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Dear Congress

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[Intro]
C Am C Am C Am G
[Verse 1]
CNo hands Amto warm
CNo bedtime sAmtory, no lulClaby
No lAmittle steps in the middle of the nGight
ACnd the nation's Amnumb
ICs this what our Amforefathers had in Cmind
What Amis happening in WGashington
[Chorus]
Em'Cause it's not Amenough
Your thoughts and pGrayers
You send your loCve
You say you cAmare
But you are Fnot my Gbaby
[Verse 2]
OCh but my heart has dAmied
SCtanding alone in an empAmty room
ExCcept for my child bAmut she's not reGally there
AnCd all the people havAme gone
And CI want to pick her Amup and take her hoCme
I canAm't bear to leave her heGre
[Chorus]
EmIt's not enouAmgh
Your thoughts and pGrayers
You send your loCve
You say you Amcare
But you are Fnot my bGaby
[Interlude]
C Am C Am C Am G G#m
[Bridge]
FOh bless the childG, oh rest their soAmuls
I bet those lawmEmakers don't knFow
ThGis feeling that...
[Chorus]
It's not enDough
Your thoughts and pGrayers
You send your loCve
You say you cAmare
But you are nFot my babyG  
CCan you do somethAming
So that there's not Fmore gone babiGes
[Tag]
C Am C Am C Am C Am
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Dear Congress

by Dispatch

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

[Intro]

C Am C Am C Am G

[Verse 1]

C Am

No hands to warm

C Am C

No bedtime story, no lullaby

Am G

No little steps in the middle of the night

C Am

And the nation's numb

C Am C

Is this what our forefathers had in mind

Am G

What is happening in Washington

[Chorus]

Em Am

'Cause it's not enough

Your thoughts and prayers

You send your love

You say you care

F G

But you are not my baby

[Verse 2]

C Am

Oh but my heart has died

C Am

Standing alone in an empty room

C Am G

Except for my child but she's not really there

C Am

And all the people have gone

C Am C

And I want to pick her up and take her home

Am G

I can't bear to leave her here

[Chorus]

Em Am

It's not enough

Your thoughts and prayers

You send your love

You say you care

F G

But you are not my baby

[Interlude]

C Am C Am C Am G G#m

[Bridge]

F G Am

Oh bless the child, oh rest their souls

Em F

I bet those lawmakers don't know

This feeling that...

[Chorus]

It's not enough

Your thoughts and prayers

You send your love

You say you care

F G

But you are not my baby

C Am

Can you do something

F G

So that there's not more gone babies

[Tag]

C Am C Am C Am C Am

32...

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