I Have Heard

Christopher St. John

G D Em C - Chord loop continues throughout

VERSE

G                     D Em            C
    You’re blessed with wings     but you can’t fly
G         D       Em               C
    And all around you,      you see friends die
G               D    Em       C
    They take your babies     one by one
G                D      Em              C
     You know you’ll be here,        til your life is done

CHORUS

G         D               Em           C           G
     I have heard (we all have heard) the angels cry (oh, they cry)
              D            Em               C               G
     And voices calling (always calling) don’t let me die (don’t pass me by)
         D      Em          C               G
     I will fight (I will fight) for my blood relations (oh, yeah)
          D        Em      C
     Everywhere (everywhere) in every nation

VERSE

G               D   Em                C
     Now you’re a mother    with hooves and horns
G             D Em              C
     Today’s the day        your child is born
G              D Em               C
     You see her eyes,      as she’s torn away
G          D     Em              C
     Like any mother,     you’re crying today

CHORUS

G         D               Em           C           G
     I have heard (we all have heard) the angels cry (oh, they cry)
              D            Em               C               G
     And voices calling (always calling) don’t let me die (don’t pass me by)
         D      Em          C               G
     I will fight (I will fight) for my blood relations (oh, yeah)
          D        Em      C
     Everywhere (everywhere) in every nation

VERSE

G              D Em             C
     Now you’re here,      on the killing floor

G                D Em              C
     They shove you in,       and slam the door
G             D Em            C
     Man come down     with a rusty knife
G             D  Em                C
     One more breath,     and he takes your life

CHORUS & OUTRO

G         D               Em           C           G
     I have heard (we all have heard) the angels cry (oh, they cry)
              D            Em               C               G
     And voices calling (always calling) don’t let me die (don’t pass me by)
         D      Em          C               G
     I will fight (I will fight) for my blood relations (oh, yeah)
          D         Em      C          G
     Everywhere (everywhere) in every nation
         D      Em          C               G
     I will fight (I will fight) for my blood relations (oh, yeah)
          D         Em      C          G
     Everywhere (everywhere) in every nation
          D         Em      C          G
     Everywhere (everywhere) in every nation
          D         Em      C          C G
     Everywhere (everywhere) in every nation

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