Please Forgive Us chords by 10, 000 Maniacs
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Intro 1
(G major) (Dsus4) (D major) (C major) (D major)
(G major)
Verse 1
"Mercy, mercy," (G major)
(Dsus4) why didn't (D major) we hear it? (Dsus4) (D major) (G major)
"Mercy, mercy," (Dsus4) why did (D major) we read it buried on
the last (C major) page of our morning pa (D major) pers? (G major)
The plan was drafted,
(Dsus4) drafted (D major) in secret. (Dsus4)
(G major) Gunboats met the red tide,
(Dsus4) driven to (D major) the rum (Dsus4) trade (D major) (Dsus4) for (D major) the (C major) army that they cre (D major) ated.
But the bullets (C major) were bought by us,
it was dollars that (D major) paid (G major) (F major) them.
(C major)
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Verse 2
(G major)
Please forgive us, we (F major) don't know what
was done (C major) in our name. (Dsus4) (D major)
There'll be (G major) more trials like this
in (Dsus4) mer (D major) cenary heydays.
When they're (Dsus4) so (G major) apt to wrap themselves
up in the stripes (Dsus4) and stars
(D major) And find that they are (C major) able to
call themselves heroes (D major)
And to justify (C major) murder by their
fighters for freedom.
(D major)
Verse 3
(G major)
Please forgive us,
we don't (F major) know what was done. (C major) (G major)
Please forgive us,
we did (F major) n't know. (C major) (G major)
Could you ever forgive us?
I don't (F major) know (C major) how you could. (D major)
(Dsus4) (G major) (Dsus4) (D major) (Dsus4) (G major)
(Dsus4)
I know (C major) this is no consola
(D major) tion.
Interlude 1
(D major) (G major) (F major) (C major) (G major)
Verse 4
Please forgive (G major) us,
(D major) we did (F major) n't know. (C major) (G major)
Could you ever believe that
we did (F major) n't know? (C major) (G major)
Please forgive us, we (F major) didn't know. (C major) (G major) (F major)
I wouldn't blame (C major) you if you never could, (G major)
and you never will.
(C major) (F major) (C major)
Please Forgive Us
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