Bruce Cockburn – Nicaragua (Guitar)
Capo 3
Key
-
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Intro]
A D A
A D A
A D A G D Bm7 Em7
[Verse 1]
A D A Breakfast woodsmoke on the breeze -- A D A On the cliff the U.S. Embassy A D A G D Bm7 Em7 Frowns out over Managua like Dracula's tower. A D A The kid who guards Fonseca's tomb A D A Cradles a beat-up submachine gun -- A D A G D Bm7 Em7 At age fifteen he's a veteran of four years of war
{Pre-chorus]
F#m E A Proud to pay his dues F#m E A He knows who turns the screws F#m Esus7 Baby face and old man's eyes
[Verse 2]
A D A Blue lagoon and flowering trees -- A D A Bullet-packed masaya streets A D A G D Bm7 Em7 Full of the ghosts of the heroes of Mo- nimbo A D A Women of the town laundry A D A Work and gossip and laugh at me -- A D A G D Bm7 Em7 They don't believe I'll ever send them the pictures I took.
{Pre-chorus]
F#m E A For every scar on a wall F#m E A There's a hole in someone's heart F#m Esus7 Where a loved one's memory lives
[Chorus]
D E In the flash of this moment D E You're the best of what we are -- D E Don't let them stop you now Bm7/E A Nicaragua
[Verse 2]
A D A Sandino in his tom mix hat A D A Gazes from billboards and coins A D A G D Bm7 Em7 "Sandino vive en la lucha por la paz" A D A Sandino of the shining dream A D A Who stood up to U.S. marines -- A D A G D Bm7 Em7 Now Washington panics at U2 shots of "Cuban-style" latrines
{Pre-chorus]
F#m E A They peek from planes F#m E A Eavesdrop from ships F#m Esus7 D Voyeurs licking moistened lips 'cause
[Chorus]
D E In the flash of this moment D E You're the best of what we are D E Don't let them stop you now Bm7/E A Nicaragua
[Chorus]
D E In the flash of this moment D E You're the best of what we are D E Don't let them stop you now Bm7/E A Nicaragua
[Outro]
A D A
A D A