The Hostage Speaks
The Hostage Speaks

The Hostage Speaks easy guitar chords by Big Country

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    • Intro 1



    Verse 1
    The desert 
    dust 
    was 
    rising 
    from 
    a 
    military 
    con
    voy 

    As it 
    ran 
    into 
    the 
    city 

    with a cargo 
    of despair 

    It 
    waved 
    away 
    the 
    roadblocks, as it 

    dodged 
    among 
    the 
    car 
    bombs 

    For 
    the 
    cam
    eras 
    of 
    the tour
    ists 
    in the 

    foxhole 
    inn 

    Verse 2

    In the 
    shadows 
    of the 
    ghetto 

    there's a man 
    beneath 
    a 
    blanket 

    Being 
    kicked 
    into 
    the 
    base
    ment 

    with his 
    hands 
    behind 
    his 
    head 

    They 
    read 
    him his 
    confession, 

    he agrees 
    in his 
    confu
    sion 

    Then he 
    asks 
    for absolu
    tion 

    from the 
    cameraman 

    Verse 3
    There 
    is 
    no 
    love 
    in 

    the voice 
    of 
    the dip
    lomat 

    He's running 
    around 
    in 
    circles 

    There 
    is 
    no 
    fear 
    in 
    the 

    word 
    of 
    the 
    journ
    alist 

    He's seen 
    it all 
    before 

    I've 
    Verse 4
    had 
    enough 
    of 

    holy 
    men 
    and 
    holy 
    wars 

    I 
    wish 
    that 
    I 
    was 
    far 
    away 
    from 

    here... 
    away... 
    away 

    Well 
    I've 
    had 
    enough 
    of 

    holy 
    men 
    and 
    holy 
    wars 

    I 
    wish 
    that 
    I 
    was 
    far 
    away 
    from 
    here... 
    away... 
    away 

    Interlude 1



    Verse 5
    We 
    hear 
    you have 
    a story 
    said 

    the fear
    less 
    freedom 
    fight
    er 

    About 
    jet 
    fighters 
    and mis
    siles 

    and the 
    way 
    the east 
    was 
    won 

    In the 
    street 
    the flags 
    are burning 
    for the 
    women 

    veiled 
    and 
    howl
    ing 

    And the schoolboys 
    fire 
    machine 
    guns 

    for the 
    man 
    from 
    CNN 

    There 
    is 
    no 
    love 
    Verse 6
    in 
    the 
    voice 
    of 
    the 
    dip
    lomat 

    He's running 
    around 
    in 
    circles 

    There 
    is 
    no 
    fear 
    in 
    the word 

    of 
    the 
    journ
    alist 

    He's seen 
    it all 
    be
    fore 

    Verse 7
    He's 
    had 
    enough 
    of 
    holy 

    men 
    and 
    holy 
    wars 

    I wish 
    that 
    I 
    was 
    far 
    away 
    from 

    here... 
    away... 
    away 

    Well 
    I've 
    had 
    enough 
    of 

    holy 
    men 
    and 
    holy 
    wars 

    I 
    wish 
    that 
    I 
    was 
    far 
    away 
    from 

    here... away... 
    away 

    Verse 8
    On 
    a runway 
    west 
    of Berlin 
    there's a 

    general 
    an
    d 
    a con
    tract 

    For the 
    network 
    man's 
    exclusive 

    and the sponsors 
    campaign 
    plan 

    In the 
    headlights 
    of 
    the limo 

    there's 
    a smil
    ing 
    politician 

    Verse 9
    For 
    once 
    they 
    lock 
    you up 
    they 

    never 
    really 
    set 
    you 
    free 

    I've 
    had 
    enough 
    of 
    holy 

    men 
    and 
    holy 
    wars 

    I wish 
    that 
    I 
    was 
    far 
    away 
    from 

    here... 
    away... 
    away 

    And 
    I've 
    had 
    enough 
    of 

    holy 
    men 
    and 
    holy 
    wars 

    I 
    wish 
    that 
    I 
    was 
    far 
    away 
    from 
    here... 
    away... 
    away... 
    away 

    Outro 1










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