Sam Riggs - Angolas lament
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Angola's Lament - Sam Riggs and the Night People
Dm G
DmAngola ain't no place to be
DmIt's for the lost who once were free
CFields of fear stretched far and wide
DmAnd razor wire goes to the sky
DmI make my round to the fields all day
DmWhile the prisoners work their sins away
CShotgun pGerched upon my leg
DmOn a sixteen hands tall thorough bred
They sing Dmain't no way to mend a broken heart
DmAin't no way tGo mend a broken heart
DmAin't no way to mend a broken heart
CDevil holds Gthe key
DmThere ain't no way to mend a broken heart
DmAin't no wGay to mend a broken heart
DmAin't no way to mend a broken heart
But toC get Gdown on your knees
DmDesperation in a troubled man
DmSpreads like poison in this land
CI've seen it Gall from this saddle son
DmYeah God rest yer soul if you try to run
Oh now aDmsh to ash and dust to dust
DmYou're here because yer dreams went bust
CJust put Gthat pick axe in the ground
DmKeep on moanin' that lonesome sound
ThereDm ain't no way to mend a broken heart
DmAin't no way to mend a broken heart
DmAin't no way to mend a broken heart
CDevilG holds the key
TherDme ain't no way to mend a broken heart
DmAin't no way to mend a broken heart
DmAin't no way to mend a broken heart
But Cto get Gdown on your knees
[Instrumental]
Dm C G Dm C G
Dm (strum once)
When the cold wind blew through that old screen door
You didn't hear their screams no more
Blood on the walls and across the floor
Lord, what did ya do?
YouDm drug ‘em down to that old oak tree
DmDug a hole ‘neath the tire swing
DmWiped a tear threw in the ring
And a saCwed oGff shotgun too
You lDmet ‘em down in the cold hard ground
DmSide by side the way you found ‘em
DmFallin' rain didn't make a sound
CThat's when Gyou knew
DmThere ain't no way to mend a broken heart
Ain't no way to mend a broken heart
Ain't no way to mend a broken heart
Devil holds the key
There Dmain't no way to mend a broken heart
DmAin't no way to mend a broken heart
DmAin't no way to mend a broken heart
But to Cget dowGn on your knees
[Outro]
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