• Song:

    Listening To Old Voices

  • Artist:

    John Hiatt

  • Album:

    Chronicles

Transcribed by Scott Bravin

INTRO:        A5     B5    G5 ,          4X

           A5                  B5                 G5                E5
THEY HAVE COME TO HAUNT THE CHILDREN, THEY HAVE COME TO WALK THE WIND
       A5                 B5                 G5
I CAN HEAR THEM AS THEY RUSTLE THROUGH THE TREES
         A5                 B5                   G5               E5
LOOKING FOR THE LOVE THAT KILLED THEM ,SO THAT THEY MIGHT LIVE AGAIN
        A5                  B5              G5
IT'S A SIMPLE PRAYER THAT BRINGS ME TO MY KNEES
      A5               B5                G5                E5
WITH DRUMS & BELLS & RATTLES,THEY HAVE CAUGHT US IN OUR TIME
    A5               B5               G5
TO WATCH THE EAGLE RISE UP FROM THE FIRE
           A5              B5                G5               E5
NOW IS IT TRUE WE ARE POSSESSED BY ALL THE ONES WE LEAVE BEHIND
    A5              B5              G5
OR IS IT BY THEIR LIVES WE ARE INSPIRED

CHORUS

        D5           A5        B5                         E5
IT'S A NEW LIGHT,A NEW DAY, LISTENING FOR THE MEANING, LEARNING HOW TO SAY
        D5                    A5
IT'S A NEW PLACE BUT YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN HERE,
             B5                            E5
YOU'RE JUST LISTENING TO OLD VOICES WITH A NEW EAR


IT'S THE LIVIN' AND THE DYIN' WELL IT SCARES THE YOUNG ONES SO
THEY CAN HARDLY CATCH THIER BREATH BEFORE TOO LONG
THEY SEE THE TEARS WE'RE CRYING AND THEY WATCH THAT RIVER FLOW
AND THEY FOLLOW ON THE BANKS UNTIL IT'S GONE


I SURRENDER TO THE MOUNTAINS, I SURRENDER TO THE SEA
I SURRENDER TO THE ONE WHO CALLS MY NAME
I SURRENDER TO MY LOVER AND TO MY ENEMY
I SURRENDER TO THE FACE THAT HOLDS NO SHAME

REPEAT CHORUS


THERE'S A SPIDER AT MY WINDOW & SHE SPINS A WEB OF TRUTH
MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN ALL THESE MEMORIES
AND SHE SURELY IS GOD'S ARTIST AS SHE'S CAUGHT THE MORNING DEW
IT'S A SIMPLE PRAYER THAT BRINGS ME TO MY KNEES


REPEAT CHORUS
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