Stiff Little Fingers – Trail Of Tears (Guitar)
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Chords
[intro with lead]
Am C Em G
Em D G Am
Am C Em G
Em D G Am
[all in]
A C Em G A x2
A C Em G A In a land without any pity And a sun scorching from the sky A C Em G A In the desert, they built a city Sharp as flint that could make you cry A C Em G A Hold on to it Hold on to it It’s a dream that will never die A C Em G A Come there with me Come there with me It’s the home of my own mind’s eye
A C Em G A
A C Em G A But the dreamer was never welcome Other lands have their own demands A C Em G A Get away boy, you don’t belong here That’s our law and it always stands A C Em G A Hold on to it Hold on to it It’s a dream that will make you cry A C Em G A Come there with me Come there with me And they’ll let us in by and by
Em Em
[Chorus:]
C F G I will meet you when things are better C F G In a world without any fear F F G We’ll be facing our bright tomorrow F F G At the end of this trail of tears
A A
A C Em G A x2
A C Em G A They asked our dreamer for reams of paper These were the keys that he didn’t own A C Em G A They pointed back to the land he came from Said: “Go back there, son ‘cos that’s your home” A C Em G A Go back to it Go back to it No future, no life, no hope A C Em G A Come there with me Come there with me And you’ll see why I can’t go home
Em Em
[Chorus]
C F G I will meet you when things are better C F G In a world without any fear F F G We’ll be facing our bright tomorrow F F G At the end of this trail of tears
A A
D A G A
D A G A And the trail goes on On and on For years and years D A G A B B The trail drags on Never ending Trail of tears
A C Em G A x2
A C Em G A So, the dreamer turns from the city But he asks them before he leaves: A C Em G A “Who checked your papers to build this country? Who gave permission for you and not me?” A C Em G A Think back on it Think back on it Land is the land and it was always free A C Em G A Before you Before you No one had papers, they would simply “be”
[Chorus]
C F G I will meet you when things are better C F G In a world without any fear F F G We’ll be facing our bright tomorrow F F G At the end of this trail of tears C F G I will meet you when things are better C F G In a world without any fear F F G We’ll be facing our bright tomorrow F F G At the end of this trail of tears
A A
A C Em G A x4