Loss For Words
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Intro Em D B4/G B4/G
Em D
I'm at a loss for words
B4/G B4/G
And my heart it hurts
Em D
I'm at a loss for words
B4/G B4/G
And my heart it hurts
Em D
Things going on in this world, so absurd
B4/G B4/G
Mr. President tell me what's the word?
Em D
Selling ammunition to the mentally ill
B4/G B4/G
Just to make a penny while innocent get killed
Em D
Turn on the news and I heard the sounds
B4/G
From the thirty-second floor
B4/G
Gun shots raining down
Em D
All those lives lost, what a pity
B4/G B4/G
Just tryna have a good time down in Sin City
Em
This ain't the first occasion
D
But I hope it's the last
B4/G B4/G
Kindergarteners can't feel so good in the class
Em
Wanna walk down the street
D
Not look behind my back
B4/G
As a MAC rip through
B4/G (B4/G)
A venue fully packed and blast
Em G
This one's for Columbine, this one's for Paris
Em D
And one for all the lives lost in Las Vegas
Em G
This one's for Cali and for Miami
Em D
This one's for London and no I'm not done
Em G
One for Iraq, Yemen and Saudi
Em D
And for Syria and those murdered babies
Em G
'Member Africa, and for Hiroshima
Em D
Pearl Harbor and the World Trade Center
Em G
For Chicago and Jerusalem
Em D
Come on people put down the guns
Em G
This one's for everyone who has lost
Em D
Someone who cannot be brought back with words
Em D
I'm at a loss for words
B4/G B4/G
And my heart it hurts
Em D
I'm at a loss for words
B4/G B4/G
And my heart it hurts
( Em D B4/G B4/G )
Em D
I wanna know in the heads what is going on
B4/G B4/G
Too many situations for fit in one song
Em
Wanna have a good time
D
With my friends in the club
B4/G
Without someone getting shot
B4/G
While I'm tryna make love
Em D
So many, so many now with the man up above
B4/G B4/G
While we're all left to clean up the blood
Em
Children left with no parents
D
Parents left with no children
B4/G
And when you really think it out
B4/G
It's all for no good reason
Em D
I don't got all the answers so tell me who does
B4/G B4/G
All I really know is we really need love
Em D
I don't got all the answers so tell me who does
B4/G B4/G B4/G
All I really know is we really need love
Em G
This one's for Columbine, this one's for Paris
Em D
And one for all the lives lost in Las Vegas
Em G
This one's for Cali and for Miami
Em D
This one's for London and no I'm not done
Em G
One for Iraq, Yemen and Saudi
Em D
And for Syria and those murdered babies
Em G
'Member Africa, and for Hiroshima
Em D
Pearl Harbor and the World Trade Center
Em G
For Chicago and Jerusalem
Em D
Come on people put down the guns
Em G
This one's for everyone who has lost
Em D
Someone who cannot be brought back with words
Em D
Last of the land from sea to sea
B4/G
We all share the same blood
B4/G
And there's no need to bleed
Em D
At the hands of another man
B4/G B4/G
But I understand if it's self defense
Em D
But there will be no reason to defend
B4/G B4/G
If we could all live as one and join hands
Em D
I'm at a loss for words
B4/G B4/G
And my heart it hurts
Em D
I'm at a loss for words
B4/G B4/G
And my heart it hurts
How to play Loss For Words
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.