Em Bm Where in hell can you goC G Far from the things you knowC G Far from the sprawl of concreteD Dsus2 D Em That keeps crawling its way about a 1,000 miles a dayEm Bm Take one last look behindC G Commit this to memory and mindC G Don't miss this wasteland, this terrible placeD Dsus2 D Em When you leave keep your heart off your sleeve [Chorus]G D Dsus2 D Motherland cradle meC Close my eyesG Lullaby me to sleepC Keep me safeG Lie with me Stay beside meD Dsus2 D Don't goEm Don't you go [Verse]Em Bm Oh, my five and dime queenC G Tell me what have you seenC The lust and the avariceG D Dsus2 D The bottomless, the cavernous greedEm Is that what you see? [Chorus]G D Dsus2 D Motherland cradle meC Close my eyesG Lullaby me to sleepC Keep me safeG Lie with me Stay beside meD Dsus2 D Don't goEm Don't you go [Bridge]C It's your happinessG I want most of allC A D And for that I'd do anything at allDsus2 D Oh, mercy me!C If you want the best of itG Or the most of allC A D Dsus2 D If there's anything I can do at allC G C A D Dsus2 D EmEm Bm Now come on shot gun brideC G What makes me envy your lifeC Faceless, namelessG Innocent, blamelessD Dsus2 D And freeEm What's it like to be? [Chorus]G D Dsus2 D Motherland cradle meC Close my eyesG Lullaby me to sleepC Keep me safeG Lie with me Stay beside meD Dsus2 D Don't goD Dsus2 D Em Don't go (Em)4 times for intro, and beginnings and endings of verses:E 0A -- 2 2D -- 2 2G -- 0 0B -- 0 0 e -- 0 0
Motherland
Natalie Merchant
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