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Listening To Old Voices

John Hiatt
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 
  ,  4X
 THEY  HAVE COME TO HAUNT  THE CHILDREN, THEY  HAVE COME TO WALK  THE WIND
 I  CAN HEAR THEM AS THEY  RUSTLE THROUGH THE  TREES
 LOOKING  FOR THE LOVE  THAT KILLED THEM ,SO THAT  THEY MIGHT LIVE  AGAIN
 IT'S  A SIMPLE PRAYER THAT  BRINGS ME TO  MY KNEES
 WITH  DRUMS & BELLS  & RATTLES,THEY HAVE  CAUGHT US IN OUR  TIME
 TO  WATCH THE EAGLE  RISE UP FROM THE FIRE
 NOW  IS IT TRUE WE  ARE POSSESSED BY ALL  THE ONES WE LEAVE  BEHIND
 OR  IS IT BY THEIR  LIVES WE ARE INSPIRED
 IT'S  A NEW LIGHT,A  NEW DAY,  LISTENING FOR THE MEANING,  LEARNING HOW TO SAY
 IT'S  A NEW PLACE BUT YOU'VE  ALWAYS BEEN HERE,
 YOU'RE  JUST LISTENING TO OLD VOICES  WITH A NEW EAR
 IT'S THE LIVIN' AND THE DYIN' WELL IT SCARES THE YOUNG ONES SO
 THEY CAN HARDLY CATCH THIER BREATH BEFORE TOO LONG
 THEY SEE THE TEARS WE'RE CRYING AND THEY WATCH THAT RIVER FLOW
 AND THEY FOLLOW ON THE BANKS UNTIL IT'S GONE
 I SURRENDER TO THE MOUNTAINS, I SURRENDER TO THE SEA
 I SURRENDER TO THE ONE WHO CALLS MY NAME
 I SURRENDER TO MY LOVER AND TO MY ENEMY
 I SURRENDER TO THE FACE THAT HOLDS NO SHAME
 REPEAT CHORUS
 THERE'S A SPIDER AT MY WINDOW & SHE SPINS A WEB OF TRUTH
 MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN ALL THESE MEMORIES
 AND SHE SURELY IS GOD'S ARTIST AS SHE'S CAUGHT THE MORNING DEW
 IT'S A SIMPLE PRAYER THAT BRINGS ME TO MY KNEES
 REPEAT CHORUS

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Readable chord sheet for Listening To Old Voices by John Hiatt

[A]      [Bm]
 [G],          4X

T[A]HEY HAVE COME TO HAU[Bm]NT THE CHILDREN, THE[G]Y HAVE COME TO WAL[Em]K THE WIND

I[A] CAN HEAR THEM AS T[Bm]HEY RUSTLE THROUGH T[G]HE TREES

L[A]OOKING FOR THE LOVE[Bm] THAT KILLED THEM ,SO [G]THAT THEY MIGHT L[Em]IVE AGAIN

I[A]T'S A SIMPLE PRAYER [Bm]THAT BRINGS ME TO[G] MY KNEES

W[A]ITH DRUMS & BELLS[Bm] & RATTLES,THEY HAV[G]E CAUGHT US IN OUR[Em] TIME

T[A]O WATCH THE EAGLE[Bm] RISE UP FROM THE [G]FIRE

N[A]OW IS IT TRUE WE[Bm] ARE POSSESSED BY A[G]LL THE ONES WE LE[Em]AVE BEHIND

O[A]R IS IT BY THEIR[Bm] LIVES WE ARE INS[G]PIRED

I[D]T'S A NEW LIG[A]HT,A NEW D[Bm]AY, LISTENING FOR THE MEANIN[E]G, LEARNING HOW TO SAY

I[D]T'S A NEW PLACE BUT YO[A]U'VE ALWAYS BEEN HERE,

Y[Bm]OU'RE JUST LISTENING TO OLD VOI[E]CES WITH A NEW EAR

IT'S THE LIVIN' AND THE DYIN' WELL IT SCARES THE YOUNG ONES SO
THEY CAN HARDLY CATCH THIER BREATH BEFORE TOO LONG
THEY SEE THE TEARS WE'RE CRYING AND THEY WATCH THAT RIVER FLOW
AND THEY FOLLOW ON THE BANKS UNTIL IT'S GONE

I SURRENDER TO THE MOUNTAINS, I SURRENDER TO THE SEA
I SURRENDER TO THE ONE WHO CALLS MY NAME
I SURRENDER TO MY LOVER AND TO MY ENEMY
I SURRENDER TO THE FACE THAT HOLDS NO SHAME

REPEAT CHORUS

THERE'S A SPIDER AT MY WINDOW & SHE SPINS A WEB OF TRUTH
MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN ALL THESE MEMORIES
AND SHE SURELY IS GOD'S ARTIST AS SHE'S CAUGHT THE MORNING DEW
IT'S A SIMPLE PRAYER THAT BRINGS ME TO MY KNEES

REPEAT CHORUS

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