Capo: 1

Motherland Written & Performed by Natalie Merchant From the "Motherland" cd Tabbed by Izzylou Capo 1 Em

Where in hell can yo^Du g^Dsus2o ^D ^CFar from the things you k^Gnow ^CFar from the sprawl of con^Gcrete That keeps crawling its^D w^Dsus2ay ^Dabout a 1,000 miles a ^Emday Take one last look b^Deh^Dsus2ind ^D ^CCommit this to memory and m^Gind ^CDon't miss this wasteland, this t^Gerrible place When you l^Deav^Dsus2e k^Deep your heart off your sl^Emeeve

Chorus:

Mot^Gherland cra^Ddle^Dsus2 me ^D Close my e^Cyes Lullaby me to s^Gleep Keep ^Cme safe Lie with me ^G

Stay beside me

Don't ^Dgo^Dsus2 ^D Don't you g^Emo

^EmOh, my five and dime q^Dueen^Dsus2 ^D ^CTell me what have you s^Geen The l^Cust and the avarice The b^Gottomless, the cavernous gre^Ded ^Dsus2 ^D Is that what you s^Emee'

Chorus:

Mot^Gherland cra^Ddle^Dsus2 me ^D Close my e^Cyes Lullaby me to s^Gleep Keep ^Cme safe Lie with me ^G

Stay beside me

Don't ^Dgo^Dsus2 ^D Don't you g^Emo

Bridge:

It's your h^Cappiness I want m^Gost of all And for t^Chat I'd do a^Anything at a^Dll Oh,^Dsus2 mercy m^De! If you want the b^Cest of it Or the m^Gost of all If there's a^Cnything ^AI can do at a^Dll ^Dsus2 ^D C G C A D Dsus2 D Em

^EmNow come on shot gun b^Dri^Dsus2de ^D ^CWhat makes me envy your l^Gife ^CFaceless, nameless ^GInnocent, blameless And f^Dree ^Dsus2 ^D What's it like to ^Embe'

Chorus:

Mot^Gherland cra^Ddle^Dsus2 me ^D Close my e^Cyes Lullaby me to s^Gleep Keep ^Cme safe Lie with me ^G

Stay beside me

Don't ^Dgo^Dsus2 ^D Don't ^Dgo^Dsus2 ^D ^Em

(Em)4 times for intro, and beginnings and endings of verses: E 0 A -- 2 2 D -- 2 2 G -- 0 0 B -- 0 0 e -- 0 0

Natalie Merchant - Motherland