Rise From The Ruins chords by Joan Baez

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Nobody  (D major) asked to be born.
A 
There ain't nobody wishes to die.  (A major) 
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G 
Every (D major) body wiles away the  (G major) interim time
Bm 
Sworn to  (B minor) rise from the ruins,
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D 
 (A major) by and  (D major) by
Well, the engines are
droning with progress
A 
And the pistons are pounding out time  (A major) 
D 
And it's  (D major) you and me caught
G 
in this  (G major) juggernaut jaunt
A 
D 
Left to rise from the ru (A major) ins down the  (D major) line
G 
D 
We will  (G major) roll like an old Chevro (D major) let
G 
The road to  (G major) ruin is something to see
G 
D 
 (G major) Hang on to the wheel of the  (D major) highway
Bm 
to hell and chauf (B minor) feurs for
A 
the powers that be  (A major) 
D 
Why so pale  (D major) and so one fond lover
A 
Why so downcast and desperately sad  (A major) 
D 
We can't  (D major) walk, we can't talk
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We ain't yet  (G major) pillars of salt
Bm 
A 
And we'll  (B minor) rise from the ru (A major) ins
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D 
Bm 
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while we  (D major) can  (G major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (A major) 
D 
Go and  (D major) tell all your friends and relations
Go and say what ain't easy to say
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D 
 (A major) Go and give  (D major) them some hope
G 
that we  (G major) might rock the boat
Bm 
A 
D 
And rise from  (B minor) the  ru (A major) ins one day  (D major) 
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And  (B minor) rise from the ru (A major) ins one day  (D major) 
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D 
And  (B minor) rise from the ruins  (A major) one day  (D major)  (G major)  (D major) 
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