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Silent Legacy

Melissa Etheridge
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 577655 (I decided to play that A in a barre chord, because it sounds better)
 Why did  you steal the matches from the one room motel
Once  they gave you answers, now they give you hell
 They will never  understand, they wonder where did they go wrong
 How could  you be so selfish, why can't you get along
 And as you pray  in your darkness
 For wings  to set you free
 You are bound  to your silent  legacy
 You've seen it in the movies and you've heard it on the street
 Craving the affection your blood is full of heat
 They don't listen to your reasons as original as sin
 Deny all that you feel and they will bring you home again
 And as you pray in your darkness
 For wings to set you free
 You are bound to your silent legacy
 Your body is alive, but no one told you what you'd feel
 The empty aching hours trying to conceal
 The natural progression is the coming of your age
 But they cover it with shame and turn it into rage
 And as you pray in your darkness
 For wings to set you free
 You are bound to your silent legacy
 You are digging for the answers until your fingers bleed
 To satisfy the hunger, to satiate the need
 They feed you on the guilt to keep you humble keep you low
 Some man and myth they made up a thousand years ago
 And as you pray in your darkness
 For wings to set you free
 You are bound to your silent legacy
 Mothers tell your children be quick you must be strong
 Life is full of wonder, love is never wrong
 Remember how they taught you, how much of it was fear
 Refuse to hand it down, the legacy stops here
 (try to pick the chords here instead of strumming)
 Oh my child...
 It's pretty easy to play. If you have any corrections, leave it in the comments.
 And enjoy playing!

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Readable chord sheet for Silent Legacy by Melissa Etheridge

[A]     577655 (I decided to play that A in a barre chord, because it sounds better)

Why d[E]id you steal the matches from the one room motel
[Asus2]Once they gave you answers, now they give you hell
They will n[E]ever understand, they wonder where did they go wrong
How c[Asus2]ould you be so selfish, why can't you get along

And as you [F#m]pray in your d[A]arkness
For w[E]ings to set you [Asus2]free
You are b[F#m]ound to your s[A]ilent legac[E]y     [Asus2]

You've seen it in the movies and you've heard it on the street
Craving the affection your blood is full of heat
They don't listen to your reasons as original as sin
Deny all that you feel and they will bring you home again

And as you pray in your darkness
For wings to set you free
You are bound to your silent legacy

Your body is alive, but no one told you what you'd feel
The empty aching hours trying to conceal
The natural progression is the coming of your age
But they cover it with shame and turn it into rage

And as you pray in your darkness
For wings to set you free
You are bound to your silent legacy

You are digging for the answers until your fingers bleed
To satisfy the hunger, to satiate the need
They feed you on the guilt to keep you humble keep you low
Some man and myth they made up a thousand years ago

And as you pray in your darkness
For wings to set you free
You are bound to your silent legacy

Mothers tell your children be quick you must be strong
Life is full of wonder, love is never wrong
Remember how they taught you, how much of it was fear
Refuse to hand it down, the legacy stops here

(try to pick the chords here instead of strumming)

Oh my child...

It's pretty easy to play. If you have any corrections, leave it in the comments.
And enjoy playing!

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