Some Strange Notion chords by Rachel Baiman

• Capo on 5th
• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: C

♫ Intro:

G  Em  C  D


♫ Verse 1:
         G
Well the work of working people
       Em
Seldom fruits in their own time
        C
So they labor for their children
     D
With stardust in their eyes
        G
Knowing all too well that through their days
          Em
They will never see a time
         C
When the hands that keep them bent and kneeled
     D
Fall prey to their own lies

♫ Chorus:
        G    G/F#    Em
But now some strange notion
    D
Has taken ahold of us
         Am
It’s the common nation of sorrow
         D
Hear the boots march through the dust
     C
When so much pain is intertwined
          C
There are none who can tear it down
       D
You cannot bury those already
Em
Resting beneath the ground


♫ Verse 2:
        G
And the tears well up within us
        Em
For the universal truth
         C
That our mothers loved us fiercely
            D
Though they knew not what to do
    G
And with their love, we’ll look around
        Em
We will try to recognize
        C
What it takes to build foundations
          D
That will stand the test of time


♫ Chorus 2:

        G    G/F#    Em
But now some strange notion
     D
Has taken ahold of us
         Am
It’s the common nation of sorrow
         D
Hear the boots march through the dust
     C
When so much pain is intertwined
          C
There are none who can tear it down
       D
You cannot bury those already
Em
Resting beneath the ground

G  Em  C  D  (x2)

♫ Verse 3:
     G
Well time goes marching on
        Em
Yea the ghost of the living past
        C
But the dead will finally sleep so sweet
         D
When the people rise at last


♫ Chorus 3:
        G    G/F#    Em
But now some strange notion
    D
Has taken ahold of us
         Am
It’s the common nation of sorrow
         D
Hear the boots march through the dust
     C
When so much pain is intertwined
          C
There are none who can tear it down
       D
You cannot bury those already
Em
Resting beneath the ground