Stiff Little Fingers – Trail Of Tears chords
Chords:
[intro with lead] Am C Em G Em D G Am Am C Em G Em D G Am [all in] A C Em G A x2A C Em G AIn a land without any pity And a sun scorching from the skyA C Em G AIn the desert, they built a city Sharp as flint that could make you cryA C Em G AHold on to it Hold on to it It’s a dream that will never dieA C Em G ACome there with me Come there with me It’s the home of my own mind’s eyeA C Em G AA C Em G ABut the dreamer was never welcome Other lands have their own demandsA C Em G AGet away boy, you don’t belong here That’s our law and it always standsA C Em G AHold on to it Hold on to it It’s a dream that will make you cryA C Em G ACome there with me Come there with me And they’ll let us in by and byEm Em [Chorus:]C F GI will meet you when things are betterC F GIn a world without any fearF F GWe’ll be facing our bright tomorrowF F GAt the end of this trail of tearsA A A C Em G A x2A C Em G AThey asked our dreamer for reams of paper These were the keys that he didn’t ownA C Em G AThey pointed back to the land he came from Said: “Go back there, son ‘cos that’s your home”A C Em G AGo back to it Go back to it No future, no life, no hopeA C Em G ACome there with me Come there with me And you’ll see why I can’t go homeEm Em [Chorus]C F GI will meet you when things are betterC F GIn a world without any fearF F GWe’ll be facing our bright tomorrowF F GAt the end of this trail of tearsA A D A G AD A G AAnd the trail goes on On and on For years and yearsD A G A B BThe trail drags on Never ending Trail of tearsA C Em G A x2A C Em G ASo, the dreamer turns from the city But he asks them before he leaves:A C Em G A“Who checked your papers to build this country? Who gave permission for you and not me?”A C Em G AThink back on it Think back on it Land is the land and it was always freeA C Em G ABefore you Before you No one had papers, they would simply “be”[Chorus]C F GI will meet you when things are betterC F GIn a world without any fearF F GWe’ll be facing our bright tomorrowF F GAt the end of this trail of tearsC F GI will meet you when things are betterC F GIn a world without any fearF F GWe’ll be facing our bright tomorrowF F GAt the end of this trail of tearsA A A C Em G A x4