Tracy Chapman - The rape of the world
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Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro]
Am7 Am7 F G
Am7 Am7 F G
[Chorus]
Am7Mother of us all F G Am7
Am7Place of our birth F G Am7
Am7How can we stand aside F G Am7
Am7And watch the rape of the worlFd G Am7
[Verse 2]
Am7This the beginning of the eFnd G
Am7This is the most heinous of cFrimGes
Am7It's the deadliest ofF sinsG
Am7The greatest violationF of all Gtime
[Chorus]
Am7Mother of us all F
GPlace of our birth
Am7We all are witness F
To the Grape of the world
[Interlude]
Am7 Am7 F G
Am7 Am7 F G
[Verse 2]
Am7You've seen her stripped mFinedG
Am7You've heard of bombs explodedF underground G
Am7You know the sun shFinesG
Am7Hotter than ever beforeF G
[Chorus]
Am7Mother of us allF
GPlace of our birth
Am7We all are witnessF
To the Grape of the world
[Interlude]
Am7 Am7 F G
Am7 Am7 F G
[Verse 3]
Am7Some claim to have crowned her F
A qGueen
Am7With cities of concrete and stFeel G
Am7But there is no glory no Fhonor G
Am7In what results F
From the Grape of the world
[Chorus]
Am7Mother of us all F
GPlace of our birth
Am7We all are witness F
To the Grape of the world
[Interlude]
Am7 Am7 F G
Am7 Am7 F G
[Verse 4]
Am7She has been clear-cuFt G
Am7She has been dumped onF G
Am7She has been poisoned andF beaten upG
Am7And we have been witnessF
To the Grape of the world
[Chorus]
Am7Mother of us allF
GPlace of our birth
Am7How can we stand asideF
And watch the Grape of the world?
[Interlude]
Am7 Am7 F G
Am7 Am7 F G
[Verse 5]
Am7If you look you'll see it with your own eyes
FIf you listen Gyou will hear her cries
Am7If you care you will stand and testify
FAnd stop the Grape of the world
(This verse is played a bit funkier)
[Interlude]
Am7 F Stop the Grape of the world
Am7 F G
[Outro]
Am7Mother of us allF
GMother of us all
Am7Mother of us allF
GMother of us all
Am7Mother of us allF
GMother of us all
N.C.
Mother of us allN.C.
Mother of us all