Hi! So, I really wanted to play an acoustic version of M.I.A., but couldn't find
any chords on the internet, so I simply sat down with my piano and tabbed it
myself. I'm pretty sure it's about 90% accurate, or something along those lines,
but I took the liberty of mixing up the chords a little with parallel keys, so as
to not make it very repetitive.
No capo
Standard tuning
Dm xx0231
Gm 355333
C x32010
A# 113331
F 133211
Fm 133111
Dm
Staring at the carnage
Gm C
Praying that the sun would never rise
A# Dm
Living another day in disguise
Gm C
These feelings can't be right
A# Dm
Lend me your courage to stand up and fight
Gm C A#
On tonight
Dm Gm C A#
Ooooo....
Dm
Stand up and fight
Dm A#
The fighting rages on and on
Gm C
To challenge me you must be strong
Dm A#
I walk your land but don't belong
Gm C
Two million soldiers can't be wrong
Dm A#
It's no fun but I've been here before
F
I'm far from home and I'm fighting your war
A#
(Not the way I pictured this, I wanted better things)
Dm A#
Some are scared, others killing for fun
F
I shot a mother right in front of her son
A#
(Take this from my consciousness, and please erase my dreams)
Dm A#
Fight for honor, fight for your life
C F
Pray to God that our side is right
Gm Dm
And though we won, I still may lose
Gm C
Until I make it home to you
Dm A#
I see our mothers filled with tears
C F
Grew up so fast where did those years go?
Gm Dm
Memories won't let you cry
Gm C
Unless I don't return tonight
Dm A#
So many soldiers on the other side
F
I take their lives so they can't take mine
A#
(Scared to make it out alive, now murder's all I know)
Dm A#
Nobody tells me all the reasons we're here
F
I have my weapon so there's nothing to fear
A#
(Another day, another life, but nothing real to show for)
Dm A#
Fight for honor, fight for your life
C F
Pray to God that our side is right
Gm Dm
And though we won, I still may lose
Gm C
Until I make it home to you
Dm A#
I see our mothers filled with tears
C F
Grew up so fast where did those years go?
Gm Dm
Memories won't let you cry
Gm C
Unless I don't return tonight
Dm
Staring at the carnage
Gm C
Praying that the sun would never rise
A# Dm
Living another day in disguise
Gm C
These feelings can't be right
A# Dm
Lend me your courage to stand up and fight
Dm C Dm
Watching the death toll rise, wondering how I'm alive
Gm A#
Strangers' blood on my hands, I've shot all I can
Dm C Dm
There are no silent nights, watching your brothers all die
Gm A#
To destroy all their plans with no thought of me
Dm C F C Dm
No thought of me, no thought of me
Dm A# C F Gm Dm C
Ohhhhh.....
Dm
Walk the city lonely
Gm C
Memories that haunt are passing by
A# Dm
A murderer walks your street tonight
Gm C
Forgive me for my crimes
A# Gm Dm
Don't forget that I was so young
Fm C Dm
Fought so scared in the name of God and country
Hope you enjoyed, and feel free to let me know if you think there is any way to
make this better. :)
