Song For Sarajevo
Judy Collins
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Am G F Am G F Am G F Am G F [Verse 1]Am G F Am G F Blood in all the streets, running like a floodAm G F G There's nowhere to hide, nowhere that I can goAm G F Am G F I reach out my hand, touching death itselfAm G F G Just a holy day in Sarajevo [Verse 2]Am G F Am G F I can hear my heart, pounding like a clockAm G F G Hiding from the planes and from the bombingAm G F Am G F Fire from the sky, burning down my lifeAm G F G There is no more love and no more longing [Chorus]Am G C F Am But when I close my eyes, I dream of peaceEm F C I dream of flowers on the hillG Dm7 I dream I see my mother smilingAm G F G C F When I close my eyes I dream of peaceContinues after the ad[Verse 3]Am G F Am G F Once I had a home, once my life was goodAm G F G Once my mother sang to me and held meAm G F Am G F Then the fire came, falling from the skyAm G F G There is no one left who can protect me [Verse 4]Am G F Am G F War's a wicked bird that never comes to restAm G F G Feeding on the dreams of all the childrenAm G F Am G F War's an evil bird flying in the darkAm G F G Every holy promise has been broken [Chorus]Am G C F Am But when I close my eyes, I dream of peaceEm F C I dream of flowers on the hillG Dm7 I dream I see my mother smilingAm G F G C F When I close my eyes I dream of peace [Verse 5]Am G F Am G F Can't you stop the war, bring it to a closeAm G F G You are tall and strong and I am just a childAm G F Am G F Can't we live in peace, stop the flowing bloodAm G F G Make a blessed world where I can be a child [Chorus]Am G C F When you close your eyes, do you dream of peace?Am Em F Do you dream of flowers on the hill?C G Dm7 Do you dream you see your mother smiling?Am G F G C When you close your eyes do you dream of peace? [Chorus]Am G C F When you close your eyes, do you dream of peace?Am Em F Do you dream of flowers on the hill?C G Dm7 Do you dream you see your mother smiling?Am G F G C Open up your eyes and give us peace