Chords for Wyclef Jean - Gunpowder (Official Video) ft. Refugee All Stars, Ms. Lauryn Hill
Tempo:
145.75 bpm
Chords used:
Am
G
F
C
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[Am]
I asked my mother [G] why do you cry?
[F]
She said your brother, [C]
he's been died.
[Am]
Well I told him [G] not to go outside.
[F]
Said he [Fm] had to fight [C] for his [Am] country's rights.
But don't [F] you know that [G] my [Am] mother,
[E] Don't you [F] know that we [G] can't stop the [Am]
violence?
No, [F] because the war [G] [A] is [Am] not [Em] over.
[D] [Am] Until you [C] can feel [G] love, peace, and near [Am]
silence.
But I smell gunpowder.
My brother's [G] been dead ever since.
[F]
I didn't believe it, but [C] when I saw him, I was [G] afraid.
[Am]
Two shots [E] to the head, [G] he was already dead.
Lost, [F]
I headed [Fm] for revenge.
[C] In the city of [Am] Marco Prince, [F] screaming,
[G] Brother, [A]
[E] don't you [C] know that we [G] can't stop the [Am]
violence?
No, [F] because the war [G] is [A] not [Am] over.
[D] Until you [C] can feel [G] love, peace, and near [Am]
silence.
But I smell gunpowder.
Zaire's gunpowder.
LA's gunpowder.
[E] I wanna [G] know why.
Christmas break.
[Am]
We don't need no, we don't need no, we [G] don't need no.
Fighting skills, [Am]
safe way.
I wanna [G] know why.
Yet, though we put friends, [Am]
they we left.
[G]
And it's still [F]
[Am] the same way.
But the preacher man told me, good [F] things [A] come to [Dm]
those who wait.
[A]
Good things [F] come to those [Am] who [Dm] wait.
[C#] I [Am] wanna know, tell me, [F] good things come to [Dm]
those [Am] who wait.
Good [F] things come to those who [Dm] wait.
We wanna know, we wanna know, [E] we wanna [C#] know.
[F]
[G] People, people.
[A]
[E] Don't you [F] know that we [G] can't stop the [A]
[Am] violence?
No, [F] because the [G] war is [Am] not [C] over.
[D] Until you [C] can feel [G] love, peace, and near [A]
silence.
[Am] But I smell gunpowder.
Brooklyn's gunpowder.
Shaolin's gunpowder.
Uptown's gunpowder.
[E] Jersey's [Am]
gunpowder.
Even in New Zealand's gunpowder.
Australia's gunpowder.
Brixton's gunpowder.
Even in New Haven's gunpowder.
We wanna know, anything can happen.
Peace.
[N]
I asked my mother [G] why do you cry?
[F]
She said your brother, [C]
he's been died.
[Am]
Well I told him [G] not to go outside.
[F]
Said he [Fm] had to fight [C] for his [Am] country's rights.
But don't [F] you know that [G] my [Am] mother,
[E] Don't you [F] know that we [G] can't stop the [Am]
violence?
No, [F] because the war [G] [A] is [Am] not [Em] over.
[D] [Am] Until you [C] can feel [G] love, peace, and near [Am]
silence.
But I smell gunpowder.
My brother's [G] been dead ever since.
[F]
I didn't believe it, but [C] when I saw him, I was [G] afraid.
[Am]
Two shots [E] to the head, [G] he was already dead.
Lost, [F]
I headed [Fm] for revenge.
[C] In the city of [Am] Marco Prince, [F] screaming,
[G] Brother, [A]
[E] don't you [C] know that we [G] can't stop the [Am]
violence?
No, [F] because the war [G] is [A] not [Am] over.
[D] Until you [C] can feel [G] love, peace, and near [Am]
silence.
But I smell gunpowder.
Zaire's gunpowder.
LA's gunpowder.
[E] I wanna [G] know why.
Christmas break.
[Am]
We don't need no, we don't need no, we [G] don't need no.
Fighting skills, [Am]
safe way.
I wanna [G] know why.
Yet, though we put friends, [Am]
they we left.
[G]
And it's still [F]
[Am] the same way.
But the preacher man told me, good [F] things [A] come to [Dm]
those who wait.
[A]
Good things [F] come to those [Am] who [Dm] wait.
[C#] I [Am] wanna know, tell me, [F] good things come to [Dm]
those [Am] who wait.
Good [F] things come to those who [Dm] wait.
We wanna know, we wanna know, [E] we wanna [C#] know.
[F]
[G] People, people.
[A]
[E] Don't you [F] know that we [G] can't stop the [A]
[Am] violence?
No, [F] because the [G] war is [Am] not [C] over.
[D] Until you [C] can feel [G] love, peace, and near [A]
silence.
[Am] But I smell gunpowder.
Brooklyn's gunpowder.
Shaolin's gunpowder.
Uptown's gunpowder.
[E] Jersey's [Am]
gunpowder.
Even in New Zealand's gunpowder.
Australia's gunpowder.
Brixton's gunpowder.
Even in New Haven's gunpowder.
We wanna know, anything can happen.
Peace.
[N]
Key:
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G
F
C
A
Am
G
F
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I asked my mother [G] why do you cry?
_ _ [F] _
_ She said your brother, _ [C] _
_ he's been died.
_ _ [Am] _
_ Well I told him [G] not to go _ outside.
_ _ _ [F] _
_ Said he [Fm] had to fight [C] for his _ [Am] country's rights.
But don't [F] you know that [G] my _ _ [Am] mother,
_ _ _ [E] _ Don't you [F] know that we _ [G] can't stop the [Am] _
_ violence?
No, _ [F] because the war _ [G] _ [A] is [Am] not [Em] over.
_ [D] _ [Am] Until you [C] can feel [G] love, peace, and near [Am] _
silence.
But I smell _ gunpowder.
_ My _ brother's [G] been dead ever since.
_ _ [F] _
I didn't believe it, but [C] when I saw him, I was [G] afraid.
_ [Am] _
_ Two shots [E] to the head, [G] he was already dead.
_ Lost, [F] _
_ I headed [Fm] for revenge.
[C] In the city of [Am] Marco Prince, _ [F] screaming,
_ _ [G] Brother, _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ don't you [C] know that we [G] can't stop the [Am] _
violence?
_ No, _ [F] because the war _ _ [G] _ is [A] not [Am] over.
_ _ [D] _ Until you [C] can feel [G] love, peace, and near [Am] _
silence.
But I smell _ _ gunpowder.
_ _ _ _ Zaire's gunpowder.
_ _ _ LA's _ gunpowder.
_ [E] I wanna [G] know why.
_ Christmas _ break.
[Am] _
_ We don't need no, we don't need no, we [G] don't need no.
_ Fighting skills, _ [Am]
safe way.
_ I wanna [G] know why.
Yet, though we put friends, [Am] _
they we _ left.
[G] _ _
_ And it's still [F] _
[Am] the same way.
But the preacher man told me, good [F] things [A] come to [Dm]
those _ who _ wait.
[A]
Good things [F] come to those [Am] who [Dm] wait.
_ [C#] I [Am] wanna know, tell me, _ [F] good things come to [Dm]
those _ [Am] who _ wait.
Good [F] things come to those who [Dm] wait.
_ We wanna know, we wanna know, [E] we wanna [C#] know.
_ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] People, _ people.
[A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ Don't you [F] know that we _ [G] _ can't stop the [A] _
[Am] violence?
_ No, _ [F] because the [G] war _ is [Am] not [C] over.
_ [D] _ Until you [C] can feel [G] love, peace, and near [A]
silence.
[Am] _ But I smell gunpowder.
_ _ _ _ _ Brooklyn's gunpowder.
_ _ _ _ _ Shaolin's gunpowder.
_ _ _ _ Uptown's gunpowder.
_ _ _ [E] _ Jersey's [Am]
gunpowder.
_ Even in New Zealand's gunpowder.
_ _ _ _ Australia's gunpowder.
_ _ _ _ Brixton's gunpowder.
_ Even in New Haven's gunpowder.
_ _ _ _ We wanna know, _ _ anything can happen. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Peace.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I asked my mother [G] why do you cry?
_ _ [F] _
_ She said your brother, _ [C] _
_ he's been died.
_ _ [Am] _
_ Well I told him [G] not to go _ outside.
_ _ _ [F] _
_ Said he [Fm] had to fight [C] for his _ [Am] country's rights.
But don't [F] you know that [G] my _ _ [Am] mother,
_ _ _ [E] _ Don't you [F] know that we _ [G] can't stop the [Am] _
_ violence?
No, _ [F] because the war _ [G] _ [A] is [Am] not [Em] over.
_ [D] _ [Am] Until you [C] can feel [G] love, peace, and near [Am] _
silence.
But I smell _ gunpowder.
_ My _ brother's [G] been dead ever since.
_ _ [F] _
I didn't believe it, but [C] when I saw him, I was [G] afraid.
_ [Am] _
_ Two shots [E] to the head, [G] he was already dead.
_ Lost, [F] _
_ I headed [Fm] for revenge.
[C] In the city of [Am] Marco Prince, _ [F] screaming,
_ _ [G] Brother, _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ don't you [C] know that we [G] can't stop the [Am] _
violence?
_ No, _ [F] because the war _ _ [G] _ is [A] not [Am] over.
_ _ [D] _ Until you [C] can feel [G] love, peace, and near [Am] _
silence.
But I smell _ _ gunpowder.
_ _ _ _ Zaire's gunpowder.
_ _ _ LA's _ gunpowder.
_ [E] I wanna [G] know why.
_ Christmas _ break.
[Am] _
_ We don't need no, we don't need no, we [G] don't need no.
_ Fighting skills, _ [Am]
safe way.
_ I wanna [G] know why.
Yet, though we put friends, [Am] _
they we _ left.
[G] _ _
_ And it's still [F] _
[Am] the same way.
But the preacher man told me, good [F] things [A] come to [Dm]
those _ who _ wait.
[A]
Good things [F] come to those [Am] who [Dm] wait.
_ [C#] I [Am] wanna know, tell me, _ [F] good things come to [Dm]
those _ [Am] who _ wait.
Good [F] things come to those who [Dm] wait.
_ We wanna know, we wanna know, [E] we wanna [C#] know.
_ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] People, _ people.
[A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ Don't you [F] know that we _ [G] _ can't stop the [A] _
[Am] violence?
_ No, _ [F] because the [G] war _ is [Am] not [C] over.
_ [D] _ Until you [C] can feel [G] love, peace, and near [A]
silence.
[Am] _ But I smell gunpowder.
_ _ _ _ _ Brooklyn's gunpowder.
_ _ _ _ _ Shaolin's gunpowder.
_ _ _ _ Uptown's gunpowder.
_ _ _ [E] _ Jersey's [Am]
gunpowder.
_ Even in New Zealand's gunpowder.
_ _ _ _ Australia's gunpowder.
_ _ _ _ Brixton's gunpowder.
_ Even in New Haven's gunpowder.
_ _ _ _ We wanna know, _ _ anything can happen. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Peace.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _