Chords for Nina Simone - Poppies (Emergency Ward)

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_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ A child ran through [Bb] the meadow _ _ on a [F] sun-drenched summer [Ab] day _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ And then he [G] stopped his _ _ play _ [Ab] and _ _ _ _ _ _ kneeled _ _ _ _ _ _ in a _ [Gm] field of poppies
_ _ _ _ _ A _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
man [Bb] walked through my ghetto _ [Fm] on a humid summer day _ _
And then he [G] stopped to pay
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] And [F] he _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ kneeled _ _ in a _ [Gm] _ _ field of _ _ _ _ poppies
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_ [Fm] Oh _ flower [G] of _ forgetfulness, [Fm] _ _ distant are our way to [Bb] the moon
_ [Fm] _ Take a deep _ breath _ _ _ _ _ _ if you're [G] reaching for [Fm] _ _
truth
_ _ _ While you're [F] in the stupor, the _ doughnuts _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] and _ _
[F] death _ takes [Bb] another [Fm] _ _
you _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Cm] Poppies, _ poppies, _ _ _ _
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_ [F] _ _ _ [C] poppies, _ _
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poppies _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] A boy I used to know, _ [Bb] _
a boy I used to know, [Ab] _ _
_ out there right into the sky, _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
was a joy _ [F] to _
[Bb] behold.
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_ Then I looked into [Gm]
his _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] eyes, a look so _ cold, [Gm] _
a boy grown old, [Fm] a zombie who _ _ _ _ kneeled _ _ _ _ _ in a _ [Gm] _
field of _ _ _ poppies. _
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Poppies, poppies, poppies, [Cm] poppies, _ _ _ [Bb] where are _ _ my poppies? _ _ _ _ _ _
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