Chords for Citizen Cope - Lifeline - 8/28/2017 - Paste Studios, New York, NY

_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [E] _ _ When you're [Gm] so long gone, _ [F] you can't help [C] yourself. _
_ _ When [Gm] you're so dead wrong, _
[F] _ let alone no one [C] else. _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Gm] Well, the children still dying [F] in the street.
And babies still living with the seed.
_ [Gm] And the cops got [F] guns and the poor folk got [C] sons
who work for Mr.
Franklin every week.
[Gm] So if you come [F] looking for hard times,
[C] _ _ hard times ain't hard to find.
[Gm] Because we're [F] giving that lifeline _ [C] _ only once in a lifetime.
Baby, [Gm] we were born.
_ _ [F] Baby, we were _ [C] born to _ _
_ [Gm] be sure to [F] end up when the storm [C] comes. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] Goddamn sad [Gm] eyes, [F] goddamn cat eyes, [C] goddamn angels
so tired from saving his [Gm] life.
And I could bet to contain [F] your sin _ _ [C] before you end up killed.
[Gm] Yeah, his bare feet [F] touching her bare feet.
[C] The air breeze sweet near the mountain's [Gm] feet.
And I forgot what the wise [F] men say _ _ [C] _ about the ancient thread.
So [Gm] if you come looking [F] for hard times,
_ [C] _ hard times ain't hard to [Gm] find.
Because we're giving [F] that lifeline _ [C] _ only once in a lifetime.
Baby, [Gm] we were born.
_ _ [F] Maybe we were [C] born [D] to _ [C] _
_ [Gm] be sure _ [F] to end up when the storm [C] comes.
_ _ [Gm] _ _
Well, maybe we were born.
_ [F] Maybe we were [C] born _ [Gm] _ _ _
to _ rejoice.
_ [F] Rejoice when it's [C] all gone. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _