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Better Angels of Our Nature chords by
Susan Ashton
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Key: B major•
Verse 1
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Gsus4
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He fell to his knees and

he cried out for mercy

Heart-felt confessionals confessionals

to an angry mob

But vengeance was theirs as they

bellowed for justice
Dsus4
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"Death to the man who has sinned
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against God."
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Verse 2
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I joined in the chant feeling

so high and mighty

Pointing the finger from up on my throne

'Til I looked in his tears and

I caught my reflection

And I knew that I could not
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cast the first stone.
Verse 3
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Let the gavel fall slowly

tho' truth's been revealed
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Gsus4
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Sequester the jury for

a moment to feel

And in the courts of compassion
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I hope we can appeal
Interlude 1

To the better angels of our nature, to the better angels of our nature.
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Gsus4
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Gsus4
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Gsus4
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Am
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Verse 4
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I walked along on my soft
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streets of plenty

She walked the alleys of
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anguish and need

While clutching my greed I was
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Gsus4
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struck by a vision
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But for the grace of God,
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that could be me.
Verse 5
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And we gather in cham
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bers of lofty ideals
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Still debating the giving
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when handed the bill
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But in the congress of kindness
Cm
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I hope that we can yield
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To the better angels of our nature,
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to the better angels of our nature.
Interlude 2
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Angels of mercy,
Verse 6
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angels of light
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Angels of darkness, angels of might
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Angels with voices that whisper so clear
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Who do I lean to, who do I hear?
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Interlude 3
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Am
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Bb
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Verse 7
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We are building our world

with a fevered emotion

While trying to keep it from coming apart
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But as we reach for the dream can we
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Am
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still reach within us
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We won't have the hope if we don't
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have the heart.
Verse 8
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'Cause we've tossed in the gale
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of a moral decline
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As we drink from the grail
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of society's wine
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But at humanities table I
Cm
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hope we choose to dine
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With the better angels of
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our nature.
Verse 9
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With the better angels of our nature...
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • Gsus4

  • Dsus4

  • F

  • C

  • Am

  • Dm

  • D

  • Cm

    3

  • Em

  • Bb

  • Eb

    6

Capo: 4

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Better Angels of Our Nature by Susan Ashton is B major.

The primary chords used in Better Angels of Our Nature are B, Bsus4, F#sus4, A, E, C#m.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like B, Bsus4, F#sus4, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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