Feeding Off The Love Of The Land Chords by Stevie Wonder
Tempo:
87.05 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
C#
F#
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
[C#] [B] [C#]
[B] [C#] [D#m]
Seems the wisdom of man [G#m] hasn't got [E] much wiser Than
[D#m] [B] the very [D#] [G#m] beginning of our [C#m] time
[A] [B]
Agree, your [G#m] war has [D#] been [G#m] our way of [E] compromising
Letting
[D] live in [Bm] love has become [E] our biggest [B] lie
[F#] [B] Seems
[D#m] to me that fools are [G#m] even more [E] fooling
[B] Thinking [C#] [D#] of themselves [D#m] and [C#] nobody [E] [A] else
[D#m] But then if asked for poor, will [G#m] riches be [C#m] reclaimed?
[E]
[Bm] They say bootstraps must be pulled [E] up [F#] by [B] themselves
Feeding off the love [G#m] of the [D#]
[B] land
[Bm] Leaving much to be [C#m] desired
[E]
[F#] Living off the [B] love [C#] of the [F#]
[Bm] Lord
While the price for life is [E] higher
[F] Isn't [C#] love to be [A#m] admired?
[D#] As the good [C#] in man [G#m] expires
[G] Stealing all [Dm] the [Bm] love and the beauty [C#m] from [F#] the land
[B]
[G#m] [F#] Awake each [G#m] morning [C#] to the [E] birds a singing
Singing [D#m] out [G#m] to God to come and save his [A] own
But
[B] when throughout the world the cry of love is [E] ringing
Is [Bm] then when he will stop to [C#m] hear our [B] song
[F#] [B] Did
[C#] you know that when you feel [C#m] the earth is shaking
[F#] It's only [A#m] mother nature with a crying [E] [C#m] heart
You [F#] see we have [C#] taken from her for so many [E] ages
Will [Bm] there be a time where taking stops [F#] and giving stops
Cause we're feeding off the [B] love [C#] of [D#m] the land
[D] Leaving much to be [E] desired
[B] Living off the love [C#] of [B] the Lord
[Bm] While the [D] price for life is [E] higher
[F] Isn't [C#] love to be admired?
[A#m]
[D#] As the good in man [G#m] expires
[C] Stealing [Dm] all the love [F#] and the beauty [C#m] from [B] the land
Yes [F#] we're feeding off the [B] love of the land
[Bm] Ever hearing what he's [E] saying
[B] Living [F#] off the [B] love of the Lord
[Bm] Never [D] feeling what you're [E] praying
[F] Never [C#] praising him for beauty
[A#m] [D#]
Only praying God [G#m] please give me
[Em]
[D] Stealing all [F] the [F#] love and the beauty [C#m] from the [B] land
[C] Stealing [G] all the [Bm] love and the beauty [F#] from [B] his [D#m] [B] land
[C#] [B] [C#]
[B] [C#] [D#m]
Seems the wisdom of man [G#m] hasn't got [E] much wiser Than
[D#m] [B] the very [D#] [G#m] beginning of our [C#m] time
[A] [B]
Agree, your [G#m] war has [D#] been [G#m] our way of [E] compromising
Letting
[D] live in [Bm] love has become [E] our biggest [B] lie
[F#] [B] Seems
[D#m] to me that fools are [G#m] even more [E] fooling
[B] Thinking [C#] [D#] of themselves [D#m] and [C#] nobody [E] [A] else
[D#m] But then if asked for poor, will [G#m] riches be [C#m] reclaimed?
[E]
[Bm] They say bootstraps must be pulled [E] up [F#] by [B] themselves
Feeding off the love [G#m] of the [D#]
[B] land
[Bm] Leaving much to be [C#m] desired
[E]
[F#] Living off the [B] love [C#] of the [F#]
[Bm] Lord
While the price for life is [E] higher
[F] Isn't [C#] love to be [A#m] admired?
