Solo:
C#m F#m A C#m
E B A
Verse 1:
C#m F#m
I could tell you stories like the government tells lies
C#m A
Oh but no one listens any more
C#m
In the rooms the women come and go
F#m
Talking on the mobile phones
E B A
and the television talks about the war
Verse 2:
C#m
When I was a baby there was
F#m
Laughter in my house and my
C#m A
Daddy smoked domestic cigarettes
C#m
Thursday nights on the radio
F#m E
Live in concert, live from Cairo
B A
Mother of Egypt
Chorus 1:
C#m B
Mama, mama
A B
Be with me
A C#m
With the music in your breast
A C#m
In your glittering evening dress
A E B
And the white flag in your fist trembling
C#m F#m A C#m
E B A
Verse 3:
C#m F#m
I could tell you stories like the past was dead and gone
C#m A
I know nothing changes in this world
C#m
Every day the muezzin calls
F#m E
Sun comes up and Baghdad falls
B A
Before the eyes of storytelling girls
Bridge:
C#m F#m
She was just a poor man's daughter
E B A
Going down into the sultan's bed
C#m F#m
He was desert, she was a water
E B A
And he remembered every word she said
A
She said and I say
Chorus 2:
C#m B
Grandma, Grandma
A B
Be with me
A C#m
In your tragic wedding gown
A C#m
With your long hair hanging down
A E
And the stories tumbling out
B
Tumbling
C#m F#m A C#m
E B A
Verse 4:
C#m F#m
I could tell you stories like the government tells lies
C#m A
Oh, but no one listens any more
C#m
In the rooms the women come and go
F#m
Talking on the mobile phones
E B A
And the television talks about the war
About the war and the
C#m B C#m
Television talks about the war
- 1. Chord Gitar Anaïs Mitchell - Before The Eyes Of Storytelling Girls Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar G#)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar Anaïs Mitchell - Before The Eyes Of Storytelling Girls Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar G#)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan