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John Denver - Raven's Child
From the album: The Flower That Shattered the Stone (1990)
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A Asus A A Asus A
A Asus A A Asus A
RAaven's child is chAsusasing salvAation
BlAack beak turned white from the crAsus4ack and the snAowAsus  A  
On the strAeets of despair the Asusanswer is sAimple
A spAoonful of mGercy can sDet free the sAoulAsus  A  
The drDug king sits on his arrogant throne
AwDay and above Aand apartAsus  A  
DEven children are twisted to serve him
And grEeed has corrupted what Eonce was a hAeartAsus  A  Asus  A  
RAaven's child keeps vAsusigil for frAeedom
TrAades for the arms that Asus4once made her strAongAsus  A  
With nAuclear warheads and lAsusasers in hAeaven
FAear does the chGoosing betwDeen right and wrAongAsus  A  
The Darms king sits on his arrogant throne
AwDay and above Aand apartAsus  A  
BDankers assure him that he needn't care
And grEeed makes a stone of what Eonce was a hAeartAsus  A  Asus  A  
RAaven's child is wAsusashing the wAater
AAll of her wing-feathers blAsusackened with tAarAsus  A  
Prince WAilliam shoreline's an Asusunwanted hAighway
Of Aasphalt and Ganger an Delegant scAarAsus  A  
The Doil king sits on his arrogant throne
AwDay and above Aand apartAsus  A  
LDawyers have warned him he mustn't speak
And grEeed has made silent what Eonce was a hAeartAsus  A  Asus  A  
StBmill there are walls that come tEumbling down
For pAeople who yearn tF#mo be free
StBmill there are hearts that lAong to be opened
And Deyes that are longing to sEeeE7  
RAaven's child is our cAsusonstant compAanion
StAicks like a shadow to Asusall that is dAoneAsus  A  
TrAy as we may we jAsusust can't escAape him
The sAource of our sGorrow and shDame, we are AoneAsus  A  
The trDue King sits on a heavenly throne
Never awDay nor above nAor apartAsus  A  
With wDisdom and mercy and constant compassion
He lEives in the love that lEives in our hAeartsAsus  A  Asus  A  
RAaven's child is wAsusashing the wAaterAsus  A  
RAaven's child keeps vAsusigil for frAeedomAsus  A  
RAaven's child is chAsusasing salvAationAsus  A  
RAaven's child is our cAsusonstant compAanionAsus  A  

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