The Rape Of The World chords by Tracy Chapman

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
Am7Am7 Am7 FF G+G

Am7Am7 Am7 FF G+G

Chorus:
Am7Am7       FF G+G Am7Am7
Mother of us all
Am7Am7        FF G+G Am7Am7
Place of our birth
Am7Am7          FF G+G Am7Am7
How can we stand aside
Am7Am7              FF G+G Am7Am7
And watch the rape of the world

Verse 2:
Am7Am7            FF G+G
This the beginning of the end
Am7Am7             FF G+G
This is the most heinous of crimes
Am7Am7         FF  G+G
It's the deadliest of sins
Am7Am7          FF    G+G
The greatest violation of all time

Chorus:
Am7Am7       FF
Mother of us all
G+G
Place of our birth
Am7Am7        FF
We all are witness
    G+G
To the rape of the world

Interlude:
Am7Am7 Am7 FF G+G

Am7Am7 Am7 FF G+G


Verse 2:
Am7Am7            FF  G+G
You've seen her stripped mined
Am7Am7              FF      G+G
You've heard of bombs exploded underground
Am7Am7        FF  G+G
You know the sun shines
Am7Am7          FF G+G
Hotter than ever before

Chorus:
Am7Am7       FF
Mother of us all
G+G
Place of our birth
Am7Am7        FF
We all are witness
    G+G
To the rape of the world

Interlude:
Am7Am7 Am7 FF G+G

Am7Am7 Am7 FF G+G

Verse 3:
Am7Am7              FF
Some claim to have crowned her
  G+G
A augmentedA queen
Am7Am7              FF  G+G
With cities of concrete and steel
Am7Am7           FF   G+G
But there is no glory no honor
Am7Am7       FF
In what results
     G+G
From the rape of the world

Chorus:
Am7Am7       FF
Mother of us all
G+G
Place of our birth
Am7Am7        FF
We all are witness
    G+G
To the rape of the world

Interlude:
Am7Am7 Am7 FF G+G

Am7Am7 Am7 FF G+G

Verse 4:
Am7Am7         FF G+G
She has been clear-cut
Am7Am7          FF G+G
She has been dumped on
Am7Am7           FF     G+G
She has been poisoned and beaten up
Am7Am7           FF
And we have been witness
    G+G
To the rape of the world

Chorus:
Am7Am7       FF
Mother of us all
G+G
Place of our birth
Am7Am7          FF
How can we stand aside
       G+G
And watch the rape of the world?

Interlude:
Am7Am7 Am7 FF G+G

Am7Am7 Am7 FF G+G

Verse 5:
Am7Am7
If you look you'll see it with your own eyes
FF       G+G
If you listen you will hear her cries
Am7Am7
If you care you will stand and testify
FF      G+G
And stop the rape of the world
(This verse is played a bit funkier)

Interlude:
Am7Am7  FF     G+G
    Stop the rape of the world
Am7Am7 FF G+G

Outro:
Am7Am7       FF
Mother of us all
G+G
Mother of us all
Am7Am7       FF
Mother of us all
G+G
Mother of us all
Am7Am7       FF
Mother of us all
G+G
Mother of us all
N.C.
Mother of us all
N.C.
Mother of us all