Chords
DmDm/FFGA
e|---1-----1----1---3----5------|-------------------------|
B|---3-----3----1---3----5------|-------------------------|
G|---2-----2----2---4----6------|-------------------------|
D|---0-----3----3---5----7------|-------------------------|
A|---x-----x----3---5----7------|-------------------------|
E|---x-----x----1---3----5------|-------------------------|
IntroDmDm/FDmDm/FGFDmDm/FDmDm/FAGDmDm/FDmDmDm/FDmVerseDm
Love spreads her arms
F
Waits there for the nails
G
I forgive you boy
Dm
I will prevail
VerseDm
Too much to take
F
Some cross to bear
G
I'm hiding in the trees with a picnic
DmG
She's over there, yeah
Pre-ChorusGDmDm/FDmDmDm/FDmG
Yeah, yeah, yeah
GDmDm/FDmDmDm/FDm
Yeah, yeah, yeah
AGDmVerseDm
She didn't scream
F
She didn't make a sound
G
I forgive you boy
Dm
But don't leave town
VerseDm
Cold black skin
F
Naked in the rain
G
Hammer flash in the lightning
DmAG
They're hurting her again
DmDm/FDmChorusDm
Let me put you in the picture
F
Let me show you what I mean
G
The messiah is my sister
Dm
Ain't no king, man, she's my queen
Dm
Let me put you in the picture
F
Let me show you what I mean
G
The messiah is my sister
Dm
Ain't no king, man, she's my queen
C
I have a dream
A
I've seen the light
GF
Don't put it out, and she's alright
Dm
Yeah, she's my sister
VerseDm
She didn't scream
F
She didn't make a sound
Dm/F
I forgive you boy
Dm
But don't leave town
VerseDm
Cold black skin
F
Naked in the rain
G
Hammer flash in the lightning
DmG
They're hurting her again
Pre-ChorusGDmDm/FDmDmDm/FDmG
Yeah, yeah, yeah
GDmDm/FDmDmDm/FDm
Yeah, yeah, yeah
AGDmDm/FDmDmDm/FDmChorusDm
Let me put you in the picture
F
Let me show you what I mean
G
The messiah is my sister
Dm
Ain't no king, man, she's my queen X 8
OutroC
I have a dream
A
I've seen the light
GF
Don't put it out, and she's alright
Dm
Yeah, she's my sister
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.