Corb Lund – Inshaallah (Guitar)

Capo 3
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Chords

As recorded by Corb Lund (From the 2024 Album EL VIEJO) [Intro] Am E7 Am [Verse 1]
N.C.                                  G
Insha'Allah, I shall see you when the dates are on the trees

      E7                          Am
Insha'Allah, till then only in my dreams, habibti

        Dm                            Am
I shall see you if he wills it and, Insha’Allah, he brings us peace

             Bb        Am   E7
If he wills it, Insha'Allah
[Verse 2]
       Am                             G
Insha'Allah, I shall see you when the fighting finally ceases

       E7                         Am
Insha'Allah, till then only in my dreams, habibti

        Dm                            Am
I shall see you if he wills it and, Insha’Allah we are made free

Am
And peace upon him be

            Bb         Am   E7
If he wills it, Insha'Allah
[Bridge]
      Dm               Am              Dm                          Am
How I long to make the trek back home across the arid desert to my son

    Dm                                                               Am
For now, he must be old enough to ride and read and fire the British gun

    E7                                             G                  Am     E7
But will he know his father whеn he sees in me the things that I havе done?
[Verse 3]
       Am                              G
Insha'Allah, I shall see you when from service we're released

       E7                         Am
Insha'Allah, till then only in my dreams, habibti

        Dm                                      Am
I shall see you if he wills it and when the Turk, he tastes defeat

      Bb               Am    E7
If he wills it, Insha'Allah
[Guitar Solo] Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am Dm Am E7 Am E7 [Bridge]
        Dm                                                            Am
I could help you carry water and to start an honest business we could run

        Dm          Am              Dm                                 Am
I could worry about the olives as I worked the presses, healthy in the sun

         E                                                                  Am     E7
But then who would fight the Ottoman and win the freedom Lawrence says will come?
[Verse 4]
       Am                             G
Insha'Allah, I shall see you when the dates are on the trees

       E7                         Am
Insha'Allah, till then only in my dreams, habibti

        Dm
I shall see you if he wills it

              Am
Till then our desert ponies leap

Am
And peace upon him be

            Bb         Am    E7   Am
If he wills it, Insha'Allah