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                  THIS HUMAN CHAIN
                  MELISSA ETHERIDGE
INTRO:
E ---------------------------Am7-5--Bm7-7--Em7-7--Em7-7---
B ----------------------------5---7---8---8---
G ----------------------------5---7---7---7---
D ----------------------------5---7---9---9---
A --5-7---5-7---5-7---7-5-0–--7---9---7---7---
E ------0-----0-----0---------5---7---7---7---
VERSE:
Break my hAm7eart    Bm7until it oEm7pensEm7  
Move my sAm7tars    Bm7across my Em7skyEm7  
Shine me Am7up, mBm7mm, I have seen Em7thee omensEm7  
I am two sAm7pirits   Bm7to the naked Em7eyeEm7  
CHORUS:
N.C.                            Am7  Bm7  
Time to come together, time to realize
I cannot blame the Em7other, my life is my desEm7ign
Time to come togAm7ether, time for me to Bm7see
My brothers and my sEm7isters, just another part of Em7me
Hey, yeah yAm7eah  uh Bm7uh  mm mm mm Em7mmEm7  
VERSE:
N.C.          Am7          Bm7       Em7  Em7  
This human chain    will be unbroken
By and Am7by, loveBm7,  by and Em7byEm7  
This human cAm7hain    Bm7goes on Em7foreverEm7  
It's you and Am7I,     Bm7it's you and Em7IEm7  
CHORUS:
N.C.                            Am7  Bm7  
Time to come together, time to realize
I cannot blame the Em7other, my life is my desEm7ign
Time to come togAm7ether, time for me to Bm7see
My brothers and my sEm7isters, just another part of Em7me
INSTRUMENTAL:
Am7  Bm7  Em7  Em7
Am7  Bm7  Em7  Em7
CHORUS:
N.C.                            Am7  Bm7  
Time to come together, time to realize
I cannot blame the Em7other, my life is my desEm7ign
Time to come togAm7ether, time for me to Bm7see
My brothers and my sEm7isters, just another part of Em7me
OUTRO:
Em7Time to come togAm7ether, oh Bm7oh time to realEm7izeEm7  
Em7Time to come togAm7ether,   Bm7time to come toEm7getherEm7  

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This Human Chain

by Melissa Etheridge

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Am7

Bm7

Em7

THIS HUMAN CHAIN

MELISSA ETHERIDGE

INTRO:

Am7 Bm7 Em7 Em7

E ----------------------------5---7---7---7---

B ----------------------------5---7---8---8---

G ----------------------------5---7---7---7---

D ----------------------------5---7---9---9---

A --5-7---5-7---5-7---7-5-0–--7---9---7---7---

E ------0-----0-----0---------5---7---7---7---

VERSE:

Am7 Bm7 Em7 Em7

Break my heart until it opens

Am7 Bm7 Em7 Em7

Move my stars across my sky

Am7 Bm7 Em7 Em7

Shine me up, mmm, I have seen thee omens

Am7 Bm7 Em7 Em7

I am two spirits to the naked eye

CHORUS:

Am7 Bm7

N.C.

Time to come together, time to realize

Em7 Em7

I cannot blame the other, my life is my design

Am7 Bm7

Time to come together, time for me to see

Em7 Em7

My brothers and my sisters, just another part of me

Am7 Bm7 Em7 Em7

Hey, yeah yeah uh uh mm mm mm mm

VERSE:

Am7 Bm7 Em7 Em7

N.C.

This human chain will be unbroken

Am7 Bm7 Em7 Em7

By and by, love, by and by

Am7 Bm7 Em7 Em7

This human chain goes on forever

Am7 Bm7 Em7 Em7

It's you and I, it's you and I

CHORUS:

Am7 Bm7

N.C.

Time to come together, time to realize

Em7 Em7

I cannot blame the other, my life is my design

Am7 Bm7

Time to come together, time for me to see

Em7 Em7

My brothers and my sisters, just another part of me

INSTRUMENTAL:

Am7 Bm7 Em7 Em7

CHORUS:

Am7 Bm7

N.C.

Time to come together, time to realize

Em7 Em7

I cannot blame the other, my life is my design

Am7 Bm7

Time to come together, time for me to see

Em7 Em7

My brothers and my sisters, just another part of me

OUTRO:

Em7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 Em7

Time to come together, oh oh time to realize

Em7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 Em7

Time to come together, time to come together

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