Chords with lyrics
♫ Intro:
A minorAm A7A7 A minorAm
♫ Verse 1:
N.C. FF
Insha'Allah, I shall see you when the dates are on the trees
A7A7 A minorAm
Insha'Allah, till then only in my dreams, habibti
F minorFm A minorAm
I shall see you if he wills it and, Insha’Allah, he brings us peace
A#b A minorAm A7A7
If he wills it, Insha'Allah
♫ Verse 2:
A minorAm FF
Insha'Allah, I shall see you when the fighting finally ceases
A7A7 A minorAm
Insha'Allah, till then only in my dreams, habibti
F minorFm A minorAm
I shall see you if he wills it and, Insha’Allah we are made free
A minorAm
And peace upon him be
A#b A minorAm A7A7
If he wills it, Insha'Allah
♫ Bridge:
F minorFm A minorAm F minorFm A minorAm
How I long to make the trek back home across the arid desert to my son
F minorFm A minorAm
For now, he must be old enough to ride and read and fire the British gun
A7A7 FF A minorAm A7A7
But will he know his father whеn he sees in me the things that I havе done?
♫ Verse 3:
A minorAm FF
Insha'Allah, I shall see you when from service we're released
A7A7 A minorAm
Insha'Allah, till then only in my dreams, habibti
F minorFm A minorAm
I shall see you if he wills it and when the Turk, he tastes defeat
A#b A minorAm A7A7
If he wills it, Insha'Allah
Guitar ♫ Solo:
F minorFm A minorAm F minorFm A minorAm F minorFm A minorAm F minorFm A minorAm
A7A7 A minorAm A7A7
♫ Bridge:
F minorFm A minorAm
I could help you carry water and to start an honest business we could run
F minorFm A minorAm F minorFm A minorAm
I could worry about the olives as I worked the presses, healthy in the sun
A augmentedA A minorAm A7A7
But then who would fight the Ottoman and win the freedom Lawrence says will come?
♫ Verse 4:
A minorAm FF
Insha'Allah, I shall see you when the dates are on the trees
A7A7 A minorAm
Insha'Allah, till then only in my dreams, habibti
F minorFm
I shall see you if he wills it
A minorAm
Till then our desert ponies leap
A minorAm
And peace upon him be
A#b A minorAm A7A7 A minorAm
If he wills it, Insha'Allah