Lift Up Every Stone
John HiattVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
You gotta lift up every stone now sister
Gotta lift up every stone now sister
Gotta lift up every stone now sister
Gotta clear this field and build that wall
He was the prince of the county to the manor born
The sheets were bloody and dirty and torn
Nobody saw nothing, not out this way
And they probably won't until the judgment day
There was a mighty whispering down at the church
About the son of the father of a woman got hurt
They were looking all over for somebody to pay
And that's you and me sister now every day
Now the sun is bloody red
And when it's gone somebody'll be dead
Don't you cry a tear for me
Because I did what I could just to be free yeah
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(last verse uses muffled/muted strum chords until last line, where full chords are played)
You gotta lift up every stone now sister
'cause one is the truth and the other's a lie
You gotta lift up every stone now sister
'till they tear down the wall to make you cry
We gotta clear this field and build that wall
We gotta...
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Readable chord sheet for Lift Up Every Stone by John Hiatt
You gotta [F#m]lift up every stone now sister Gotta [E]lift up every st[B]one now sister Gotta [F#m]lift up every stone now sister Gotta [A]clear this [E]field and [B]build that w[F#m]all He was the [F#m]prince of the county to the manor born The [E]sheets were bloody and d[B]irty and torn No[F#m]body saw nothing, not out this way And they [A]probably [E]won't until the [B]judgment [F#m]day There was a [F#m]mighty whispering down at the church About the [E]son of the father of a [B]woman got hurt They were [F#m]looking all over for somebody to pay And that's [A]you and me [E]sister now [B]every [F#m]day Now the s[A]un is bloody red And when it's [E]gone somebody'll be [F#m]dead Don't you [A]cry a tear for [E]me Because I [B]did what I could [C#]just to be free yeah |: [F#m] / / / | [A] / [E] / | [B] / [F#m] / :| X4 (last verse uses muffled/muted strum chords until last line, where full chords are played) You gotta [F#m]lift up every stone now sister 'cause [E]one is the truth and the [B]other's a [F#m]lie You gotta [F#m]lift up every stone now sister 'till they [A]tear down the [E]wall to [B]make you [F#m]cry We gotta [A]clear this [E]field and [B]build that w[F#m]all We gotta.[A].. [E] [B] [F#m]