Mother Nature

Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb Intro: G Gadd9/F# Cmaj7 C7M/B (x2) [Verso 1] G Gadd9/F# Cmaj7 C7M/B I put the groceries down on the front lawn G Gadd9/F# Cmaj7 C7M/B and think maybe the children just want recognition G Gadd9/F# Cmaj7 C7M/B I wrote the fairytale on a midnight drive G Gadd9/F# Cmaj7 C7M/B Wanting to know if I’m more than alive [Pré-Refrão] Em A7 C I torched the fields again and killed an honest man D Daug Now I understand Mother Nature [Verso 2] G Gadd9/F# Cmaj7 C7M/B Watch me running head-first into the thorns G Gadd9/F# Cmaj7 C7M/B It’s like the lights are off but somebody’s home [Refrão] Em Am Unwrap that tourniquet ‘round the sun Em Am C/B Turn those subtle reds into neon C A7 You’ll see the difference when it’s done, G G/F# But I understand your hesitation [Verso 3] G Gadd9/F# Cmaj7 C7M/B Come take a walk with me down billionaire’s row G Gadd9/F# Cmaj7 C7M/B Trying to keep our balance over zero G Gadd9/F# Cmaj7 C7M/B We’ll write the fairytale for the rest of our lives G Gadd9/F# Cmaj7 C7M/B Throwing the trash away one more time [Refrão] Em Am Holding on to Love like a stone Em Am C/B Melting down today for tomorrow’s C Covenant of the heart A7 You know it’s turbulent from the start G G/F# And I understand it’s not your nature [Ponte] Em A7 G D But you need a friend C A7 G Bm To take you home Em A7 G D You’ve got to begin C A7 G Bm Again [Verso 4] C/G G G/F# To open castle gates and let me go inside C/G G G/F# and taste the bitter tea that won’t let you hide C/G G G/F# Then we can take away as much as we can steal C/G G G/F# Break all the precious bones before the guards appear C/G G G/F# Before the fantasy is cast into the fire C/G G G/F# And strike the temple bell to resonate the [Refrão] C Covenant of the heart A7 You know what comes right after the dark, G G/F# But I understand your hesitation Outro: G Gadd9/F# Cmaj7 C7M/B (x8)