Tracy Chapman

Rape Of The World

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Rape Of The World

Written by Tracy Chapman

	  		(Album: "New Beginning") 


Intro (play it twice...) 

     Am7             Am7              F              Gsus 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----1-----1---------1/3---3-3---1---1-----1---------1-----1---------1-| 
G|--------0-----0-----------0-0---0-------2-----2---------0-----0-------| 
D|----------------2-------------------------------3---------------0-----| x2 
A|----0---------------0-------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------1---------------3-----------------| 


     Am7             Am7              F              Gsus 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----1-----1---------1/3---3-3---1---1-----1---------1-----1---------1-| 
G|--------0-----0-----------0-0---0-------2-----2---------0-----0-------| 
D|----------------2-------------------------------3---------------0-----| x4 
A|----0---------------0-------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------1---------------3-----------------| 

1.                   Mother of us all__________, 
2.                   place of our birth________, 
3.               How Can we stand aside________, 
4.     And watch the Rape of the world_________??? 

(Now start playing only the chords {or keep playing the tabs}) 


verse 1: 

Am7          Am7          F         G 
  This the beginning_____ of the end___. 
Am7              Am7         F      G 
  This the most hei__nous of crimes. 
Am7        Am7             F             G 
  This the deadliest___ of sins_______, 
Am7               Am7      F             G 
  the greatest violation__ of all time. 


Chorus 

Am7 (let ring) (Am7)                   F G 
                Mother of us all______,  place of our birth___. 
Am7 (let ring) (Am7)                   F        G 
                We all are witness____   to the rape of the world_______. 


     Am7             Am7              F              Gsus 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----1-----1---------1/3---3-3---1---1-----1---------1-----1---------1-| 
G|--------0-----0-----------0-0---0-------2-----2---------0-----0-------| 
D|----------------2-------------------------------3---------------0-----| x2 
A|----0---------------0-------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------1---------------3-----------------| 

verse 2: 

Am7               Am7      F         G 
  You've seen her stripped mined________. 
Am7               Am7            F          G 
  You've heard of bombs exploded underground. 
Am7            Am7              F   G 
  You know the sun shines_________ 
Am7           Am7           F   G 
  hotter than ever before. 


Chorus 

Am7 (let ring) (Am7)                   F G 
                Mother of us all______,  place of our birth___. 
Am7 (let ring) (Am7)                   F        G 
                We all are witness____   to the rape of the world______. 


     Am7             Am7              F              Gsus 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----1-----1---------1/3---3-3---1---1-----1---------1-----1---------1-| 
G|--------0-----0-----------0-0---0-------2-----2---------0-----0-------| 
D|----------------2-------------------------------3---------------0-----| x2 
A|----0---------------0-------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------1---------------3-----------------| 

  verse 3: 

Am7                  Am7              F               G 
  Some claim to have crowned_____ her(spoken) a queen. 
Am7               Am7                 F        G 
(sung)with cities of concrete____ and steel. 
Am7              Am7           F     G 
 But there is no glory____, no honor 
Am7            Am7       F          G 
     in what results____  from the rape of the world 

Chorus 

Am7 (let ring) (Am7)                   F G 
                Mother of us all______,  place of our birth___. 
Am7 (let ring) (Am7)                   F        G 
                We all are witness____   to the rape of the world_______. 


     Am7             Am7              F              Gsus 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----1-----1---------1/3---3-3---1---1-----1---------1-----1---------1-| 
G|--------0-----0-----------0-0---0-------2-----2---------0-----0-------| 
D|----------------2-------------------------------3---------------0-----| x2 
A|----0---------------0-------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------1---------------3-----------------| 

verse 4: 

Am7            Am7           F   G 
  She has been clear____ cut. 
Am7            Am7           F   G 
  She has been dumped on____. 
Am7            Am7          F                      G 
  She has been poisond and (laodly sung) beaten up. 
Am7           Am7        F        G 
  And we've been witness   to the rape of the world. 


Chorus 

Am7 (let ring) (Am7)                   F G 
                Mother of us all______,  place of our birth___. 
Am7 (let ring) (Am7) 
                How can we stand aside____ 
F             G 
and watch the rape of the world_______? 


     Am7             Am7              F              Gsus 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----1-----1---------1/3---3-3---1---1-----1---------1-----1---------1-| 
G|--------0-----0-----------0-0---0-------2-----2---------0-----0-------| 
D|----------------2-------------------------------3---------------0-----| x2 
A|----0---------------0-------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------1---------------3-----------------| 

(Now the rythm changes, just hammer on the strings with your open ´hand while playing 
chords Am7, F and G) 


Am7                  Am7 
 If you look, you'll see it with your own eyes. 
F               G 
 If you listen, you will hear her cries. 
Am7           Am7 
 If you care, you will stand and testify... 

(now the rythm continues normally) 

F              G 
  and stop the rape of the world____. 
Am7   Am7 

F          G 
  stop the rape of the world____. 

 Am7    Am7 
:       Mother of us all____ 
 F      G 
        Mother of us all____: (play 3 times) 

Am7 (let ring) 
        Mother of us all____         Mother of us all____ 


PS: Instead of playing G you can use Gsus (sounds good) 
		  

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