Chords for Allison Russell - 4th Day Prayer (Music Video)
Tempo:
80.1 bpm
Chords used:
C
Gm
Bb
Eb
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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My name [E] is Alison Russell.
mother, [Eb] a musician, [A] a writer.
of severe childhood sexual, [A] physical, and psychological abuse.
[D] I'm not famous.
story.
[G]
[Gm] I was the queen of Westmountain.
my throne.
mother, [Eb] a musician, [A] a writer.
of severe childhood sexual, [A] physical, and psychological abuse.
[D] I'm not famous.
story.
[G]
[Gm] I was the queen of Westmountain.
my throne.
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C
Gm
Bb
Eb
G
C
Gm
Bb
_ _ _ My name [E] is Alison Russell.
I'm a mother, [Eb] a musician, [A] a writer.
I'm a survivor of ten [Bm] years of severe childhood sexual, [A] physical, and psychological abuse.
[D] I'm not famous.
I'm not rich.
[A] But I am the hero of my own story.
[C] We all are.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] I was the queen of Westmountain.
[Bb] It was all mine after dark.
[Eb] The gold willow tree, it was my throne.
[C] Till I, till I went home.
[Gm] Father used me like a wife.
[Bb] Mother turned the blinders down.
[Eb] Stole my body's spirit pride.
[C] He did, he did each night.
[Bb] One for the hate that loops and [Cm] loops.
Two for the poison and the [C] ruse.
Three for the children begging.
[F] Four for the guy who was standing [Bb] inside. _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ Ooh, [C] ooh, _ _ [F] ooh, _ [Gm] ooh. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ These are the best years of your life.
[Bb] If I'd believed it I'd have died.
[Eb] Something told me that they lie.
[C] Oh I, oh I survived.
_ [Gm] Left home I was just a child [Bb] Slept in the graveyard under the moth
[Eb] When the sun came up and found my skin [C] I rose, I rose again
[Bb] It's one for the hay, the lubes and the [Cm] lubes Two for the poison and [C] the lube
Three for the children begging [F] One for the dying, we're standing [Bb] in the _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] Sleep screams and fever [Bb] dreams Do you see what I can't see?
[Eb] Tell me, tell me, tell [C] me I want to understand
_ [Gm] From the coast of Africa [Bb] To the hills of Grenada
[Eb] To the cold of Montreal [C] That whip, that whip still [Bb] vows
It's one for the hay, the lubes and the [Cm] lubes Two for the poison and the [C] lubes
Three for the children begging [F] One for the dying, we're standing [Bb] in the
Sleep screams and fever dreams Do you see what I can't see?
[Eb] Tell me, tell me, tell me I want to understand
From the coast of Africa [C] To the hills of Grenada
To [F] the cold of Montreal _ [Bb] That whip, that whip still vows
It's one for the hay, the lubes and [Eb] the lubes Two for the poison and the [C] lube
Three for the children begging [F] One for the dying, [Gm] we're standing _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ in [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] the _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ Sleep _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] screams _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ fever [N]
dreams Do _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you see what I can't see? _
Tell me, tell me, tell me I want to understand
From the coast of Africa To the hills of Grenada
To the cold of Montreal That whip, that whip still vows
That whip, that whip still vows _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm a mother, [Eb] a musician, [A] a writer.
I'm a survivor of ten [Bm] years of severe childhood sexual, [A] physical, and psychological abuse.
[D] I'm not famous.
I'm not rich.
[A] But I am the hero of my own story.
[C] We all are.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] I was the queen of Westmountain.
[Bb] It was all mine after dark.
[Eb] The gold willow tree, it was my throne.
[C] Till I, till I went home.
[Gm] Father used me like a wife.
[Bb] Mother turned the blinders down.
[Eb] Stole my body's spirit pride.
[C] He did, he did each night.
[Bb] One for the hate that loops and [Cm] loops.
Two for the poison and the [C] ruse.
Three for the children begging.
[F] Four for the guy who was standing [Bb] inside. _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ Ooh, [C] ooh, _ _ [F] ooh, _ [Gm] ooh. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ These are the best years of your life.
[Bb] If I'd believed it I'd have died.
[Eb] Something told me that they lie.
[C] Oh I, oh I survived.
_ [Gm] Left home I was just a child [Bb] Slept in the graveyard under the moth
[Eb] When the sun came up and found my skin [C] I rose, I rose again
[Bb] It's one for the hay, the lubes and the [Cm] lubes Two for the poison and [C] the lube
Three for the children begging [F] One for the dying, we're standing [Bb] in the _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] Sleep screams and fever [Bb] dreams Do you see what I can't see?
[Eb] Tell me, tell me, tell [C] me I want to understand
_ [Gm] From the coast of Africa [Bb] To the hills of Grenada
[Eb] To the cold of Montreal [C] That whip, that whip still [Bb] vows
It's one for the hay, the lubes and the [Cm] lubes Two for the poison and the [C] lubes
Three for the children begging [F] One for the dying, we're standing [Bb] in the
Sleep screams and fever dreams Do you see what I can't see?
[Eb] Tell me, tell me, tell me I want to understand
From the coast of Africa [C] To the hills of Grenada
To [F] the cold of Montreal _ [Bb] That whip, that whip still vows
It's one for the hay, the lubes and [Eb] the lubes Two for the poison and the [C] lube
Three for the children begging [F] One for the dying, [Gm] we're standing _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ in [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] the _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ Sleep _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] screams _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ fever [N]
dreams Do _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you see what I can't see? _
Tell me, tell me, tell me I want to understand
From the coast of Africa To the hills of Grenada
To the cold of Montreal That whip, that whip still vows
That whip, that whip still vows _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _