Chords for Sonia Dada- Green Eyed Esther
Tempo:
87.15 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
F#
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[Bm]
[E] [E] [A] She lays back, she lays back and bows her head and mouths some words, some words.
Oh, but she [E] don't say them.
[B] She don't want to talk about it anymore.
But boy, lost a battle baby, baby, lost the war.
[A] And the old man, the old general, the old warrior, he was lost between the war with his fist, which dragged his metal [B] and his slat throne.
[E] [F#] They had a [A] boy between them and he was queer and they seen him in years and years and they weren't sure [E] if he was living anymore.
[B] Oh, they don't want to talk about it anymore.
But boy, lost a battle baby, baby, lost.
Oh, they don't want to talk about it anymore.
But boy, lost a battle baby.
[E]
[B] [A] [B]
On her knees on Sunday, on her knees in Sunday [E] prayer, looking up at the sunny sky and all she sees is darkness [B] there.
She said, I know there's something waiting for me [A] where.
I'm just [E] like an old man.
[A] Oh, great night is still holding grace.
The day is long and stronger than him and who is coming?
[E]
[A]
[A]
[B] [E]
[B]
[E]
[B] Oh, she don't want to talk about it anymore.
But boy, lost a battle.
[A] Lost the war.
[E] Oh,
[B]
[E] [B] [F#]
I.
[E]
[F#] [A]
[E]
[G#]
[E]
[Bm]
[E] [E] [A] She lays back, she lays back and bows her head and mouths some words, some words.
Oh, but she [E] don't say them.
[B] She don't want to talk about it anymore.
But boy, lost a battle baby, baby, lost the war.
[A] And the old man, the old general, the old warrior, he was lost between the war with his fist, which dragged his metal [B] and his slat throne.
[E] [F#] They had a [A] boy between them and he was queer and they seen him in years and years and they weren't sure [E] if he was living anymore.
[B] Oh, they don't want to talk about it anymore.
But boy, lost a battle baby, baby, lost.
Oh, they don't want to talk about it anymore.
But boy, lost a battle baby.
[E]
[B] [A] [B]
On her knees on Sunday, on her knees in Sunday [E] prayer, looking up at the sunny sky and all she sees is darkness [B] there.
She said, I know there's something waiting for me [A] where.
I'm just [E] like an old man.
[A] Oh, great night is still holding grace.
The day is long and stronger than him and who is coming?
[E]
[A]
[A]
[B] [E]
[B]
[E]
[B] Oh, she don't want to talk about it anymore.
But boy, lost a battle.
[A] Lost the war.
[E] Oh,
[B]
[E] [B] [F#]
I.
[E]
[F#] [A]
[E]
[G#]
[E]
Key:
E
A
B
F#
Bm
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] She lays back, she lays back and bows her head and mouths some words, some words.
Oh, but she [E] don't say them.
_ _ _ _ [B] She don't want to talk about it anymore.
_ But boy, lost a battle baby, baby, lost the war.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] And the old man, the old general, the old warrior, he was lost between the war with his fist, which dragged his metal [B] and his slat throne. _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] They had a [A] boy between them and he was queer and they seen him in years and years and they weren't sure _ [E] if he was living anymore. _ _ _
_ _ [B] Oh, they don't want to talk about it anymore. _
But boy, lost a battle baby, baby, _ lost. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, they don't want to talk about it anymore.
But boy, lost a battle baby. _
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_ On her knees on Sunday, on her knees in Sunday [E] prayer, looking up at the sunny sky and all she sees is darkness [B] there.
She said, I know there's something waiting for me [A] where. _ _ _ _ _
I'm _ _ just [E] like an old man.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Oh, great night is still holding grace.
The day is long and stronger than him and who is coming?
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_ [B] Oh, she don't want to talk about it anymore.
But boy, _ lost a battle. _ _
_ _ [A] _ Lost the war. _ _
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] She lays back, she lays back and bows her head and mouths some words, some words.
Oh, but she [E] don't say them.
_ _ _ _ [B] She don't want to talk about it anymore.
_ But boy, lost a battle baby, baby, lost the war.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] And the old man, the old general, the old warrior, he was lost between the war with his fist, which dragged his metal [B] and his slat throne. _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] They had a [A] boy between them and he was queer and they seen him in years and years and they weren't sure _ [E] if he was living anymore. _ _ _
_ _ [B] Oh, they don't want to talk about it anymore. _
But boy, lost a battle baby, baby, _ lost. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, they don't want to talk about it anymore.
But boy, lost a battle baby. _
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_ On her knees on Sunday, on her knees in Sunday [E] prayer, looking up at the sunny sky and all she sees is darkness [B] there.
She said, I know there's something waiting for me [A] where. _ _ _ _ _
I'm _ _ just [E] like an old man.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Oh, great night is still holding grace.
The day is long and stronger than him and who is coming?
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_ [B] Oh, she don't want to talk about it anymore.
But boy, _ lost a battle. _ _
_ _ [A] _ Lost the war. _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ Oh, _ _
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