Chords for Heather Nova "Every soldier is a mother's son" Ghent 07/11/2009
Tempo:
86.675 bpm
Chords used:
G
Am
Em
F
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Thank you.
[A] [C]
[G] I got one more song for you.
[C]
[G] This is a song, it's a
clearly an anti-war song.
[D] I don't think there are any pro-war songs are [Eb] there?
[N] Propaganda songs I guess but um no this is a song
from the point of view of [Eb] the mother of a soldier.
[Am] This is called Every Soldier is a Mother's Son.
[G] [Em] [Am]
[G] [Em]
[Am] [G]
[Em] [Am]
[D] [G] [Em] Into [Am] unsettled skies
You say [G] the world will be a better place
[Am] After this war is [Am] won
You say [G] no sacrifice too [F] great, but every [G] soldier is a [Am] mother's son
I know [G] he can't take the [Em] killing
And how it [Am] messes with his soul
I know [G] the days are unending
[Em] When you're so [Am] far from home
You [G] say the world will be a better [Am] place
After [G] this war is won
[Am] You [G] say no sacrifice too [F] great
[G] Every soldier is a [Am] mother's son No [G] more
[F]
Every [G] soldier
[Am] No more
[G]
[F] I [G] [Am] keep [G] the light in the window
[Em] I keep a vigil [Am] inside
I [G] say a prayer for those mothers
[Em] Across the enemy [Am] lines
You [G] say the world will be a better place
[Am] [G] After this war is won
[Am] You say no sacrifice too [F] great, but every [G] soldier is a [Am] mother's son
You say [G] the world will be a better place
[Am] After this [G] war is won
You say [G] no sacrifice too great, [F] but every [G] soldier is a [Am] mother's son
Every [G] soldier is a [F] mother's son
Every [G] soldier is a [Am] mother's son
[N]
[A] [C]
[G] I got one more song for you.
[C]
[G] This is a song, it's a
clearly an anti-war song.
[D] I don't think there are any pro-war songs are [Eb] there?
[N] Propaganda songs I guess but um no this is a song
from the point of view of [Eb] the mother of a soldier.
[Am] This is called Every Soldier is a Mother's Son.
[G] [Em] [Am]
[G] [Em]
[Am] [G]
[Em] [Am]
[D] [G] [Em] Into [Am] unsettled skies
You say [G] the world will be a better place
[Am] After this war is [Am] won
You say [G] no sacrifice too [F] great, but every [G] soldier is a [Am] mother's son
I know [G] he can't take the [Em] killing
And how it [Am] messes with his soul
I know [G] the days are unending
[Em] When you're so [Am] far from home
You [G] say the world will be a better [Am] place
After [G] this war is won
[Am] You [G] say no sacrifice too [F] great
[G] Every soldier is a [Am] mother's son No [G] more
[F]
Every [G] soldier
[Am] No more
[G]
[F] I [G] [Am] keep [G] the light in the window
[Em] I keep a vigil [Am] inside
I [G] say a prayer for those mothers
[Em] Across the enemy [Am] lines
You [G] say the world will be a better place
[Am] [G] After this war is won
[Am] You say no sacrifice too [F] great, but every [G] soldier is a [Am] mother's son
You say [G] the world will be a better place
[Am] After this [G] war is won
You say [G] no sacrifice too great, [F] but every [G] soldier is a [Am] mother's son
Every [G] soldier is a [F] mother's son
Every [G] soldier is a [Am] mother's son
[N]
Key:
G
Am
Em
F
C
G
Am
Em
_ _ Thank you.
_ [A] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] I got one more song for you.
[C] _ _
[G] _ _ This is a song, it's a
clearly an anti-war song.
[D] I don't think there are any pro-war songs are [Eb] there? _
[N] Propaganda songs I guess but um no this is a song _
from the point of view of [Eb] the mother of a soldier.
[Am] _ This is called Every Soldier is a Mother's Son. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ Into [Am] unsettled skies
_ _ _ You say [G] the world will be a better place
[Am] _ After this war is [Am] won
You say [G] no sacrifice too [F] great, but every [G] soldier is a [Am] mother's son _ _ _ _
_ I know [G] he can't take the [Em] killing
And how it [Am] messes with his soul
_ _ I know [G] the days are unending
[Em] When you're so [Am] far from home _
_ _ _ You [G] say the world will be a better [Am] place
After [G] this war is won
[Am] You [G] say no sacrifice too [F] great
[G] Every soldier is a [Am] mother's son No [G] more
_ _ [F] _
Every [G] soldier
_ [Am] _ No more
_ [G] _
_ [F] _ I [G] _ [Am] keep _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] the light in the window
[Em] I keep a vigil [Am] inside
I _ [G] say a prayer for those mothers
[Em] _ Across the enemy [Am] lines
_ _ _ _ _ You [G] say the world will be a better place
[Am] _ [G] After this war is won
[Am] You say no sacrifice too [F] great, but every [G] soldier is a [Am] mother's son
You say [G] the world will be a better place
[Am] _ After this [G] war is won
You say [G] no sacrifice too great, [F] but every [G] soldier is a [Am] mother's son
Every [G] soldier is a [F] mother's son
Every [G] soldier is a [Am] mother's son _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] I got one more song for you.
[C] _ _
[G] _ _ This is a song, it's a
clearly an anti-war song.
[D] I don't think there are any pro-war songs are [Eb] there? _
[N] Propaganda songs I guess but um no this is a song _
from the point of view of [Eb] the mother of a soldier.
[Am] _ This is called Every Soldier is a Mother's Son. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ Into [Am] unsettled skies
_ _ _ You say [G] the world will be a better place
[Am] _ After this war is [Am] won
You say [G] no sacrifice too [F] great, but every [G] soldier is a [Am] mother's son _ _ _ _
_ I know [G] he can't take the [Em] killing
And how it [Am] messes with his soul
_ _ I know [G] the days are unending
[Em] When you're so [Am] far from home _
_ _ _ You [G] say the world will be a better [Am] place
After [G] this war is won
[Am] You [G] say no sacrifice too [F] great
[G] Every soldier is a [Am] mother's son No [G] more
_ _ [F] _
Every [G] soldier
_ [Am] _ No more
_ [G] _
_ [F] _ I [G] _ [Am] keep _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] the light in the window
[Em] I keep a vigil [Am] inside
I _ [G] say a prayer for those mothers
[Em] _ Across the enemy [Am] lines
_ _ _ _ _ You [G] say the world will be a better place
[Am] _ [G] After this war is won
[Am] You say no sacrifice too [F] great, but every [G] soldier is a [Am] mother's son
You say [G] the world will be a better place
[Am] _ After this [G] war is won
You say [G] no sacrifice too great, [F] but every [G] soldier is a [Am] mother's son
Every [G] soldier is a [F] mother's son
Every [G] soldier is a [Am] mother's son _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _