Motherland
Christy MooreVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Where in hell can you go
Far from the things that you know
Far from the sprawl of concrete
That keeps crawling its way
About a thousand miles a day
Take one last look behind
Commit this to memory and mind
Don't miss this wasteland, this terrible place
When you leave
keep your heart off your sleeve
Motherland, cradle me
Close my eyes
Lullaby me to sleep
Keep me safe
Lie with me
Stay beside me
Don't go
Don't you go
Oh, my five and dime queen
Tell me what have you seen
The lust and the avarice
The bottomless, cavernous greed
Is that what you see?
Motherland cradle me
Close my eyes
Lullaby me to sleep
Keep me safe
Lie with me
Stay beside me
Don't go
Don't you go
It's your happiness
I want most of all
And for that I'd do anything at all
Oh, mercy me
If you want the best of love
Or the most from life
If there's anything I can do at all
Now come on shot gun bride
What makes me envy your life
The faceless, the nameless
The innocent, the blameless
And free
What's it like to be?
Motherland, cradle me
Close my eyes
Lullaby me to sleep
Keep me safe
Lie with me
Stay beside me
Don't go
Don't you go
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Readable chord sheet for Motherland by Christy Moore
[Em]Where in hell can you [D]go F[C]ar from the things that you kn[G]ow [C]Far from the sprawl of co[G]ncrete That keeps crawling its w[D]ay About a thousand miles a[Em] day [Em]Take one last look beh[D]ind Com[C]mit this to memory and m[G]ind D[C]on't miss this wasteland, this te[G]rrible place When you l[D]eave keep your heart off your sl[Em]eeve Motherl[G]and, cradle [D]me Close my e[C]yes Lullaby me to s[G]leep Keep me s[C]afe Lie with me [G] Stay beside me Don't [D]go Don't you [Em]go Oh, my five and dime queen Tell me what have you seen The lust and the avarice The bottomless, cavernous greed Is that what you see? Motherland cradle me Close my eyes Lullaby me to sleep Keep me safe Lie with me Stay beside me Don't go Don't you go It's your h[C]appiness I want m[G]ost of all And for t[C]hat I'd do a[A]nything at a[D]ll Oh, mercy [D]me If you want the b[C]est of love Or the m[G]ost from life If there's a[C]nything I c[A]an do at a[D]ll Now come on shot gun bride What makes me envy your life The faceless, the nameless The innocent, the blameless And free What's it like to be? Motherland, cradle me Close my eyes Lullaby me to sleep Keep me safe Lie with me Stay beside me Don't go Don't you [Em]go ==s6k Tabs==