Peace On Earth Chords by U2
Tempo:
101.75 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Am
D
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em]
[G]
[C]
[F] [C]
[G]
[Dm] [C]
[G]
[C]
[G]
[C] Hanging around,
[G] sick of sorrow,
[C] sick of the pain,
[Am] sick of hearing [D] again and again [Am] that
there's gonna be peace
[G] on earth.
For I grew up,
[C] there weren't many trees,
[G] where there was we'd tear them down [C] and use them
on our enemies.
[G] They say that what you mark [C] will surely overtake [Am] you, and you become a monster, [D] so the monster
will not break [Am] you.
And it's already gone too far, they said that if you go in [G] hard, you won't get hurt.
Jesus, can you take the [E] time to throw a drowning man a [C] line?
Peace on earth.
[Am]
[G] Tell the ones who hear no [Em] sound whose sons are living in [Bm] the ground, peace on earth.
[C]
[G] No who's wise, [D] no one cries like a mother cries [C] for peace on earth.
[Am] She
[G] never got to say goodbye, [Em] to see the color in his eyes, [Bm] now he's in the dirt.
[C]
[G] Peace on earth.
[C]
[G] The reading name's out [C] over the radio,
[G] all the folks, the rest of [C] us won't get to know.
[Am] Sean and Julia,
[D] Gareth, Ann [Dm] and Brita, [Am] their lives are bigger than [G] any big idea.
Jesus, can you take the time to [D] throw a drowning man a [C] line?
Peace on earth.
[Am]
[G] To tell the ones who hear no [Em] sound whose sons are living in the ground, [Bm] peace on earth.
[C]
[G] Jesus, in the psalm [Bm] you wrote, the words are sticking in my [C] throat, peace on earth.
[Am]
[G] We read every Christmas [Bm] time, the hope of history won't last, so what's it worth?
[C] [G]
Peace on earth.
[C] Peace on earth.
[G] Peace on earth.
[C] Peace on earth.
[G]
[G]
[C]
[F] [C]
[G]
[Dm] [C]
[G]
[C]
[G]
[C] Hanging around,
[G] sick of sorrow,
[C] sick of the pain,
[Am] sick of hearing [D] again and again [Am] that
there's gonna be peace
[G] on earth.
For I grew up,
[C] there weren't many trees,
[G] where there was we'd tear them down [C] and use them
on our enemies.
[G] They say that what you mark [C] will surely overtake [Am] you, and you become a monster, [D] so the monster
will not break [Am] you.
And it's already gone too far, they said that if you go in [G] hard, you won't get hurt.
Jesus, can you take the [E] time to throw a drowning man a [C] line?
Peace on earth.
[Am]
[G] Tell the ones who hear no [Em] sound whose sons are living in [Bm] the ground, peace on earth.
[C]
[G] No who's wise, [D] no one cries like a mother cries [C] for peace on earth.
[Am] She
[G] never got to say goodbye, [Em] to see the color in his eyes, [Bm] now he's in the dirt.
[C]
[G] Peace on earth.
[C]
[G] The reading name's out [C] over the radio,
[G] all the folks, the rest of [C] us won't get to know.
[Am] Sean and Julia,
[D] Gareth, Ann [Dm] and Brita, [Am] their lives are bigger than [G] any big idea.
Jesus, can you take the time to [D] throw a drowning man a [C] line?
Peace on earth.
[Am]
[G] To tell the ones who hear no [Em] sound whose sons are living in the ground, [Bm] peace on earth.
[C]
[G] Jesus, in the psalm [Bm] you wrote, the words are sticking in my [C] throat, peace on earth.
[Am]
[G] We read every Christmas [Bm] time, the hope of history won't last, so what's it worth?
[C] [G]
Peace on earth.
[C] Peace on earth.
[G] Peace on earth.
[C] Peace on earth.
