Indigo Girls – Tether chords

TETHER (A. Ray)

st. tuning. no capo

A                E                          BmWhatever it was, is wasn't manumission
                A                    ETo spill the blood, to pull the weed
E                                        BmYou can bury the past, but it's a mausoleum
                           A                           EWith the ghost of a fist that won't let us be

               BmCan we bring it together,
                              A                                ECan we call from the mountain to the valley below?
                BmCan we make it better,
                       A                                  EDo we tether the hawk, do we tether the dove?
         
                      E                          BmI kicked up the dirt, and I said to my neighbor
                            A                                     E"We keep making it worse, we keep getting it wrong"
           E                                            BmHe tucked in his shirt, he stood a little bit straighter,
                         A                                         E He said "We need a few less words dear, we need a few more guns."

But will it bring us together,
Can we call from the mountain to the valley below?
Can we make it better,
Do we tether the hawk, do we tether the dove?

Enduring love
Why so much and so strong, beyond this short existence?
So don't be still
You say there's a long line behind you
And it's hardly worth the mentioning
But I will
Cause we may flicker and fade,
But we never will be through with this
I see this world battered but not broken
There's a fallow heart, it's waiting on a sowing hand
You can grow what you want, But one day it's gonna rise up
So plant what you need to make a better stand
And we'll bring it together
And we'll call from the mountain to the valley below.
And we'll make it better
Let go of the hawk, we let go of the dove.
I sing to you, all you true believers
With the strength to see this and not be still.
I'm telling you now, find the hope that feeds you,
Don't let 'em bleed you of your will.