Ravens Child

Intro:
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Raven's child is chasing salvation
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Black beak turned white from the 
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crack and the snow
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On the streets of despair the 
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answer is simple
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A spoonful of mercy can set free 
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the soul

      D
The drug king sits on his arrogant 
throne
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Away and above and apart
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Even children are twisted to serve 
him
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And greed has corrupted what once 
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was a heart

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Raven's child keeps vigil for 
    A
freedom
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Trades for the arms that once made
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 her strong
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With nuclear warheads and lasers 
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in heaven
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Fear does the choosing between 
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right and wrong

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    D
The arms king sits on his arrogant 
throne
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Away and above and apart
 D
Bankers assure him that he needn't 
care
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And greed makes a stone of what 
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once was a heart
Asus A


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Raven's child is washing the water
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All of her wing-feathers 
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blackened with tar
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Prince William shoreline's an 
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unwanted highway
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Of asphalt and anger an elegant 
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scar

    D
The oil king sits on his arrogant 
throne
  D            A        Asus A
Away and above and apart
 D
Lawyers have warned him he mustn't 
speak
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And greed has made silent what 
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once was a heart
Asus A


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Still there are walls that come 
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tumbling down
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For people who yearn to be free
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Still there are hearts that long to 
be opened
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And eyes that are longing to see

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Raven's child is our constant 
      A
companion
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Sticks like a shadow to all that 
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is done
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Try as we may we just can't escape 
him
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The source of our sorrow and 
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shame, we are one

      D
The true King sits on a heavenly 
throne
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Never away nor above nor apart
Asus A

      D
With wisdom and mercy and constant 
compassion
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He lives in the love that lives in
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 our hearts

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Raven's child is washing the 
      Asus A
water
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Raven's child keeps vigil for 
    A        Asus A
freedom
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Raven's child is chasing 
     Asus A
salvation
 A                    Asus  
Raven's child is our constant 
      A        Asus A
companion