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Gun Powder by Wyclef Jean
Gun Powder
Tuning: Standard
Intro:
Am(x4) Em (x2)
Am G
I asked my mother why do you cry
F C
she said your brother he just died
Am G
Well I told him not to go outside
F C Am
he said he had to fight for his country's rights
F G Am
But don't you know that mo-mother
F G Am
don't you know that we can't stop the violence
F G Am
Because the war is not over
F G Am
until you can feel love, peace, and hear silence
G Am
But I smell gunpowder
Am G
God, my brother's been dead ever since
F C
I didn't believe it, but when I saw him I was convinced
Am G
Two to the head he was already dead Lord,
F C Am
I headed for revenge in the city of Port Au Prince
F G Am
Screaming bro-brother
F G Am
don't you know that we can't stop the violence, no-ohhhh
F G Am
Because the war is not over
F G Am
until you can feel love, peace, and hear silence
G Am
but I smell gunpowder
G Am
Ziares Gunpoder
G Am
LA's gunpowder
G Am
I wanna know why Christians Pray! Ya ya we do little, we do little we do little
G Am
but its still the same way. I wanna know why!
G Am
Ghetto people pray, for a new day.
G F
ya and it's still, the same way!!! but the Preacher man told me...
Am F G Am
Good things come to those who wait
Am F G Am
(Good things come to those who wait) I wanna know tell me
Am F G Am
Good things come to those who wait
Am F G Am
(Good things come to those who wait ) We wanna know We wanna know We wanna know
F G Am
PEACE PEACE bro-brother
F G Am
don't you know that we can't stop the violence, no-ohhhh
F G Am
Because the war is not over
F G Am
until you can feel love, peace, and hear silence
G Am
but I smell gunpowder
G Am
Brooklyns Gunpowder
G Am
Shaolins Gunpowder
G Am
Uptowns Gunpowder
G Am
Jerseys Gunpowder
G Am
Even in Toronto Gunpowder (I made this up because who cares about New Zealand - No offence)
G Am
Australias Gunpowder
G Am
Brixtons Gunpowder
G Am
Even New havens gunpowder
G Am G Am
The carnival, anything can happen. Rest in peace Rest in Peace... (fade out)
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version 2
Tuning: Standard
Intro:
Am Em (x6)
Am Am
I smell Gunpowder
Em Am
Brooklyn Gunpowder
Em Am
LA's Gunpowder
Em Am
Ya need to sekkol(?) with the Gunpowder
Verse:
Am G F
I asked my mother why do you cry
C Am
she said your cousin he just died
G F
Well I told him not to go outside
C Am
he said he had to fight for his country's rights
F G Am
But don't you know that mo-mother
F G Am
don't you know that we can't stop the violence
F G Am
Because the war is not over
F G Am
until you can feel love, peace, and hear silence
Em Am
But I smell gunpowder Lord
Em Am
Crenshort Gunpowder eh
Em Am
Flatbush Gunpowder
Em Am
Please ya need to stop with the gunpowder
Repeat the G-F-C-Am pattern:
God, my brother's been dead ever since
I didn't beleive it, but when I saw him I was convinced
Two to the head he was already dead Lord,
I headed for revenge in the city of Port Au Prince
Repeat the Am-F-G-Am pattern:
Screaming bro-brother
don't you know that we can't stop the violence, no
Because the war is not over
until you can feel love, peace, and silence
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