Solo:
Am Dm F Am
C G F
Verse 1:
Am Dm
I could tell you stories like the government tells lies
Am F
Oh but no one listens any more
Am
In the rooms the women come and go
Dm
Talking on the mobile phones
C G F
and the television talks about the war
Verse 2:
Am
When I was a baby there was
Dm
Laughter in my house and my
Am F
Daddy smoked domestic cigarettes
Am
Thursday nights on the radio
Dm C
Live in concert, live from Cairo
G F
Mother of Egypt
Chorus 1:
Am G
Mama, mama
F G
Be with me
F Am
With the music in your breast
F Am
In your glittering evening dress
F C G
And the white flag in your fist trembling
Am Dm F Am
C G F
Verse 3:
Am Dm
I could tell you stories like the past was dead and gone
Am F
I know nothing changes in this world
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Am
Every day the muezzin calls
Dm C
Sun comes up and Baghdad falls
G F
Before the eyes of storytelling girls
Bridge:
Am Dm
She was just a poor man's daughter
C G F
Going down into the sultan's bed
Am Dm
He was desert, she was a water
C G F
And he remembered every word she said
F
She said and I say
Chorus 2:
Am G
Grandma, Grandma
F G
Be with me
F Am
In your tragic wedding gown
F Am
With your long hair hanging down
F C
And the stories tumbling out
G
Tumbling
Am Dm F Am
C G F
Verse 4:
Am Dm
I could tell you stories like the government tells lies
Am F
Oh, but no one listens any more
Am
In the rooms the women come and go
Dm
Talking on the mobile phones
C G F
And the television talks about the war
About the war and the
Am G Am
Television talks about the war
