till the dAawn
eyeEms the other way
[Instrumental]
G Bm A Em
G Em Bm
[Verse 3]
Goh, EmIn a thousand ways
BmI see the changes, I'd feel awakened
GAh, Emwill it stay the same?
BmWhere is the morning? Where is the morning?
[Chorus]
GCloser now they come
BmFarther now I'd Arun
eyeEms the other way
GViolence without cause
BmHours till the dAawn
eyeEms the other way

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Mother Emanuel

by Local Natives

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G Em Bm

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

G Em

oooh, In a thousand ways

I'd feel the weight of, I'd feel the weight of

G Em

ah, Carolina's pain

What's left to take from?

[Chorus]

Closer now they come

Bm A

Farther now I'd run

eyes the other way

Violence without cause

Bm A

Hours till the dawn

eyes the other way

[Verse 2]

G Em

oh, In a thousand ways

The sound of pockets jangling, The sound of broken glass

G Em

ah, In a single frame

Closed circuit television, Everyone's tuning in

[Chorus]

Closer now they come

Bm A

Farther now I'd run

eyes the other way

Violence without cause

Bm A

Hours till the dawn

eyes the other way

[Instrumental]

G Bm A Em

G Em Bm

[Verse 3]

G Em

oh, In a thousand ways

I see the changes, I'd feel awakened

G Em

Ah, will it stay the same?

Where is the morning? Where is the morning?

[Chorus]

Closer now they come

Bm A

Farther now I'd run

eyes the other way

Violence without cause

Bm A

Hours till the dawn

eyes the other way

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