[D#] As the good [C#] in man [G#m] expires
[G] Stealing all [Dm] the [Bm] love and the beauty [C#m] from [F#] the land
[B]
[G#m] [F#] Awake each [G#m] morning [C#] to the [E] birds a singing
Singing [D#m] out [G#m] to God to come and save his [A] own
But
[B] when throughout the world the cry of love is [E] ringing
Is [Bm] then when he will stop to [C#m] hear our [B] song
[F#] [B] Did
[C#] you know that when you feel [C#m] the earth is shaking
[F#] It's only [A#m] mother nature with a crying [E] [C#m] heart
You [F#] see we have [C#] taken from her for so many [E] ages
Will [Bm] there be a time where taking stops [F#] and giving stops
Cause we're feeding off the [B] love [C#] of [D#m] the land
[D] Leaving much to be [E] desired
[B] Living off the love [C#] of [B] the Lord
[Bm] While the [D] price for life is [E] higher
[F] Isn't [C#] love to be admired?
[A#m]
[D#] As the good in man [G#m] expires
[C] Stealing [Dm] all the love [F#] and the beauty [C#m] from [B] the land
Yes [F#] we're feeding off the [B] love of the land
[Bm] Ever hearing what he's [E] saying
[B] Living [F#] off the [B] love of the Lord
[Bm] Never [D] feeling what you're [E] praying
[F] Never [C#] praising him for beauty
[A#m] [D#]
Only praying God [G#m] please give me
[Em]
[D] Stealing all [F] the [F#] love and the beauty [C#m] from the [B] land
[C] Stealing [G] all the [Bm] love and the beauty [F#] from [B] his [D#m] [B] land
Key:
B
E
C#
F#
G#m
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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [D#m] _
_ Seems the wisdom of man [G#m] hasn't got [E] much wiser _ _ Than _
[D#m] _ [B] the very [D#] [G#m] beginning of our [C#m] _ time
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] _
_ Agree, your [G#m] war has [D#] been [G#m] our way of [E] _ compromising
_ _ Letting _
[D] live in [Bm] love has become [E] our biggest [B] lie
[F#] _ _ [B] Seems _ _
_ [D#m] _ to me that fools are [G#m] even more [E] fooling _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ Thinking [C#] [D#] of themselves [D#m] and [C#] nobody [E] [A] else _ _ _ _ _ _
[D#m] But then if asked for poor, will [G#m] riches be [C#m] reclaimed?
_ [E] _ _ _ _
[Bm] They say bootstraps must be pulled [E] up [F#] by [B] themselves _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Feeding off the love [G#m] of the [D#]
[B] land
[Bm] Leaving much to be [C#m] desired
[E] _ _
[F#] _ Living off the [B] love [C#] of the [F#]
[Bm] Lord
While the price for life is [E] higher _
[F] Isn't [C#] love to be [A#m] admired? _ _
[D#] As the good [C#] in man _ [G#m] expires _
[G] Stealing all [Dm] the [Bm] love and the beauty [C#m] from [F#] the land
[B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ [F#] _ Awake each [G#m] morning [C#] to the [E] birds a singing
_ _ _ _ Singing [D#m] _ _ out [G#m] to God to come and save his [A] own
But _ _ _ _
[B] when throughout the world the cry of love is [E] _ ringing
_ _ _ Is [Bm] _ then when he will stop to [C#m] hear our [B] song
_ [F#] [B] Did _ _ _
[C#] _ you know that when you feel [C#m] the earth is shaking _ _ _ _ _
[F#] It's only [A#m] mother nature with a crying [E] [C#m] heart
You _ _ _ [F#] see we have [C#] taken from her for so many [E] _ ages
_ _ _ Will [Bm] there be a time where taking stops [F#] and giving stops
_ _ Cause _ _ we're feeding off the [B] love [C#] of [D#m] the land
[D] Leaving much to be [E] desired _ _
[B] Living off the love [C#] of [B] the Lord
[Bm] While the [D] price for life is [E] higher _ _
[F] Isn't [C#] love to be admired?
[A#m] _ _
[D#] As the good in man [G#m] _ expires _
[C] Stealing [Dm] all the love [F#] and the beauty [C#m] from [B] the land
_ _ _ Yes [F#] we're feeding off the [B] love of the land
[Bm] Ever hearing what he's [E] saying _ _
[B] Living [F#] off the [B] love of the Lord
[Bm] Never [D] feeling what you're [E] praying _ _
[F] Never [C#] praising him for beauty
[A#m] _ [D#]
Only praying God [G#m] please give me
[Em] _
[D] Stealing all [F] the [F#] love and the beauty [C#m] from the [B] land _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Stealing [G] all the [Bm] love and the beauty [F#] from [B] his [D#m] [B] land _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [D#m] _
_ Seems the wisdom of man [G#m] hasn't got [E] much wiser _ _ Than _
[D#m] _ [B] the very [D#] [G#m] beginning of our [C#m] _ time
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] _
_ Agree, your [G#m] war has [D#] been [G#m] our way of [E] _ compromising
_ _ Letting _
[D] live in [Bm] love has become [E] our biggest [B] lie
[F#] _ _ [B] Seems _ _
_ [D#m] _ to me that fools are [G#m] even more [E] fooling _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ Thinking [C#] [D#] of themselves [D#m] and [C#] nobody [E] [A] else _ _ _ _ _ _
[D#m] But then if asked for poor, will [G#m] riches be [C#m] reclaimed?
_ [E] _ _ _ _
[Bm] They say bootstraps must be pulled [E] up [F#] by [B] themselves _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Feeding off the love [G#m] of the [D#]
[B] land
[Bm] Leaving much to be [C#m] desired
[E] _ _
[F#] _ Living off the [B] love [C#] of the [F#]
[Bm] Lord
While the price for life is [E] higher _
[F] Isn't [C#] love to be [A#m] admired? _ _
[D#] As the good [C#] in man _ [G#m] expires _
[G] Stealing all [Dm] the [Bm] love and the beauty [C#m] from [F#] the land
[B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ [F#] _ Awake each [G#m] morning [C#] to the [E] birds a singing
_ _ _ _ Singing [D#m] _ _ out [G#m] to God to come and save his [A] own
But _ _ _ _
[B] when throughout the world the cry of love is [E] _ ringing
_ _ _ Is [Bm] _ then when he will stop to [C#m] hear our [B] song
_ [F#] [B] Did _ _ _
[C#] _ you know that when you feel [C#m] the earth is shaking _ _ _ _ _
[F#] It's only [A#m] mother nature with a crying [E] [C#m] heart
You _ _ _ [F#] see we have [C#] taken from her for so many [E] _ ages
_ _ _ Will [Bm] there be a time where taking stops [F#] and giving stops
_ _ Cause _ _ we're feeding off the [B] love [C#] of [D#m] the land
[D] Leaving much to be [E] desired _ _
[B] Living off the love [C#] of [B] the Lord
[Bm] While the [D] price for life is [E] higher _ _
[F] Isn't [C#] love to be admired?
[A#m] _ _
[D#] As the good in man [G#m] _ expires _
[C] Stealing [Dm] all the love [F#] and the beauty [C#m] from [B] the land
_ _ _ Yes [F#] we're feeding off the [B] love of the land
[Bm] Ever hearing what he's [E] saying _ _
[B] Living [F#] off the [B] love of the Lord
[Bm] Never [D] feeling what you're [E] praying _ _
[F] Never [C#] praising him for beauty
[A#m] _ [D#]
Only praying God [G#m] please give me
[Em] _
[D] Stealing all [F] the [F#] love and the beauty [C#m] from the [B] land _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Stealing [G] all the [Bm] love and the beauty [F#] from [B] his [D#m] [B] land _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _