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Angola's Lament - Sam Riggs and the Night People
Dm  G
DmAngola ain't no place to be
DmIt's for the lost who once were free
CFields of fear stretched far and wide
DmAnd razor wire goes to the sky
DmI make my round to the fields all day
DmWhile the prisoners work their sins away
CShotgGun perched upon my leg
DmOn a sixteen hands tall thorough bred
They sing Dmain't no way to mend a broken heart
DmAin't no way Gto mend a broken heart
DmAin't no way to mend a broken heart
CDevil holds Gthe key
DmThere ain't no way to mend a broken heart
DmAin't Gno way to mend a broken heart
DmAin't no way to mend a broken heart
But tCo gGet down on your knees
DmDesperation in a troubled man
DmSpreads like poison in this land
CI've seen Git all from this saddle son
DmYeah God rest yer soul if you try to run
Oh now aDmsh to ash and dust to dust
DmYou're here because yer dreams went bust
CJust Gput that pick axe in the ground
DmKeep on moanin' that lonesome sound
TherDme ain't no way to mend a broken heart
DmAin't no way to mend a broken heart
DmAin't no way to mend a broken heart
CDevGil holds the key
TheDmre ain't no way to mend a broken heart
DmAin't no way to mend a broken heart
DmAin't no way to mend a broken heart
But Cto gGet down on your knees
[Instrumental]
Dm   C G   Dm   C  G
 Dm(strum once)
When the cold wind blew through that old screen door
You didn't hear their screams no more
Blood on the walls and across the floor
Lord, what did ya do?
YoDmu drug ‘em down to that old oak tree
DmDug a hole ‘neath the tire swing
DmWiped a tear threw in the ring
And a sCaweGd off shotgun too
You lDmet ‘em down in the cold hard ground
DmSide by side the way you found ‘em
DmFallin' rain didn't make a sound
CThat's when Gyou knew
DmThere ain't no way to mend a broken heart
Ain't no way to mend a broken heart
Ain't no way to mend a broken heart
Devil holds the key
There Dmain't no way to mend a broken heart
DmAin't no way to mend a broken heart
DmAin't no way to mend a broken heart
But to Cget Gdown on your knees
[Outro] 
Dm  C G

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Angolas Lament

by Sam Riggs

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Angola's Lament - Sam Riggs and the Night People

Dm G

Angola ain't no place to be

It's for the lost who once were free

Fields of fear stretched far and wide

And razor wire goes to the sky

I make my round to the fields all day

While the prisoners work their sins away

C G

Shotgun perched upon my leg

On a sixteen hands tall thorough bred

They sing ain't no way to mend a broken heart

Dm G

Ain't no way to mend a broken heart

C G

Devil holds the key

There ain't no way to mend a broken heart

Dm G

Ain't no way to mend a broken heart

C G

But to get down on your knees

Desperation in a troubled man

Spreads like poison in this land

C G

I've seen it all from this saddle son

Yeah God rest yer soul if you try to run

Oh now ash to ash and dust to dust

You're here because yer dreams went bust

C G

Just put that pick axe in the ground

Keep on moanin' that lonesome sound

There ain't no way to mend a broken heart

Ain't no way to mend a broken heart

C G

Devil holds the key

There ain't no way to mend a broken heart

Ain't no way to mend a broken heart

C G

But to get down on your knees

[Instrumental]

Dm C G Dm C G

(strum once)

When the cold wind blew through that old screen door

You didn't hear their screams no more

Blood on the walls and across the floor

Lord, what did ya do?

You drug ‘em down to that old oak tree

Dug a hole ‘neath the tire swing

Wiped a tear threw in the ring

C G

And a sawed off shotgun too

You let ‘em down in the cold hard ground

Side by side the way you found ‘em

Fallin' rain didn't make a sound

C G

That's when you knew

There ain't no way to mend a broken heart

Ain't no way to mend a broken heart

Devil holds the key

There ain't no way to mend a broken heart

Ain't no way to mend a broken heart

C G

But to get down on your knees

[Outro]

Dm C G

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