Solo: A5 D5 F5 A5 C5 G5 F5 Verse 1: A5 D5 I could tell you stories like the government tells lies A5 F5 Oh but no one listens any more A5 In the rooms the women come and go D5 Talking on the mobile phones C5 G5 F5 and the television talks about the war Verse 2: A5 When I was a baby there was D5 Laughter in my house and my A5 F5 Daddy smoked domestic cigarettes A5 Thursday nights on the radio D5 C5 Live in concert, live from Cairo G5 F5 Mother of Egypt Chorus 1: A5 G5 Mama, mama F5 G5 Be with me F5 A5 With the music in your breast F5 A5 In your glittering evening dress F5 C5 G5 And the white flag in your fist trembling A5 D5 F5 A5 C5 G5 F5 Verse 3: A5 D5 I could tell you stories like the past was dead and gone A5 F5 I know nothing changes in this world A5 Every day the muezzin calls D5 C5 Sun comes up and Baghdad falls G5 F5 Before the eyes of storytelling girls Bridge: A5 D5 She was just a poor man's daughter C5 G5 F5 Going down into the sultan's bed A5 D5 He was desert, she was a water C5 G5 F5 And he remembered every word she said F5 She said and I say Chorus 2: A5 G5 Grandma, Grandma F5 G5 Be with me F5 A5 In your tragic wedding gown F5 A5 With your long hair hanging down F5 C5 And the stories tumbling out G5 Tumbling A5 D5 F5 A5 C5 G5 F5 Verse 4: A5 D5 I could tell you stories like the government tells lies A5 F5 Oh, but no one listens any more A5 In the rooms the women come and go D5 Talking on the mobile phones C5 G5 F5 And the television talks about the war About the war and the A5 G5 A5 Television talks about the war
