Iron & Wine – Peace Beneath The City (Guitar Acoustic)

Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E) • Capo 4
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written by Samuel Ervin Beam Chord Forms F#sus2 XX067X F#sus2 XX0670 D#maj9 X7677X A XX765X E2 X7607X F#7sus2 XX0650 C#sus2 X0760X C#sus2 X0760X A5 X77XXX G#7sus4 XX0600 Bsus2 X0000X F#sus4 XX000X F#5 X00XXX D# (no5) X65XXX F#sus2 XX067X G#sus4 XX660X E5 79XXXX F#5 XX00XX C#5 9-11XXXX B5 XX00XX E X76050 [Verse]
F#sus2  E2   A5   F#5   E5      C#5            F#sus2  E2   A5   F#5        E5    C#5
Say    some thing  for  the     bo  dy      buried by    the            river     bank

F#sus2  E2   A5   F#5      E5      C#5          F#sus2  E2   A5   F#5      E5      C#5
 Mother of    a    soldier,   a   tree         in a        forest           up in flames

F#sus2  E2   A5       F#5            E5      C#5
Black val  ley,   peace  be  neath   the    city

F#sus2  E2   A5       F#5      E5   C#5      F#sus2  E2   A5     F#5    E5   C#5
Where the   wo   men  hear the wash board   rhythm in their bosom when they say,

F#sus2 F#7sus2 G#7sus4 D# F#5                          F#2 F#7sus2 G#7sus4 D# F#5
                            Give me                                                good legs

F#sus2 F#7sus2 G#7sus4 D# F#5                          F#sus2 F#7sus2 G#7sus4 D#  F#5
                         and a Japanese car                                   and show me a road?
[Interlude] F#sus2 E2 A5 F#5 E5 C#5 D#maj9 C#sus2 Bsus2 F#sus2 E5 C#5 F#sus2 E2 A5 F#5 E5 C#5 F#sus2 E2 A5 F#5 E5 C#5 [Verse]
F#sus2  E2   A5   F#5   E5  C#5                F#sus2  E2   A5   F#5   E5  C#5
Sing    a song for the      bod    ies           buried by the    inter   state

F#sus2  E2   A5   F#5   E5  C#5              F#sus2  E2   A5   F#5   E5  C#5
A well-dressed boy and     a pig with a         bullet in            the  brain

F#sus2  E2   A5         F#5            E5  C#5
Black val ley, peace  beneath  the     ci     ty

F#sus2  E2   A5       F#5             E5    C#5   F#sus2  E2  A5   F#5   E5  C#5
Where the    white girls  wander the strip mall,       singing            all day,

F#sus2  E2   A5   F#5   E5  C#5                     F#sus2 F#7sus2 G#7sus4 D#  F#5
              They sing give me                                  a juggernaut heart

F#sus2 F#7sus2 G#7sus4 D# F#5                     F#sus2 F#7sus2 G#7sus4 D#  F#5
                          and a Japanese car                           and someone to free
[Solo] F#sus2 F#7sus2 G#7sus4 D# F#5 A C#sus2 F#sus4 G#sus4 E5 C#5 A C#sus2 F#sus4 G#sus4 E5 C#5 F#sus2 E2 A5 F#5 E5 C#5 F#sus2 E2 A5 F#5 E5 C#5 F#sus2 E2 A5 F#5 E5 C#5 F#sus2 E2 A5 F#5 E5 C#5 [Verse]
F#sus2  E2   A5   F#5   E5  C#5        F#sus2  E2   A5   F#5      E5  C#5
Say a prayer for        the body          buried      like a     keep  sake

F#sus2  E2   A5   F#5  E5  C#5         F#sus2  E2   A5   F#5   E5  C#5
Mother of million     mouths   with the very                 same  name

F#sus2  E2   A5   F#5   E5  C#5         F#sus2  E2   A5   F#5   E5  C#5
Black valley,             peace          beneath the              ci ty

F#sus2  E2   A5   F#5   E5  C#5        F#sus2  E2   A5   F#5   E5  C#5
Where the women tell the weather but never ever tell you what they pray

F#sus2  E2   A5   F#5   E5  C#5                            F#sus2 F#7sus2 G#7sus4 D#  F#5
                They pray, "Give me                                   a yellow brick road

F#sus2 F#7sus2 G#7sus4 D#  F#5                         F#sus2 F#7sus2 G#7sus4 D#  F#5
                  and a Japanese car                                and benevolent change"
[Outro] F#sus2 F#7sus2 G#7sus4 D# F#5 A C#sus2 F#sus4 G#sus4 E5 C#5 F#sus2 F#7sus2 G#7sus4 D# F#5 F#sus2 F#7sus2 G#7sus4 D# F#5