Tracy Chapman – The Rape Of The World (Guitar)

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[Intro] Am7 Am7 F G Am7 Am7 F G [Chorus]
Am7              F  G Am7
Mother of us all

Am7                F  G  Am7
Place of our birth

Am7                    F  G  Am7
How can we stand aside

Am7                           F  G  Am7
And watch the rape of the world
[Verse 2]
Am7                        F  G
This the beginning of the end

Am7                          F  G
This is the most heinous of crimes

Am7                  F    G
It's the deadliest of sins

Am7                   F       G
The greatest violation of all time
[Chorus]
Am7              F
Mother of us all

G
Place of our birth

Am7                F
We all are witness

       G
To the rape of the world
[Interlude] Am7 Am7 F G Am7 Am7 F G [Verse 2]
Am7                       F   G
You've seen her stripped mined

Am7                           F            G
You've heard of bombs exploded underground

Am7                F   G
You know the sun shines

Am7                    F  G
Hotter than ever before
[Chorus]
Am7             F
Mother of us all

G
Place of our birth

Am7               F
We all are witness

       G
To the rape of the world
[Interlude] Am7 Am7 F G Am7 Am7 F G [Verse 3]
Am7                            F
Some claim to have crowned her

   G
A queen

Am7                           F   G
With cities of concrete and steel

Am7                      F     G
But there is no glory no honor

Am7             F
In what results

         G
From the rape of the world
[Chorus]
Am7              F
Mother of us all

G
Place of our birth

Am7                F
We all are witness

       G
To the rape of the world
[Interlude] Am7 Am7 F G Am7 Am7 F G [Verse 4]
Am7                  F  G
She has been clear-cut

Am7                   F  G
She has been dumped on

Am7                      F         G
She has been poisoned and beaten up

Am7                     F
And we have been witness

       G
To the rape of the world
[Chorus]
Am7             F
Mother of us all

G
Place of our birth

Am7                   F
How can we stand aside

              G
And watch the rape of the world?
[Interlude] Am7 Am7 F G Am7 Am7 F G [Verse 5]
Am7
If you look you'll see it with your own eyes

F             G
If you listen you will hear her cries

Am7
If you care you will stand and testify

F            G
And stop the rape of the world
(This verse is played a bit funkier) [Interlude]
Am7   F         G
       Stop the rape of the world
Am7 F G [Outro]
Am7             F
Mother of us all

G
Mother of us all

Am7             F
Mother of us all

G
Mother of us all

Am7             F
Mother of us all

G
Mother of us all
N.C. Mother of us all N.C. Mother of us all