Ignorance Is the Enemy chords by
Rodney Crowell

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Key: E major•

Intro 1

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C#m

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C#m

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Verse 1

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Oh Mother, oh Father

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In our time of fear

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Grant us the wisdom

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Your message for to hear

Verse 2

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Send down Your angel band

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To fill Your hearts with power

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Oh Mother, oh Father

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In our darkest hour

Verse 3
E E 
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C#m C#m 4
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Ignorance is the enemy
A A 
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And it fills your head with lies
It's the kind of bliss that
can make you miss
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The very truth before your eyes

Verse 4
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It's not who's right or wrong
Weak or strong,
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A A 
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black or white you see
Ignorance is the enemy
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B B 2
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And it's keeping you from me

Verse 5

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Forgive me all my pettiness

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Forgive me all my greed

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Forgive me for I know not how

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To live this life I lead

Verse 6

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Ignorance is the enemy

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Let's set the record straight

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If history must repeat itself

Verse 7
Why worry while you wait
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It's a perfect blue and
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beautiful world
A A 
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You treat with such disdain
Ignorance is the enemy
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B B 2
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And It can only bring you pain

Verse 8

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Forgive me all my vanity

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Forgive me my conceit

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Forgive me when I'm crawling

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Like a beggar at Your feet

Verse 9

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Ignorance is the enemy

And it wields a mighty sword

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It can cut you down in a blaze of glory

Verse 10
It can nail you to a board
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If mercy and compassion only
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had a chance
It could fill these holes
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we've dug
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But ignorance is the enemy
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And it's working like a drug