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Capo 1
Verse 1:
DCome, tell me your Atrouble
I'm not your Emanswer, 
but GI'm a listening Dear
DReality has left you Areeling
All facts and no EmfeelingG  
No faith and all Dfear
Chorus 1:
EmI don't know why the good man will fall
BmWhile the wicked one stands
EmAnd our lives blow about
Like flags on the lAand
Verse 2:
DWho's at fault is not iAmportant
Good intentions lie EmdormantG  
And we're all to Dblame
While Dapathy acts like an Aally
My enemy aEmnd IG  
Are one in the Dsame
Chorus 2:
EmI don't know why the innocents fall
BmWhile the monsters still stand
EmAnd our lives blow about 
Like flags on the Aland
EmI don't know why our words are so proud
BmYet their promise so thin
EmAnd our lives blow about
Like flags in the Awind
Em Bm Em A
Bridge:
EmOoh ooh ooh ooh ooh
BmOh oh oh oh oh
GOh oh oh oh Doh oh oh oh Aohhhh
Chorus 3:
GYou who mourn will be Dcomforted
You who Ahunger will hunger no Emmore
GAll the last shall be Dfirst, of this I am Asure
GYou who weep now will Dlaugh again
All you Alonely, be lonely no Emmore
GYes the last will be Dfirst, of this I am Asure
Ending:
EmI don't know why the innocents fall
BmWhile the monsters stand
EmI don't know why the little ones thirst
But GI know the Alast shall be Bmfirst
GI know the Alast shall be Bmfirst
GI know the Alast shall be Bmfirst

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Flags

by Brooke Fraser (Brooke Ligertwood)

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1

Verse 1:

D A

Come, tell me your trouble

I'm not your answer,

G D

but I'm a listening ear

D A

Reality has left you reeling

Em G

All facts and no feeling

No faith and all fear

Chorus 1:

I don't know why the good man will fall

While the wicked one stands

And our lives blow about

Like flags on the land

Verse 2:

D A

Who's at fault is not important

Em G

Good intentions lie dormant

And we're all to blame

D A

While apathy acts like an ally

Em G

My enemy and I

Are one in the same

Chorus 2:

I don't know why the innocents fall

While the monsters still stand

And our lives blow about

Like flags on the land

I don't know why our words are so proud

Yet their promise so thin

And our lives blow about

Like flags in the wind

Em Bm Em A

Bridge:

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

Oh oh oh oh oh

G D A

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ohhhh

Chorus 3:

G D

You who mourn will be comforted

A Em

You who hunger will hunger no more

G D A

All the last shall be first, of this I am sure

G D

You who weep now will laugh again

A Em

All you lonely, be lonely no more

G D A

Yes the last will be first, of this I am sure

Ending:

I don't know why the innocents fall

While the monsters stand

I don't know why the little ones thirst

G A Bm

But I know the last shall be first

G A Bm

I know the last shall be first

G A Bm

I know the last shall be first

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