Anais Mitchell - Before the eyes of storytelling girls
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Definitely not accurate with what she plays, but these chords work with the melody.
Solo:
Am Dm F Am
C G F
Verse 1:
AmI could tell you stories like the Dmgovernment tells lies
AmOh but no one listens any Fmore
In the Amrooms the women come and go
DmTalking on the mobile phones
and the Ctelevision Gtalks about thFe war
Verse 2:
AmWhen I was a baby there was
DmLaughter in my house and my
AmDaddy smoked domestic cFigarettes
AmThursday nights on the radio
DmLive in concert, live from CCairo
GMother of FEgypt
Chorus 1:
AmMama, mGama
FBe witGh me
With the muFsic in your bAmreast
In your glFittering eveningAm dress
And the whFite flag in your Cfist tremGbling
Am Dm F Am
C G F
Verse 3:
AmI could tell you stories like the Dmpast was dead and gone
AmI know nothing changes in this wForld
AmEvery day the muezzin calls
DmSun comes up and Baghdad fCalls
Before theG eyes of storytellingF girls
Bridge:
AmShe was just a pDmoor man's daughter
CGoing down into Gthe sultan's bFed
AmHe was desert, Dmshe was a water
And hCe remembered eGvery word sheF said
FShe said and I say
Chorus 2:
AmGrandma, GGrandma
FBe wiGth me
In your tFragic wedding gownAm
With your Flong hair hangAming down
And the stFories tumbling oCut
TumblGing
Am Dm F Am
C G F
Verse 4:
AmI could tell you stories like the Dmgovernment tells lies
AmOh, but no one listens anyF more
In the Amrooms the women come and go
DmTalking on the mobile phones
And the tCelevision talks Gabout the war F
About the war and the
AmTelevision tGalks about theAm war