Manuela

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She curls up like a ball at the 
Am       Em
sound of thunder
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The distant guns are closing fast
Em                  C           
Her body's hard as stone as her 
Am       Em
heart is tender
F#m         Am        Em
Forget your past, Manuela

Em   C   Am  Em
F#m  Am  E

Em             C                 
She finds the strength to heal in
     Am       Em
 her darkest hour
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Confronting soldiers as she sleeps
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Her solitude is bold, but she 
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fights for comfort
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With a friend she keeps, Manuela

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Am            B         C        
Run from the night and emerge 
  Em
into day
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Banish those demons as you pull away
Am           B         C        
Weakened by flight but empowered
    Em
 by will
Am                           B
To live and breathe a newer day

Em                   C           
She cries out with a plea from 
    Am       Em
those burning embers
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That took her little girl away
Em                  C       Am  
Standing shoulder deep in a town
     Em
 of rubble
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Alive but trapped, Manuela

Am        B          C        Em
Lost in a world of unending design
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We cannot find the path to travel on
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All I can offer this brave 
     Em
battered soul
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Is a weathered hand to rest upon

Em           C            Am    
The fires of Guernica are ablaze
    Em
 forever
F#m          Am            Em
Behind those dark devoted eyes
Em           C             Am   
Your day of rest will come when 
                Em
the shells stop falling
F#m         Am        Em
From angry skies, Manuela

F#m               Am         Em
I'll tend to your heart, Manuela

F#m         Am       Em
Forget your past, Manuela