Chords for Joan Baez : To Bobby (Lyrics)
Tempo:
103 bpm
Chords used:
B
Abm
E
Gb
Ebm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Ab] [Bb] I'll put [B] flowers [Abm] at your feet
And I [B] will sing to you [Abm] so sweet
And hope [E] my words will [Gb] carry home [B] to your heart
You left us marching on [Abm] the road
And said [B] how heavy [Abm] was the load
But the [E] years were young, the [Gb] struggle barely [B] had its start
Do [E] you hear the voices in the night, Bobby?
They're [Eb] crying for you
See [E] the children in the morning light, Bobby?
They're [Ebm] dying
No [Abm] [Bb] one [B] could say it [Abm] like you said it
You'd only [B] try and [Abm] just forget it
You stood [E] alone [Gb] upon the mountain till it was [B] sinking
And in a frenzy we [Abm] tried to reach you
With lips and [B] letters we [Abm] would beseech you
[E] Never knowing what, [Gb] where or how [B] you were thinking
Do [E] you hear the voices in the night, Bobby?
They're [Ebm] crying for you
See [E] the children in the morning, they're [Ebm] dying
[Ab] [Bb] [B] Perhaps the pictures [Abm] in the times
Could [B] no longer be [Abm] put in rhymes
When [E] all the eyes of [Gb] starving children are [B] wide open
You cast aside the cursed [Abm]
crown
And [B] put your magic into [Abm] a sound
That made me [E] think your [Gb] heart was aching or even [B] broken
But if [Abm] God hears [Gb] my complaint, he [E] will forgive you
And [Abm] so will I, [Gb] with all respect, [Dbm] I'll just [E] relive you
And [Abm] likewise you must [Gb] understand these [E] things we give you
Like [Ebm] [B] these flowers [Abm] at your door
[B] And scribbled notes [Abm] about the war
[E] We're only saying that [Gb] time is short and there is [B] work to do
And we're still marching [Abm] on the streets
[B] With little victories and [Abm] big defeats
But [E] there is joy and [Gb] there is hope
And [B] there's a place for you
And do you [E] hear the voices in the night, Bobby?
They're [Eb] crying [Ebm] for you
[Dbm] [Ebm] See [E] the children in the morning
[Ebm] [Dbm] [B]
And I [B] will sing to you [Abm] so sweet
And hope [E] my words will [Gb] carry home [B] to your heart
You left us marching on [Abm] the road
And said [B] how heavy [Abm] was the load
But the [E] years were young, the [Gb] struggle barely [B] had its start
Do [E] you hear the voices in the night, Bobby?
They're [Eb] crying for you
See [E] the children in the morning light, Bobby?
They're [Ebm] dying
No [Abm] [Bb] one [B] could say it [Abm] like you said it
You'd only [B] try and [Abm] just forget it
You stood [E] alone [Gb] upon the mountain till it was [B] sinking
And in a frenzy we [Abm] tried to reach you
With lips and [B] letters we [Abm] would beseech you
[E] Never knowing what, [Gb] where or how [B] you were thinking
Do [E] you hear the voices in the night, Bobby?
They're [Ebm] crying for you
See [E] the children in the morning, they're [Ebm] dying
[Ab] [Bb] [B] Perhaps the pictures [Abm] in the times
Could [B] no longer be [Abm] put in rhymes
When [E] all the eyes of [Gb] starving children are [B] wide open
You cast aside the cursed [Abm]
crown
And [B] put your magic into [Abm] a sound
That made me [E] think your [Gb] heart was aching or even [B] broken
But if [Abm] God hears [Gb] my complaint, he [E] will forgive you
And [Abm] so will I, [Gb] with all respect, [Dbm] I'll just [E] relive you
And [Abm] likewise you must [Gb] understand these [E] things we give you
Like [Ebm] [B] these flowers [Abm] at your door
[B] And scribbled notes [Abm] about the war
[E] We're only saying that [Gb] time is short and there is [B] work to do
And we're still marching [Abm] on the streets
[B] With little victories and [Abm] big defeats
But [E] there is joy and [Gb] there is hope
And [B] there's a place for you
And do you [E] hear the voices in the night, Bobby?
They're [Eb] crying [Ebm] for you
[Dbm] [Ebm] See [E] the children in the morning
[Ebm] [Dbm] [B]
Key:
B
Abm
E
Gb
Ebm
B
Abm
E
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] I'll put [B] _ flowers [Abm] at your feet
And I [B] will sing to you [Abm] so sweet
And hope [E] my words will [Gb] carry home [B] to your heart _ _ _
You left us marching on [Abm] the road
And said [B] how heavy [Abm] was the load
But the [E] years were young, the [Gb] struggle barely [B] had its start _ _
_ Do [E] you hear the voices in the night, Bobby?
They're [Eb] crying for you
_ See [E] the children in the morning light, Bobby?
They're [Ebm] dying _
No [Abm] [Bb] one [B] could say it [Abm] like you said it
You'd only [B] try and [Abm] just forget it
You stood [E] alone [Gb] upon the mountain till it was [B] sinking _ _
_ And in a frenzy we [Abm] tried to reach you
With lips and [B] letters we [Abm] would beseech you
[E] Never knowing what, [Gb] where or how [B] you were thinking _ _
_ Do [E] you hear the voices in the night, Bobby?
_ They're [Ebm] crying for you
_ See [E] the children in the morning, _ _ _ they're [Ebm] dying _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Bb] [B] Perhaps the pictures _ [Abm] in the times
Could [B] no longer be [Abm] put in rhymes
When [E] all the eyes of [Gb] starving children are [B] wide _ _ open
You cast aside the cursed [Abm]
crown
And [B] put your magic into [Abm] a sound
That made me [E] think your [Gb] heart was aching or even [B] broken _ _
But if [Abm] God hears [Gb] my complaint, he [E] will forgive you _ _
And [Abm] so will I, [Gb] with all respect, [Dbm] I'll just [E] relive you _ _
And [Abm] likewise you must [Gb] understand these [E] things we give you _
Like _ [Ebm] [B] these flowers [Abm] at your door
[B] And scribbled notes [Abm] about the war
[E] We're only saying that [Gb] time is short and there is [B] work to do
_ And we're still marching [Abm] on the streets
[B] With little victories and [Abm] big defeats
But [E] there is joy and [Gb] there is hope
And [B] there's a place for you _
And do you [E] hear the voices in the night, Bobby?
_ They're [Eb] crying [Ebm] for _ you
[Dbm] [Ebm] See [E] the children in the morning _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Dbm] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And I [B] will sing to you [Abm] so sweet
And hope [E] my words will [Gb] carry home [B] to your heart _ _ _
You left us marching on [Abm] the road
And said [B] how heavy [Abm] was the load
But the [E] years were young, the [Gb] struggle barely [B] had its start _ _
_ Do [E] you hear the voices in the night, Bobby?
They're [Eb] crying for you
_ See [E] the children in the morning light, Bobby?
They're [Ebm] dying _
No [Abm] [Bb] one [B] could say it [Abm] like you said it
You'd only [B] try and [Abm] just forget it
You stood [E] alone [Gb] upon the mountain till it was [B] sinking _ _
_ And in a frenzy we [Abm] tried to reach you
With lips and [B] letters we [Abm] would beseech you
[E] Never knowing what, [Gb] where or how [B] you were thinking _ _
_ Do [E] you hear the voices in the night, Bobby?
_ They're [Ebm] crying for you
_ See [E] the children in the morning, _ _ _ they're [Ebm] dying _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Bb] [B] Perhaps the pictures _ [Abm] in the times
Could [B] no longer be [Abm] put in rhymes
When [E] all the eyes of [Gb] starving children are [B] wide _ _ open
You cast aside the cursed [Abm]
crown
And [B] put your magic into [Abm] a sound
That made me [E] think your [Gb] heart was aching or even [B] broken _ _
But if [Abm] God hears [Gb] my complaint, he [E] will forgive you _ _
And [Abm] so will I, [Gb] with all respect, [Dbm] I'll just [E] relive you _ _
And [Abm] likewise you must [Gb] understand these [E] things we give you _
Like _ [Ebm] [B] these flowers [Abm] at your door
[B] And scribbled notes [Abm] about the war
[E] We're only saying that [Gb] time is short and there is [B] work to do
_ And we're still marching [Abm] on the streets
[B] With little victories and [Abm] big defeats
But [E] there is joy and [Gb] there is hope
And [B] there's a place for you _
And do you [E] hear the voices in the night, Bobby?
_ They're [Eb] crying [Ebm] for _ you
[Dbm] [Ebm] See [E] the children in the morning _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Dbm] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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