[G]
Key:
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ Hanging around, _ _
[G] _ _ sick of sorrow, _
[C] _ _ sick of the pain, _
[Am] _ _ sick of _ hearing [D] _ _ again and again _ [Am] that
there's gonna be peace _ _
[G] _ on earth. _ _ _
_ _ For I grew up, _
[C] _ there weren't many _ trees, _
[G] _ where there was we'd tear them down [C] and use them
on our enemies. _ _ _
[G] _ They say that what you mark [C] _ will surely _ _ overtake [Am] you, and you become a monster, [D] _ so the monster
will not break [Am] you.
And it's already gone too far, they said that if you go in [G] hard, you won't get hurt. _ _ _ _
Jesus, can you take the [E] time to throw a drowning man a [C] line?
Peace on earth.
[Am] _ _ _ _
[G] Tell the ones who hear no [Em] sound whose sons are living in [Bm] the ground, peace on earth.
[C] _ _ _
[G] No who's wise, [D] no one cries like a mother cries [C] for peace on earth.
[Am] She _ _
[G] never got to say goodbye, [Em] to see the color in his eyes, [Bm] now he's in the dirt.
[C] _ _ _ _
[G] Peace on earth. _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ The reading _ name's out [C] _ over the radio, _ _ _
[G] _ _ all the folks, the rest of [C] us won't get to know. _ _
[Am] _ _ Sean and Julia, _
[D] _ _ Gareth, Ann [Dm] and Brita, [Am] _ their lives are bigger than [G] _ _ any big idea.
Jesus, can you take the time to [D] throw a drowning man a [C] line?
Peace on earth.
_ [Am] _ _ _
[G] To tell the ones who hear no [Em] sound whose sons are living in the ground, [Bm] peace on earth.
[C] _ _ _ _
[G] Jesus, in the psalm [Bm] you wrote, the words are sticking in my [C] throat, peace on earth.
[Am] _ _ _
[G] We read every Christmas [Bm] time, the hope of history won't last, so what's it worth?
_ [C] _ _ _ [G]
Peace on earth. _ _ _ _
[C] Peace on earth. _ _ _ _
[G] Peace on earth. _ _ _ _
[C] Peace on earth.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ Hanging around, _ _
[G] _ _ sick of sorrow, _
[C] _ _ sick of the pain, _
[Am] _ _ sick of _ hearing [D] _ _ again and again _ [Am] that
there's gonna be peace _ _
[G] _ on earth. _ _ _
_ _ For I grew up, _
[C] _ there weren't many _ trees, _
[G] _ where there was we'd tear them down [C] and use them
on our enemies. _ _ _
[G] _ They say that what you mark [C] _ will surely _ _ overtake [Am] you, and you become a monster, [D] _ so the monster
will not break [Am] you.
And it's already gone too far, they said that if you go in [G] hard, you won't get hurt. _ _ _ _
Jesus, can you take the [E] time to throw a drowning man a [C] line?
Peace on earth.
[Am] _ _ _ _
[G] Tell the ones who hear no [Em] sound whose sons are living in [Bm] the ground, peace on earth.
[C] _ _ _
[G] No who's wise, [D] no one cries like a mother cries [C] for peace on earth.
[Am] She _ _
[G] never got to say goodbye, [Em] to see the color in his eyes, [Bm] now he's in the dirt.
[C] _ _ _ _
[G] Peace on earth. _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ The reading _ name's out [C] _ over the radio, _ _ _
[G] _ _ all the folks, the rest of [C] us won't get to know. _ _
[Am] _ _ Sean and Julia, _
[D] _ _ Gareth, Ann [Dm] and Brita, [Am] _ their lives are bigger than [G] _ _ any big idea.
Jesus, can you take the time to [D] throw a drowning man a [C] line?
Peace on earth.
_ [Am] _ _ _
[G] To tell the ones who hear no [Em] sound whose sons are living in the ground, [Bm] peace on earth.
[C] _ _ _ _
[G] Jesus, in the psalm [Bm] you wrote, the words are sticking in my [C] throat, peace on earth.
[Am] _ _ _
[G] We read every Christmas [Bm] time, the hope of history won't last, so what's it worth?
_ [C] _ _ _ [G]
Peace on earth. _ _ _ _
[C] Peace on earth. _ _ _ _
[G] Peace on earth. _ _ _ _
[C] Peace on earth.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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