No Capo
[Chords]
Dm Dm/F F G A
e|---1-----1----1---3----5------|-------------------------|
B|---3-----3----1---3----5------|-------------------------|
G|---2-----2----2---4----6------|-------------------------|
D|---0-----3----3---5----7------|-------------------------|
A|---x-----x----3---5----7------|-------------------------|
E|---x-----x----1---3----5------|-------------------------|
[Intro]
Dm Dm/F Dm Dm/F G F
Dm Dm/F Dm Dm/F A G
Dm Dm/F Dm Dm Dm/F Dm
[Verse]
Dm
Love spreads her arms
F
Waits there for the nails
G
I forgive you boy
Dm
I will prevail
[Verse]
Dm
Too much to take
F
Some cross to bear
G
I'm hiding in the trees with a picnic
Dm G
She's over there, yeah
[Pre-chorus]
G Dm Dm/F Dm Dm Dm/F Dm G
Yeah, yeah, yeah
G Dm Dm/F Dm Dm Dm/F Dm
Yeah, yeah, yeah
A G Dm
[Verse]
Dm
She didn't scream
F
She didn't make a sound
G
I forgive you boy
Dm
But don't leave town
[Verse]
Dm
Cold black skin
F
Naked in the rain
G
Hammer flash in the lightning
Dm A G
They're hurting her again
Dm Dm/F Dm
[Chorus]
Dm
Let me put you in the picture
F
Let me show you what I mean
G
The messiah is my sister
Dm
Ain't no king, man, she's my queen
Dm
Let me put you in the picture
F
Let me show you what I mean
G
The messiah is my sister
Dm
Ain't no king, man, she's my queen
C
I have a dream
A
I've seen the light
G F
Don't put it out, and she's alright
Dm
Yeah, she's my sister
[Verse]
Dm
She didn't scream
F
She didn't make a sound
Dm/F
I forgive you boy
Dm
But don't leave town
[Verse]
Dm
Cold black skin
F
Naked in the rain
G
Hammer flash in the lightning
Dm G
They're hurting her again
[Pre-chorus]
G Dm Dm/F Dm Dm Dm/F Dm G
Yeah, yeah, yeah
G Dm Dm/F Dm Dm Dm/F Dm
Yeah, yeah, yeah
A G Dm Dm/F Dm Dm Dm/F Dm
[Chorus]
Dm
Let me put you in the picture
F
Let me show you what I mean
G
The messiah is my sister
Dm
Ain't no king, man, she's my queen X 8
[Outro]
C
I have a dream
A
I've seen the light
G F
Don't put it out, and she's alright
Dm
Yeah, she's my sister
