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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Em Em F# F#7 x2
 
[Verse 1]
G
it's in my mind again
F# F#7
Troubled by the images I've seen
Em
Eighteen months ago
F# F#7
They left their homes in the rubble of Mayadeen
G F# F#7
God only knows the pain you feel to leave your country looking for a home
Em F# F#7
But they'd rather die once in the sea than dying everyday a little more
G
They came to Lebanon
F# F#7
With another million desperate souls
Em F# F#7
Sing with Ibrahim and all the families at the Valley of Bekaa
G F# F#7
God only knows the pain he'd feel to leave behind Fareesa and Adeel
Em F#
But they said better to die once in the sea than dying everyday you stay
F#7
Here with meeeeeeee
 
[Chorus]
G A Em G A Em G A Em G F#
Myeeeeeela, Myeeeeeela, Myeeeeeela, Myeeeeeelaaaaa
 
[Verse 2]
G
Her name is Sonda Jade
F# F#7
Twenty-one years old, she's Sudanese
Em
She's four months pregnant now
F# F#7
Alone in Lampedusa, Sicily
G F# F#7
God only knows how she survived, so many other families have died
Em F#
She says, "Please help me find a way to stay and give a future to the child I carry
F#7
inside"
 
[Chorus 2]
G A Em G A Em G A Em G F#
Myeeeeeela, Myeeeeeela, Myeeeeeela, Myeeeeeelaaaaa
 
[Verse 3]
G F# F#7
Oh, help me in my hopelessness and free me from the cage of civilization
Em F# F#7
Save me from my selfishness and my indifference to my neighbor
 
[Bridge]
Em A Em
I am your neighbor, you are my neighbor
Em A Em
I am your neighbor, you are my neighbor
Em A Em
I am your neighbor, you are my neighbor
Em A Em
I am your neighbor, you are my neighbor
Em A Em
Freedom from the cage of this supposed civilization
(I am your neighbor, you are my neighbor)
Em A Em
Freedom from the cage of this supposed civilization
(I am your neighbor, you are my neighbor)
Em A Em
Freedom from the cage of this supposed civilization
(I am your neighbor, you are my neighbor)
Em A Em
Freedom from the cage of this supposed civilization
Em A Em
I am your neighbor, you are my neighbor
Em A Em
I am your neighbor, you are my neighbor
 
[Chorus 3]
G A Em
Myeeeeeela
G A Em
Myeeeeeela
G A Em
Myeeeeeela (Freedom from the cage of this supposed civilization)
G F#
Myeeeeeelaaaaa (Freedom from the cage of this supposed civilization)
G A Em G A Em
Myeeeeeela, Myeeeeeela
 
[Outro]
Em A Em
Come and get me, come and get me
Em A Em
Come and get me, come and get me
 
Em
If you can, if you can
 
Em A Em
Come and get me, come and get me
Em A Em
Come and get me, come and get me
Em
If you can, if you can

How to play Myela

Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.

What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is E. 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.

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