Rodney Crowell – Ignorance Is The Enemy (Guitar)

Capo 2
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Chords

[Intro] D Bm D Bm [Chorus]
    D                 Bm
Oh Mother, oh Father, in our time of fear

G                         Bm
Grant us the wisdom, Your message for to hear

D                             Bm
Send down Your angel band to fill our hearts with power

    G                 Bm                  Bm/A
Oh Mother, oh Father, in our darkest hour
VERSE 1 (Emmylou Harris):
D                     D/F#  Bm
Ignorance is the enemy,     and it fills your head with lies

G                                                       Bm
It's the kind of bliss that can make you miss the very truth before your eyes

D                             D/F#              Bm
It's not who's right or wrong, weak or strong, black or white you see

G                       Bm                                 A
Ignorance is the enemy, and it's keeping you from me
[Chorus]
D                               Bm
Forgive me all my pettiness, forgive me all my grief

   G                              Bm                      Bm/A
Forgive me for I know not how to live this life I lead
VERSE 2 (John Prine):
D                      D/F#  Bm
Ignorance IS the enemy,     let's set the record straight

G                              Bm
If history must repeat itself, why worry while you wait

D                                       D/F#  Bm
It's a perfect blue and beautiful world,      you treat with such disdain

G                        Bm                             A
Ignorance is the enemy, and it can only bring ya pain
[Chorus]
D                            Bm
Forgive me all my vanity, forgive me my conceit

G                                   Bm                        D
Forgive me when I'm crawlin' like a beggar at your feet
VERSE 3 (Rodney Crowell):
D                      D/F# Bm
Ignorance is the enemy,     and it wields a mighty sword

G                                        Bm
It can cut you down in a blaze of glory, it can nail you to a board

D                                        D/F#  Bm
If mercy and compassion only had a chance,     it could fill these holes we've dug

G                          Bm                          A
But ignorance is the enemy, and it's workin' like a drug
[Chorus]
    D                 Bm
Oh Mother, oh Father, in our time of fear

G                         Bm
Grant us the wisdom, Your message for to hear

D                            Bm
Send down Your angel band to fill our hearts with power

   G                  Bm
Oh Mother, oh Father, in our darkest hour
2x Bm Bm/A Bm