Chords for M.I.A.
Tempo:
82.5 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
C
Dm
F
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [C]
[F] [Dm]
[E] [C]
[Am] [Dm] Staring at the [Bb] carnage, praying that the [C] sun would never [F] rise, living [Am] another [Bb] [Dm] day in disguise.
[Bb] These feelings [C] can't be [F] right.
[A] Give me your [Bb] courage to stand [Dm] up and fight. [Bb] Oh, [F] tonight.
[A] [D] Oh [Bb]-oh-oh [C]
[A]-oh.
Stand [Dm] up and fight.
[C]
[Dm] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
[Dm] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [C] [Bb]
[D] Now, fighting rage is all that I [Gm] was.
[Em] To challenge [C] me, you must be strong.
[F]
[D]
[Ab] [C]
[Dm] I'm walking home and [Bb] I'm fighting the war.
I'm the [F] way I've been to [Am] this time.
I won't be [Bb] mad I [Ab] think.
[D] Some are scared, others kill it for fun.
I shot them for the right and [Bb] for the son.
Take a [F] shot, my [Am] gun just can't stand.
Please [Bb] erase my [Dm] dreams.
[Bb] I put on the fight for your [C] life.
Pray to [F] God that our side [G] is light.
I know you [Am] want to steal me.
[C] Lose until I make it home to [Dm] you.
I see your [Bb] blood that's filled with [C] tears.
Grew up so [F] fast, where did those [Gm] years go?
[A] Memories won't let you [C] cry unless I don't return [Dm] tonight.
[Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [C] [Bb]
[Dm] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [C] [Bb]
[Dm] So many soldiers on the other side.
I live my life so they [Bb] can't take my life.
Scared to [F] make it out alive [Am] now, but it's [Bb] all I've got.
[Ab] [Dm] Nobody tells me all the reasons why.
I am a weapon so there's [Bb] nothing to fear.
[F] I'm not a [Am] lot but nothing real to [Dm] shout for.
I put [Bb] on the fight for your [C] life.
Pray to [F] God that our side [G] is light.
I know you [Am] want to steal me.
[C] Lose until I make it home to [Dm] you.
I see your [Bb] blood that's filled with [C] tears.
Grew up so [F] fast, where did those [Gm] years go?
[Am] Memories won't let you [C] cry unless I don't return tonight.
[Dm] Spirits can't take it [Bb] on.
It's brave that the sun [C] would never rise.
[F] Living another day [D] in disguise.
[Bb] These feelings [C] can't be right.
Give me your [A] courage, say [Dm] they'll be light.
Watching the gentle [D] rise, wandering now I'll rise.
[Bb] Strain this blood on my hands, shout all I can.
[D] There are no silent nights, watching your brothers all die.
[Bb] To destroy all their plans, with no thought of [Dm] making love.
[C]
[F]
[Dm] [D] [Bb]
[C] [A] [E]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] [A]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] [A] [Em]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] [A]
[Dm] [F] [Bb]
[C] [A]
[Dm] [F] [Bb]
[C] [A]
[D] [Bb]
[C] [F]
[G] [A] [Bb]
[C] [Db]
[D] [Bb]
[C] [F]
[G] [A] [Bb]
[C]
[D] [Bb] [C]
[A] [D] [Bb]
[C] [A]
[Dm] [D]
[Dm]
[D]
[A] [Dm]
[Bb] [C] [Am]
[Dm] I walk the city [Bb] lonely, memories that [C] are now passing by.
A [Am] murderer walks your [Dm] streets tonight.
[Bb] Forgive me for [C] all my crimes.
Don't forget that I [Bb] was so [E] young, [Dm] but so scared.
[Db] In the name [F] of [Db] [C] God and country.
[Dm] [Bb] [C] [A]
[Dm]
[C] [Am] [A]
[Dm] [Bb] [C]
[Am] [E] [Dm]
[Bb] [C]
[F] [Dm]
[E] [C]
[Am] [Dm] Staring at the [Bb] carnage, praying that the [C] sun would never [F] rise, living [Am] another [Bb] [Dm] day in disguise.
[Bb] These feelings [C] can't be [F] right.
[A] Give me your [Bb] courage to stand [Dm] up and fight. [Bb] Oh, [F] tonight.
[A] [D] Oh [Bb]-oh-oh [C]
[A]-oh.
Stand [Dm] up and fight.
[C]
[Dm] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
[Dm] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [C] [Bb]
[D] Now, fighting rage is all that I [Gm] was.
[Em] To challenge [C] me, you must be strong.
[F]
[D]
[Ab] [C]
[Dm] I'm walking home and [Bb] I'm fighting the war.
I'm the [F] way I've been to [Am] this time.
I won't be [Bb] mad I [Ab] think.
[D] Some are scared, others kill it for fun.
I shot them for the right and [Bb] for the son.
Take a [F] shot, my [Am] gun just can't stand.
Please [Bb] erase my [Dm] dreams.
[Bb] I put on the fight for your [C] life.
Pray to [F] God that our side [G] is light.
I know you [Am] want to steal me.
[C] Lose until I make it home to [Dm] you.
I see your [Bb] blood that's filled with [C] tears.
Grew up so [F] fast, where did those [Gm] years go?
[A] Memories won't let you [C] cry unless I don't return [Dm] tonight.
[Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [C] [Bb]
[Dm] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [C] [Bb]
[Dm] So many soldiers on the other side.
I live my life so they [Bb] can't take my life.
Scared to [F] make it out alive [Am] now, but it's [Bb] all I've got.
[Ab] [Dm] Nobody tells me all the reasons why.
I am a weapon so there's [Bb] nothing to fear.
[F] I'm not a [Am] lot but nothing real to [Dm] shout for.
I put [Bb] on the fight for your [C] life.
Pray to [F] God that our side [G] is light.
I know you [Am] want to steal me.
[C] Lose until I make it home to [Dm] you.
I see your [Bb] blood that's filled with [C] tears.
Grew up so [F] fast, where did those [Gm] years go?
[Am] Memories won't let you [C] cry unless I don't return tonight.
[Dm] Spirits can't take it [Bb] on.
It's brave that the sun [C] would never rise.
[F] Living another day [D] in disguise.
[Bb] These feelings [C] can't be right.
Give me your [A] courage, say [Dm] they'll be light.
Watching the gentle [D] rise, wandering now I'll rise.
[Bb] Strain this blood on my hands, shout all I can.
[D] There are no silent nights, watching your brothers all die.
[Bb] To destroy all their plans, with no thought of [Dm] making love.
[C]
[F]
[Dm] [D] [Bb]
[C] [A] [E]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] [A]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] [A] [Em]
[Dm] [Bb]
[C] [A]
[Dm] [F] [Bb]
[C] [A]
[Dm] [F] [Bb]
[C] [A]
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[C] [F]
[G] [A] [Bb]
[C] [Db]
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[C] [F]
[G] [A] [Bb]
[C]
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[A] [D] [Bb]
[C] [A]
[Dm] [D]
[Dm]
[D]
[A] [Dm]
[Bb] [C] [Am]
[Dm] I walk the city [Bb] lonely, memories that [C] are now passing by.
A [Am] murderer walks your [Dm] streets tonight.
[Bb] Forgive me for [C] all my crimes.
Don't forget that I [Bb] was so [E] young, [Dm] but so scared.
[Db] In the name [F] of [Db] [C] God and country.
[Dm] [Bb] [C] [A]
[Dm]
[C] [Am] [A]
[Dm] [Bb] [C]
[Am] [E] [Dm]
[Bb] [C]
Key:
Bb
C
Dm
F
A
Bb
C
Dm
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ Staring at the [Bb] carnage, praying that the [C] sun would never [F] rise, living [Am] another [Bb] [Dm] day in disguise.
[Bb] These feelings [C] can't be [F] right.
[A] Give me your [Bb] courage to stand [Dm] up and fight. [Bb] Oh, _ _ [F] tonight.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] Oh [Bb]-oh-oh _ _ [C] _ _
[A]-oh.
_ Stand [Dm] up and fight. _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[D] Now, fighting rage is all that I [Gm] was. _
[Em] To challenge [C] me, you must be strong.
[F] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ I'm walking home and [Bb] I'm fighting the war.
I'm the [F] way I've been to [Am] this time.
I won't be [Bb] mad I [Ab] think.
[D] Some are scared, others kill it for fun.
I shot them for the right and [Bb] for the son.
Take a [F] shot, my [Am] gun just can't stand.
Please [Bb] erase my [Dm] dreams.
[Bb] I put on the fight for your [C] life.
Pray to [F] God that our side [G] is light.
I know you [Am] want to steal me.
[C] Lose until I make it home to [Dm] you.
I see your [Bb] blood that's filled with [C] tears.
Grew up so [F] fast, where did those [Gm] years go?
[A] Memories won't let you [C] cry unless I don't return [Dm] tonight.
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Dm] _ So many soldiers on the other side.
I live my life so they [Bb] can't take my life.
Scared to [F] make it out alive [Am] now, but it's [Bb] all I've got.
[Ab] _ [Dm] Nobody tells me all the reasons why.
I am a weapon so there's [Bb] nothing to fear.
[F] I'm not a [Am] lot but nothing real to [Dm] shout for.
I put [Bb] on the fight for your [C] life.
Pray to [F] God that our side [G] is light.
I know you [Am] want to steal me.
[C] Lose until I make it home to [Dm] you.
I see your [Bb] blood that's filled with [C] tears.
Grew up so [F] fast, where did those [Gm] years go?
[Am] Memories won't let you [C] cry unless I don't return tonight.
[Dm] Spirits can't take it [Bb] on.
It's brave that the sun [C] would never rise.
[F] Living another day [D] in disguise.
[Bb] These feelings [C] can't be right.
Give me your [A] courage, say [Dm] they'll be light.
Watching the gentle [D] rise, wandering now I'll _ _ _ rise.
[Bb] Strain this blood on my hands, shout all I can.
[D] There are no silent nights, watching your brothers all die.
_ _ _ [Bb] To destroy all their plans, with no thought of [Dm] making love.
[C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
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[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bb] _ _
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[D] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Dm] I walk the city [Bb] lonely, memories that [C] are now passing by.
A [Am] murderer walks your [Dm] streets tonight.
_ [Bb] Forgive me for [C] all my _ crimes.
Don't forget that I [Bb] was so _ [E] young, [Dm] but so _ scared.
[Db] In the name [F] of [Db] _ [C] God and _ _ country.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ Staring at the [Bb] carnage, praying that the [C] sun would never [F] rise, living [Am] another [Bb] [Dm] day in disguise.
[Bb] These feelings [C] can't be [F] right.
[A] Give me your [Bb] courage to stand [Dm] up and fight. [Bb] Oh, _ _ [F] tonight.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] Oh [Bb]-oh-oh _ _ [C] _ _
[A]-oh.
_ Stand [Dm] up and fight. _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[D] Now, fighting rage is all that I [Gm] was. _
[Em] To challenge [C] me, you must be strong.
[F] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ I'm walking home and [Bb] I'm fighting the war.
I'm the [F] way I've been to [Am] this time.
I won't be [Bb] mad I [Ab] think.
[D] Some are scared, others kill it for fun.
I shot them for the right and [Bb] for the son.
Take a [F] shot, my [Am] gun just can't stand.
Please [Bb] erase my [Dm] dreams.
[Bb] I put on the fight for your [C] life.
Pray to [F] God that our side [G] is light.
I know you [Am] want to steal me.
[C] Lose until I make it home to [Dm] you.
I see your [Bb] blood that's filled with [C] tears.
Grew up so [F] fast, where did those [Gm] years go?
[A] Memories won't let you [C] cry unless I don't return [Dm] tonight.
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Dm] _ So many soldiers on the other side.
I live my life so they [Bb] can't take my life.
Scared to [F] make it out alive [Am] now, but it's [Bb] all I've got.
[Ab] _ [Dm] Nobody tells me all the reasons why.
I am a weapon so there's [Bb] nothing to fear.
[F] I'm not a [Am] lot but nothing real to [Dm] shout for.
I put [Bb] on the fight for your [C] life.
Pray to [F] God that our side [G] is light.
I know you [Am] want to steal me.
[C] Lose until I make it home to [Dm] you.
I see your [Bb] blood that's filled with [C] tears.
Grew up so [F] fast, where did those [Gm] years go?
[Am] Memories won't let you [C] cry unless I don't return tonight.
[Dm] Spirits can't take it [Bb] on.
It's brave that the sun [C] would never rise.
[F] Living another day [D] in disguise.
[Bb] These feelings [C] can't be right.
Give me your [A] courage, say [Dm] they'll be light.
Watching the gentle [D] rise, wandering now I'll _ _ _ rise.
[Bb] Strain this blood on my hands, shout all I can.
[D] There are no silent nights, watching your brothers all die.
_ _ _ [Bb] To destroy all their plans, with no thought of [Dm] making love.
[C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
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[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
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[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
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[Dm] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Dm] I walk the city [Bb] lonely, memories that [C] are now passing by.
A [Am] murderer walks your [Dm] streets tonight.
_ [Bb] Forgive me for [C] all my _ crimes.
Don't forget that I [Bb] was so _ [E] young, [Dm] but so _ scared.
[Db] In the name [F] of [Db] _ [C] God and _ _ country.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _