Am Dm F AmC G F Verse 1:Am Dm I could tell you stories like the government tells liesAm F Oh but no one listens any moreAm In the rooms the women come and goDm Talking on the mobile phonesC G F and the television talks about the war Verse 2:Am When I was a baby there wasDm Laughter in my house and myAm F Daddy smoked domestic cigarettesAm Thursday nights on the radioDm C Live in concert, live from CairoG F Mother of Egypt Chorus 1:Am G Mama, mamaF G Be with meF Am With the music in your breastF Am In your glittering evening dressF C G And the white flag in your fist tremblingAm Dm F AmC G F Verse 3:Am Dm I could tell you stories like the past was dead and goneAm F I know nothing changes in this worldAm Every day the muezzin callsDm C Sun comes up and Baghdad fallsG F Before the eyes of storytelling girls Bridge:Am Dm She was just a poor man's daughterC G F Going down into the sultan's bedAm Dm He was desert, she was a waterC G F And he remembered every word she saidF She said and I say Chorus 2:Am G Grandma, GrandmaF G Be with meF Am In your tragic wedding gownF Am With your long hair hanging downF C And the stories tumbling outG TumblingAm Dm F AmC G F Verse 4:Am Dm I could tell you stories like the government tells liesAm F Oh, but no one listens any moreAm In the rooms the women come and goDm Talking on the mobile phonesC G F And the television talks about the war About the war and theAm G Am Television talks about the war
Before The Eyes Of Storytelling Girls
Anais Mitchell
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