Chords for Noa (Achinoam Nini) - Shalom Shalom in Vatican

_ _ Shalom, ladies and gentlemen.
What a pleasure to be here with you.
_ _ Dear Pope Francis,
_ You are not here yet,
[E] but these words are addressed to you.
[Ab] I _ hope they will reach you through the eyes and hearts of all your many admirers and followers
around the world.
Eyes and hearts that you have inspired and opened.
_ _ Rarely has the world seen a religious leader [E] like you.
[N] With your words and actions, you give a _ new meaning to the one sentence
that gives meaning to life itself.
Love your brother as yourself.
_ This sacred idea that exists in all religions,
that unites all humanity, _ _ _ regardless of race or creed.
In _ an era dominated by greed and hatred,
when many of us feel betrayed by those in whose hands
we have entrusted the well-being and future of our children and ourselves.
I want to thank you.
Thank you for infusing hope.
_ [E]
Thank you for the personal example that you offer of humility and honesty,
of real good intentions and of true good will.
Thank you, Holy Father, for the light that you spread,
which we desperately need in the darkness that surrounds us.
May your efforts bear fruit
and bring us all closer to the spirit of generosity, compassion and empathy,
[G] and above all, to peace.
_ [Bb] Thank you.
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[C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _
_ _ [G] The [C] world is [F] a legacy [C] that we have [B] received [C] from [F] our ancestors,
[C] but [G] _ [C] it is also a [F] legacy from [C] our children.
[Dm] _ _ [C] Children who [F] ask us to [C] break down the [B] walls _ [C] of [A] enmity _
[C] and [D] to [C] walk the [Dm] path of dialogue [C] and [B] peace,
[C] _ _ [F] because [C] _ [B] love [C] and friendship [F] _
[C] triumph.
_ [B] To [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [B] _ [C] make peace, [F] we [C] need courage,
[B] _ _ [G] much [F] more [C] than [G] to go to war.
[C] _ [F] We need [C] courage to say yes [G] to [C] the encounter _ [F]
[C] and not to the clash.
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ [F]
[C] More than once we have [Bm] been [C] close to peace,
[F] _
[C] _ _ [G] but [C] evil, _ _ [F] _
[C] with various [B] means, [C] _ has [F] succeeded in [C] deceiving it.
_ [B] _ _ [C] That is why we are [Dm] here,
[C] _ _ _ [Bm] [C] because we know, we [Dm] believe, [C] that we need [G] God's [C] help.
_ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ [B] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ [B] _ [C] _ _ [F] It's been [C] a long time that they've been out of [B] style
[C] and now won't live in illusion.
[Dm] There's not [C] much chance that things will [B] change on [C] lonely planet Earth.
All that is natural, all that is [D] free,
like [C] me loving you and you [F] loving me,
like the [C] sweet fruit growing on a tree,
like the blood-red coral in the sea,
[F] like [C] shaking hands and sharing [G] food
and a [C] real creative attitude
[F] and a big [C] strong hug,
well, that feels [Bb] good,
and a [Am] miracle of birth.
[Dm] Shalom [C] shalom shalom [G] [C] shalom [F] shalom [C] shalom shalom [D] shalom
[C] shalom shalom shalom salam [F] _
[C] salam
_ salam salam [F] salam [C] salam _ salam salam [F] salam
You [C] really don't need a diploma [G] from [C] any university
to understand and to enjoy [B] this [C] plentiful [F] diversity.
You only [C] need to free your mind [B] of all [C] those preconceptions
[F] And use [C] your mouth for [B] laughing and for asking [C] and to kiss
[F] _
[C] Communicate, communicate, [G] don't say, oh [C] Lord, I've come too [F] late
[C] You're always welcome at love's [B] gate to [C] wash your feet of fear and hate
[F] So [C] when you come and when you [Dm] go, the [C] words are peace, goodbye, hello
[F] In [C] a language that I know, [B] it [C] goes like this
[Dm] Shalom, shalom, [C] _
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ [F] shalom, _ [C] _
_ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _
_ _ [B] _ [C] shalom, _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [Dm] shalom _
[C] _ [G] Shalom, shalom, [C] shalom, [F] shalom, shalom
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] _ So [G] _ [C] _ _ [F] if [C] our strategy is love, [G] don't bite [C] my head off
I [F] said love and you [C] say, so simple, but [B] so [C] easy to miss
[F] So when you [C] come and when [Dm] you go, the words [C] are peace, goodbye, [F] hello
In a [C] language now you [D] know, it goes [C] like [N] this _ _
_ _ Shalom, shalom, shalom, shalom, shalom
_ Shalom, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] peace, [C] goodbye, hello
[F]
[C] In a language that I know, [Bb] it goes [C] like this
[A] Shalom, peace, [C] _ [G] _ _ [C] goodbye, [F] hello
[C] In a language that [G] I know, it [F] goes like this
Shalom, shalom, [C] _ [G] shalom, _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Em] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [B] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ shalom _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ Thank [N] you _