Santiago Dawn chords by
Bruce Cockburn

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Key: A minor

Intro 1

Verse 1
Am Am 
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Something moves in the still dark
hours
Sunday in a shanty town
Eyelids open two by two
But not a single light goes on

Verse 2
Am Am 
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Tension builds as the only sound
Is the quiet clash of metal and boots
And now and then an order
barked
At the bullies in the drab green

Interlude 1

suits

Verse 3
G G 
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Military thugs with their
dogs and clubs
Am Am 
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G G 
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Spreading through the poblacion
Hunting whoever still has a voice
Am Am 
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Sure that everyone will run

Verse 4
G G 
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They come in strong but it's
not that long
Am Am 
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Before they know it's not so easy to leave
G G 
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To keep a million homeless
down takes more
Am Am 
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Than a strong arm up your
sleeve
G G 
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Am Am 
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G G 
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Am Am 
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Verse 5
G G 
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At the crack of dawn the first
Am Am 
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door goes down
Snapped off a makeshift frame
G G 
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In a matter of minutes the
first rock flies
Am Am 
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Barricades burst into flame

Verse 6

First mass rings through smoke and gas

Day flowers out of the night

Creatures of the dark in disarray

Fall before the morning light

Verse 7
F F 
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Bells of rage, bells of hope
Am Am 
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As the ten- year night
Em Em 
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Am Am 
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wears down
G G 
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Sisters and brothers are coming home
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F F 
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To see the Santiago dawn

Verse 8
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Am Am 
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Santiago sunrise
Em Em 
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Am Am 
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See them marching home
See them rising like grass
G G 
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Am Am 
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G G 
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through cement
Am Am 
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F F 
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In the Santiago dawn

Verse 9

I got a dream and I'm not alone

Darkness dead and gone

All the people marching home

Kissing the rush of dawn

Verse 10
F F 
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Am Am 
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Santiago sunrise
Dm Dm 
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Em Em 
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Am Am 
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See them marching home
G G 
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See them rising like grass through cement
Am Am 
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G G 
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Am Am 
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G G 
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In
Am Am 
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the Santiago dawn
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Am Am 
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