WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | 10000 Maniacs - Please Forgive Us Chords | Ver. 1
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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"Mercy, mercy", why didn't we hear it?
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"Mercy, mercy", why did we read it?
D E
Buried on the last page of our morning papers?
[Verse 2]
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The plan was drafted, drafted in secret.
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Gunboats met the red tide, driven to the rum trade
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For the army that they cre-ated.
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But the bullets were bought by us,
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It was dollars that paid them.
[Chorus]
A E G D
Please forgive us, we don't know what was done,
A E G D E
Please forgive us, we don't know what was done in our name.
[Verse 3]
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There'll be more trials like this in mercenary heydays.
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When they're so apt to wrap themselves up
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In the stripes and stars and find that
D E
They are able to call themselves heroes
D E
And to justify murder by their fighters for freedom.
[Chorus]
A E G D
Please forgive us, we don't know what was done,
A E G D
Please forgive us, we didn't know
A E G D E
Could you ever forgive us? I don't know how you could.
[Interlude]
A E A E
[Bridge]
D E
I know this is no consolation.
[Chorus]
A E G D
Please forgive us, we don't know what was done,
A E G D
Please forgive us, we didn't know
A E G D
Could you ever believe that we didn't know?
A E G
Please forgive us, we didn't know.
D A
I wouldn't blame you if yo u never could.
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Please forgive us, we didn't know.
D A
I wouldn't blame you if you never could.
E G D
Please forgive us, and you never will
[End]
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