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The Peacemaker by Albert Hammond & Mike Hazlewood (1973)
[Intro]
|   G|  C   D| 
|   G|  C   D| 
|   G|  %  | 
[Verse 1]
GGet out, Cdamn it, Dclose the door, don't Gslam it!
EmLet me be Amalone a while, to Dgive my nerves a Grest
GWhatever you do I Clove you, no Dmatter what you do I Glove you.
EmAnd I want to run Amafter you, but D7I don't know what's Gbest.
[Chorus]
GIf you will take good Ccare of me DI'll be your careGtaker,
EmYou'll be the maker Cof the peace, D7I'll be the PeaceGmaker.
GYou will take good Ccare of me then DI'll be your careGtaker,
                  Em               C    D7N.C.         G  
You'll be the maker of the peace, I'll be the Peacemaker.
|  G| % |
[Verse 2]
GHours latCer, I hear Dthe key in the front dGoor,
EmWe look each other Amin the eye, a Dtimid sorry Gpair
GThere's a little more converCsation, just a Dlittle more converGsation.
EmThe battle is lost, a Amwar is won, I D7think we've cleared the Gair.
[Chorus]
GYou will take good Ccare of me DI'll be your careGtaker,
EmYou'll be the maker Cof the peace, D7I'll be the PeaceGmaker.
GYou will take good Ccare of me then DI'll be your careGtaker,
                  Em               C    D7N.C          G  
You'll be the maker of the peace, I'll be the Peacemaker.
|   G|  C   D| 
|   G|  C   D| 
[Outro]
GYou will take good Ccare of me than DI'll be your careGtaker,
EmYou'll be the maker Cof the peace, D7I'll be the PeaceGmaker.
GYou will take good Ccare of me then DI'll be your careGtaker,
EmYou'll be the maker Cof the peace, D7I'll be the PeaceGmaker.
(fade out)

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The Peacemaker

by Albert Hammond

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The Peacemaker by Albert Hammond & Mike Hazlewood (1973)

[Intro]

G C D

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G C D

| | |

| | % |

[Verse 1]

G C D G

Get out, damn it, close the door, don't slam it!

Em Am D G

Let me be alone a while, to give my nerves a rest

G C D G

Whatever you do I love you, no matter what you do I love you.

Em Am D7 G

And I want to run after you, but I don't know what's best.

[Chorus]

G C D G

If you will take good care of me I'll be your caretaker,

Em C D7 G

You'll be the maker of the peace, I'll be the Peacemaker.

G C D G

You will take good care of me then I'll be your caretaker,

Em C D7 G

N.C.

You'll be the maker of the peace, I'll be the Peacemaker.

| | % |

[Verse 2]

G C D G

Hours later, I hear the key in the front door,

Em Am D G

We look each other in the eye, a timid sorry pair

G C D G

There's a little more conversation, just a little more conversation.

Em Am D7 G

The battle is lost, a war is won, I think we've cleared the air.

[Chorus]

G C D G

You will take good care of me I'll be your caretaker,

Em C D7 G

You'll be the maker of the peace, I'll be the Peacemaker.

G C D G

You will take good care of me then I'll be your caretaker,

Em C D7 G

N.C

You'll be the maker of the peace, I'll be the Peacemaker.

G C D

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G C D

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[Outro]

G C D G

You will take good care of me than I'll be your caretaker,

Em C D7 G

You'll be the maker of the peace, I'll be the Peacemaker.

G C D G

You will take good care of me then I'll be your caretaker,

Em C D7 G

You'll be the maker of the peace, I'll be the Peacemaker.

(fade out)

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