Forgive Them Father

Forgive Them Father easy guitar chords by Ms. Lauryn Hill

1998R&B
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 7

Capo

Transpose

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  • C

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  • Intro 1
    Forgive 
    us 
    our 
    trespasses 

    As 
    we 
    forgive 
    those 

    that 
    trespass 
    against 
    us 

    Although 
    them 
    again 

    we 
    will 
    never 
    never 
    never 
    trust 

    Hoo 
    hoo 
    hoo 
    hoo 
    hoo! 

    Them 
    not 
    know 
    what 
    them 
    do 

    Big 
    out 
    to 
    yi 
    while 
    I'm 
    stickin' 
    like 
    glue 

    Fling 
    skin 
    grin 
    while 
    them 
    plotting 
    for 
    you, 

    Chorus 1
    true! 

    Forgive 
    them 
    father 

    for 
    they 
    know 
    not 
    what 
    they 
    do 

    (Me 
    nah 
    tellin' 
    them 
    no 
    more) 

    Forgive 
    them 
    father 

    for 
    they 
    know 
    not 
    what 
    they 
    do 

    Verse 1
    (Be 
    real, 
    them 
    not 
    clue!) 

    Beware 
    the 
    false 
    motives 
    of 
    others 

    Be 
    care
    ful 
    of 
    those 

    who 
    pretend 
    to 
    be 
    brothers 

    And 
    you 
    never 
    suppose 
    it's 
    those 

    who 
    are 
    closest 
    to 
    you 

    To 
    you 

    Pre-chorus 1
    They 
    say 
    all 
    the 
    right 
    things, 

    to 
    gain 
    their 
    po
    sition 

    Then 
    use 
    your 
    kindness 
    as 
    their 
    ammu
    nition 

    To 
    shoot 
    you 
    down 
    in 
    the 
    name 
    of 
    am
    bition, 

    Chorus 2
    they 
    do, 
    oh 

    Forgive 
    them 
    father 

    for 
    they 
    know 
    not 
    what 
    they 
    do 

    Forgive 
    them 
    father 

    for 
    they 
    know 
    not 
    what 
    they 
    do 

    Verse 2
    Why 
    every 
    Indian 
    want 
    to 
    be 
    the 
    chief? 

    Feed 
    man 
    'til 
    he 
    full 
    and 
    he 
    still 
    want 
    beef 

    Give 
    me 
    grief, 
    try 
    to 
    tief 
    off 
    my 
    piece 

    Why 
    for 
    you 
    to 
    increase, 
    must 
    decrease? 

    If 
    treat 
    you 
    kindly, 

    does 
    it 
    mean 
    that 
    I'm 
    weak? 

    You 
    hear 
    me 
    speak 

    and 
    think 
    won't 
    take 
    it 
    to 
    the 
    streets 

    know 
    enough 
    cats 

    that 
    don't 
    turn 
    the 
    other 
    cheek 

    But 
    try 
    to 
    keep 
    it 
    civilized 
    like 
    Menelik 

    And 
    other 
    African 
    czars, 

    observing 
    stars 
    with 
    war 
    scars 

    Get 
    yours 
    in 
    this 
    capitalistic 
    system 

    So 
    many 
    caught 
    or 
    got 
    bought 

    you 
    can't 
    list 
    them 

    How 
    you 
    gonna 
    idolize 
    the 
    missing? 

    To 
    survive 
    is 
    to 
    stay 
    alive 

    in 
    the 
    face 
    of 
    opposition 

    Even 
    when 
    they 
    comin', 
    gun
    nin' 

    stand 
    position 

    L's 
    known 
    the 
    mission 
    since 
    con
    ception 

    Let's 
    free 
    the 
    people 
    from 
    deception 

    If 
    you 
    looking 
    for 
    the 
    answers 

    then 
    you 
    gotta 
    ask 
    the 
    questions 

    And 
    when 
    let 
    go, 

    my 
    voice 
    echoes 
    through 
    the 
    ghetto 

    Sick 
    of 
    men 
    trying 
    to 
    pull 
    strings 
    like 
    Geppetto 

    Why 
    black 
    people 

    always 
    be 
    the 
    ones 
    to 
    settle? 

    Pre-chorus 2
    March 
    through 
    these 
    streets 
    like 
    Soweto, 
    uh 

    Like 
    Cain 
    and 
    Abel, 

    Caesar 
    and 
    Brutus 

    Chorus 3
    Jesus 
    and 
    Judas, 
    backstabbers 

    (do 
    this) 
    Forgive 
    them 
    father 

    for 
    they 
    know 
    not 
    what 
    they 
    do 

    Forgive 
    them 
    father 

    for 
    they 
    know 
    not 
    what 
    they 
    do 

    Verse 3
    It 
    took 
    me 
    little 
    while 
    to 
    discov
    er 

    Wolves 
    in 
    sheep 
    coats 

    who 
    pretend 
    to 
    be 
    lovers 

    Men 
    who 
    lack 
    conscience 

    will 
    even 
    lie 
    to 
    themselves 

    To 
    themselves 

    Pre-chorus 3
    friend 
    once 
    said, 
    and 
    found 
    to 
    be 
    true 

    That 
    everyday 
    people, 
    they 
    lie 
    to 
    God 
    too 

    So 
    what 
    makes 
    you 
    think, 

    that 
    they 
    won't 
    lie 
    to 
    you? 

    Chorus 4
    Forgive 
    them 
    father 

    for 
    they 
    know 
    not 
    what 
    they 
    do 

    (Forgive 
    dem, 
    forgive 
    dem) 

    Forgive 
    them 
    father 

    for 
    they 
    know 
    not 
    what 
    they 
    do 

    Bridge 1
    (Forgive 
    dem, 
    forgive 
    dem) 

    Gwan 
    like 
    dem 
    love 

    while 
    dem 
    rip 
    you 
    to 
    shreds 

    Trample 
    pon 
    yuh 
    heart 

    and 
    lef 
    yuh 
    fi 
    dead 

    Dem 
    a-yuh 
    friend 
    who 
    yuh 
    depen 

    pon 
    from 
    way 
    back 
    when 

    But 
    if 
    you, 
    gi 
    dem 
    yuh 
    back 

    dem 
    yuh 
    mus 
    meet 
    yuh 
    end 

    Dem 
    not 
    know 
    what 
    dem 
    do 

    Dem 
    not 
    know 
    what 
    dem 
    do 

    Dem 
    not 
    know, 
    dem 
    not 
    know, 

    dem 
    not 
    know, 
    dem 
    not 
    know 

    Outro 1
    Dem 
    not 
    know 
    what 
    dem 
    do 

    (Forgive 
    them 
    father, 

    forgive 
    them 
    father...) 


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