Chords for David Rovics - Jenin
Tempo:
114.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Am
F
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Child, [G] what will [A] you remember when [Am] [G] you recall your [C] sixteenth year?
The horrid sound [Em] of [Am] helicopter gunships, [G] the rumble of the tanks [C] as they drew near.
[F] As the world went [C] about its business, and I burned [G] another tank of [A] gasoline,
[Am] [C] Dow [G] Jones lost a couple [A] points that day while [F] you were crying [Em] in the city [C] of Geneva.
Did they [G] even give your [Am] parents warning [G]
before they blew the windows out [C] with shells?
While you hid [Em] inside the high school [Am] basement [G] amidst the ringing of [C] church bells?
[F] As you watched your teacher crumple by [C] the doorway, and in England they [G] were toasting to [Am] the Queen,
[C] You were so [G] far from the thoughts of so many
[F] huddled [G] in the city [C] of Geneva.
[C] Were you thinking [Em] of the taunting [Am] of the soldiers, [G] or of the shit they smeared upon [C] the walls?
Were you thinking of your cousin [Am] after torture, [G] or Tel Aviv and its glittering [C] shopping malls?
When the [F] fat men in their mansions say that you don't want peace,
Did you [Em] wonder what they [Am] mean?
As you sat amidst [G] the stench [Am] inside the darkness [A] [Em] in the [G] shattered city [C]
of Geneva.
What went [G] through your [Am] mind on that day [G] at the sight of your mother's [C] vacant eyes?
As she lay still among [Am] the rubble [C] [G] beneath the blue Middle [C] Eastern skies.
[F] As you stood upon this [C] bulldozed building beside the settlements [G] and their [Am] hills so green.
[C] As your tears gave way to grim [A] determination [Am] amidst [F] the ruins of the city [C] of Geneva.
Why should [G] anybody [Am] wonder?
[G] As you stepped [C] on board the crowded [G] bus [Am] across the green line,
[G] And you reached inside your jacket [C] for the cord.
[F] Were you thinking of your neighbor's [C] buried bodies as you made the [G] stage for [A] this scene?
[Am] As [C] you set off the explosives that were [A] strapped around your [Am] waist.
Were [F] you thinking of [G] the city [C] of Geneva?
The horrid sound [Em] of [Am] helicopter gunships, [G] the rumble of the tanks [C] as they drew near.
[F] As the world went [C] about its business, and I burned [G] another tank of [A] gasoline,
[Am] [C] Dow [G] Jones lost a couple [A] points that day while [F] you were crying [Em] in the city [C] of Geneva.
Did they [G] even give your [Am] parents warning [G]
before they blew the windows out [C] with shells?
While you hid [Em] inside the high school [Am] basement [G] amidst the ringing of [C] church bells?
[F] As you watched your teacher crumple by [C] the doorway, and in England they [G] were toasting to [Am] the Queen,
[C] You were so [G] far from the thoughts of so many
[F] huddled [G] in the city [C] of Geneva.
[C] Were you thinking [Em] of the taunting [Am] of the soldiers, [G] or of the shit they smeared upon [C] the walls?
Were you thinking of your cousin [Am] after torture, [G] or Tel Aviv and its glittering [C] shopping malls?
When the [F] fat men in their mansions say that you don't want peace,
Did you [Em] wonder what they [Am] mean?
As you sat amidst [G] the stench [Am] inside the darkness [A] [Em] in the [G] shattered city [C]
of Geneva.
What went [G] through your [Am] mind on that day [G] at the sight of your mother's [C] vacant eyes?
As she lay still among [Am] the rubble [C] [G] beneath the blue Middle [C] Eastern skies.
[F] As you stood upon this [C] bulldozed building beside the settlements [G] and their [Am] hills so green.
[C] As your tears gave way to grim [A] determination [Am] amidst [F] the ruins of the city [C] of Geneva.
Why should [G] anybody [Am] wonder?
[G] As you stepped [C] on board the crowded [G] bus [Am] across the green line,
[G] And you reached inside your jacket [C] for the cord.
[F] Were you thinking of your neighbor's [C] buried bodies as you made the [G] stage for [A] this scene?
[Am] As [C] you set off the explosives that were [A] strapped around your [Am] waist.
Were [F] you thinking of [G] the city [C] of Geneva?
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Child, [G] what will [A] you remember when [Am] _ _ [G] _ you recall your [C] sixteenth year? _ _
The horrid sound [Em] of [Am] helicopter gunships, _ _ [G] the rumble of the tanks [C] as they drew near.
_ _ _ [F] As the world went [C] about its business, _ and I burned [G] another tank of [A] gasoline, _
[Am] _ _ [C] Dow [G] Jones lost a couple [A] points that day while [F] you were crying [Em] in the city [C] of Geneva. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Did they [G] even give your [Am] parents warning _ _ _ [G]
before they blew the windows out [C] with shells? _
_ _ While you hid [Em] inside the high school [Am] basement _ _ _ [G] _ amidst the ringing of [C] church bells? _ _
[F] As you watched your teacher crumple by [C] the doorway, _ _ and in England they [G] were toasting to [Am] the Queen,
_ _ _ [C] You were so [G] far from the thoughts of so many _
[F] huddled [G] in the city [C] of Geneva. _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ Were you thinking [Em] of the taunting [Am] of the soldiers, _ [G] or of the shit they smeared upon [C] the walls?
_ _ Were you thinking of your cousin [Am] after torture, _ _ [G] or Tel Aviv and its glittering [C] shopping malls?
_ _ When the [F] fat men in their mansions say that you don't want peace,
_ Did you [Em] wonder what they [Am] mean? _
As you sat amidst [G] the stench [Am] inside the darkness [A] _ _ [Em] _ in the [G] shattered city [C]
of Geneva. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ What went [G] through your [Am] mind on that day [G] at the sight of your mother's [C] vacant eyes? _ _ _ _
As she lay still among [Am] the rubble _ _ [C] [G] beneath the blue Middle [C] Eastern _ skies.
_ [F] As you stood upon this [C] bulldozed building _ _ beside the settlements [G] and their [Am] hills so green.
_ _ [C] As your tears gave way to grim [A] determination _ _ [Am] amidst [F] the ruins of the city [C] of Geneva.
Why _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
should [G] anybody [Am] wonder? _ _ _
[G] _ _ As you stepped [C] on board the _ _ _ crowded [G] bus [Am] across the green line,
_ [G] And you reached inside your jacket [C] for the cord. _ _
[F] Were you thinking of your neighbor's [C] buried bodies _ as _ you made the [G] stage for [A] this scene?
[Am] As _ [C] you set off the explosives that were [A] strapped around your [Am] waist.
_ _ _ Were [F] you thinking of [G] the city [C] of Geneva? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Child, [G] what will [A] you remember when [Am] _ _ [G] _ you recall your [C] sixteenth year? _ _
The horrid sound [Em] of [Am] helicopter gunships, _ _ [G] the rumble of the tanks [C] as they drew near.
_ _ _ [F] As the world went [C] about its business, _ and I burned [G] another tank of [A] gasoline, _
[Am] _ _ [C] Dow [G] Jones lost a couple [A] points that day while [F] you were crying [Em] in the city [C] of Geneva. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Did they [G] even give your [Am] parents warning _ _ _ [G]
before they blew the windows out [C] with shells? _
_ _ While you hid [Em] inside the high school [Am] basement _ _ _ [G] _ amidst the ringing of [C] church bells? _ _
[F] As you watched your teacher crumple by [C] the doorway, _ _ and in England they [G] were toasting to [Am] the Queen,
_ _ _ [C] You were so [G] far from the thoughts of so many _
[F] huddled [G] in the city [C] of Geneva. _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ Were you thinking [Em] of the taunting [Am] of the soldiers, _ [G] or of the shit they smeared upon [C] the walls?
_ _ Were you thinking of your cousin [Am] after torture, _ _ [G] or Tel Aviv and its glittering [C] shopping malls?
_ _ When the [F] fat men in their mansions say that you don't want peace,
_ Did you [Em] wonder what they [Am] mean? _
As you sat amidst [G] the stench [Am] inside the darkness [A] _ _ [Em] _ in the [G] shattered city [C]
of Geneva. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ What went [G] through your [Am] mind on that day [G] at the sight of your mother's [C] vacant eyes? _ _ _ _
As she lay still among [Am] the rubble _ _ [C] [G] beneath the blue Middle [C] Eastern _ skies.
_ [F] As you stood upon this [C] bulldozed building _ _ beside the settlements [G] and their [Am] hills so green.
_ _ [C] As your tears gave way to grim [A] determination _ _ [Am] amidst [F] the ruins of the city [C] of Geneva.
Why _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
should [G] anybody [Am] wonder? _ _ _
[G] _ _ As you stepped [C] on board the _ _ _ crowded [G] bus [Am] across the green line,
_ [G] And you reached inside your jacket [C] for the cord. _ _
[F] Were you thinking of your neighbor's [C] buried bodies _ as _ you made the [G] stage for [A] this scene?
[Am] As _ [C] you set off the explosives that were [A] strapped around your [Am] waist.
_ _ _ Were [F] you thinking of [G] the city [C] of Geneva? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _