Chords for Nahko: "Love Letters To God"

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[G] You always give what you can even if your allies draw lines in the sand [Am] and dig
I always dig a little deeper sometimes [F] it's hard to be my brother's keeper love
so you let love in baby I am home in the wake of your [Am] skin and it's crazy how we
wear a ceremony [F] always be open to your path in your [C] journey yes she cradles my
[G] loneliness a home that I forage [Am] nest universal test through [F] the weight of my
love to hand my chest [G] and rest in the cradle [G] of my arms the battle that we
face is a place where our scars come [Am] from and to pick up the gun my [F] love we
are destined to teach these [C] ones to be brave [G] and never run away courage is
perfect on the first lot [Am] of day yeah the day you were born you [C] came out
perfect never meant to [G] be torn in silence never been so loud and the
violence never been so proud [Am] of a people who were fighting for a change [C] or the
fatality dog despite all [G] the rage we are animals and we cannot be caged or
focused to fight so we burn a little stage [Am] and write poetry wiser than the
enemy will [C] ever be the [G] minority and authority are you here to protect or
arrest me I can't tolerate the [Am] hate and I'm losing sleep can't breathe cuz the
choking out a [C] war in me immorality
yeah _ _ _ [Em] _ _
she [F] _ _ reads [C] their mouth they get [A] lost in the _ stars [F] _ [G] stars [C] in the stars _ _ _ so _ many
parts [Bm] to a heavy heart [C] if there's no beginning and where was start [Am] start
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_ [G] _ start _ _ _ _ human souls so we come from in the story totem poles cuz we're always
searching for [Am] a certain goal a pattern of physics a [F] role don't [C] believe all
you're told and open open up your [G] fist a misconception you can fight like [Am] this
and praise with the power of [C] prayer of God's in our side we can take the stairs
to the heavens flip into my chapter [G] 7 I live with the snakes in the great
deception no [Am] card in this country from man who [F] steal from the mother on [C] paper
with pen and we're tripping down [G] a red deer road and we're asking is this the
way we should [Am] go kissing soft top feed my god this [F] we walked her baby [C] yeah we
got this focus and it's [G] redirecting grateful and I'm resurrected [Am] stubborn
but I [A] know the way you're the [F] skin of my drum to your [C] rhythm I will [G] sway take my
hand I won't lead you astray we will not go gently to the darkest of [Am] days
grandma's here and she said persevere [C] take a walk in her mark sees the trail
of tears and our fears are the same [G] as the everywhere beers numb the pain of
our like [Am] our gears always my what in motion [C] maybe maybe be another [G] no renotion
your arches how they bend and contract on my conscience never slip through the
grip of [A] my thesis and my theory is a shine in [F] your presence of the [G] difference
yeah [C] _ _ _ [B] _ she _ [F] _ _ [C] reads them or if they get lost
[Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] stars and [C] stars _ _ so _ _ many [A] parts to [Bm] a heavy heart _ [F] if there's no beginning then where
would you start [A] [Am] start _ _ [F] start _ [C] where would you start _ _ _ _ _