Compromise chords by Indigo Girls

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

CHORDS USED:
E: 022100
G6: 055000
D: xx0232
C: 03201x
D/F#: 2x023x
G: 3x0000
F#: 2x000x

CAPO 2

Verse:
   E MajorE G6G6   E MajorE  G6G6  E MajorE G6G6 E MajorE  G6G6
You wear the cloth of finest lands,
   D MajorD         C majorC      E MajorE G6G6 E MajorE G6G6
The touch of women the toil of hands.
   E MajorE G6G6  E MajorE G6G6  E MajorE G6G6  E MajorE  G6G6
Undress me now before I bend,
 D MajorD          C majorC   E MajorE G6G6 E MajorE  G6G6
From the weight of everyman.

Chorus:
E MajorE    D/F#D/F# G+G   E MajorE     D/F#D/F# G+G
When I'm walk-ing through this world,
  E MajorE   D/F#D/F# G+G     E MajorE
I need to hold   your hand.
E MajorE   D/F#D/F# G+G    E MajorE   D/F#D/F# G+G
Let me take   you on this ride,
  E MajorE   D/F#D/F# G+G     E MajorE  D/F#D/F# G+G
I hope you    understand,
     D MajorD      C majorC    E MajorE G6G6   E MajorE  G6G6
I'm not asking for a compromise.

Verse:
 E MajorE G6G6  E MajorE G6G6  E MajorE G6G6  E MajorE  G6G6
You defend, exhume, begin again
     D MajorD      C majorC  E MajorE G6G6 E MajorE G6G6
It's the riddle of a skeleton.
   E MajorE G6G6   E MajorE G6G6  E MajorE G6G6   E MajorE G6G6
We're all diseased so count the coup,
  D MajorD       C majorC     E MajorE G6G6 E MajorE G6G6
I can't imagine stopping you.

Chorus:
E MajorE    D/F#D/F# G+G    E MajorE     D/F#D/F# G+G
When I'm walk-ing through this world,
  E MajorE   D/F#D/F# G+G      E MajorE
I need to hold   your hand.
E MajorE   D/F#D/F# G+G    E MajorE   D/F#D/F# G+G
Let me take   you on this ride,
  E MajorE   D/F#D/F# G+G    E MajorE  D/F#D/F# G+G
I hope you    understand,
     D MajorD      C majorC    E MajorE G6G6   E MajorE  G6G6
I'm not asking for a compromise.

Verse:
E MajorE
So the earth we scorch, we breathe,
D MajorD         C majorC      E MajorE G6G6   E MajorE  G6G6
Find some comfort on our knees.
E MajorE
You find your worth in words that wind,
 D MajorD         C majorC
Pleasures I don't comprehend.

Chorus:
E MajorE    D/F#D/F# G+G    E MajorE     D/F#D/F# G+G
When I'm walk-ing through this world,
  E MajorE   D/F#D/F# G+G      E MajorE
I need to hold   your hand.
E MajorE   D/F#D/F# G+G    E MajorE   D/F#D/F# G+G
Let me take   you on this ride,
  E MajorE   D/F#D/F# G+G    E MajorE  D/F#D/F# G+G
I hope you    understand,
     D MajorD      C majorC     E MajorE