• Song:

    Hostage Of Peace

  • Artist:

    Tenth Avenue North

  • Album:

    The Struggle

Key: B
Capo 4

Chords relative to capo

Intro:
G   F5/G  G   F5/G  2x
Part 2
  G   G/C  2x

Verse 1:
Em7              G/C                       G               G/C
 Feel the silence, there's war beneath our skin, let it begin
Em7                G/C                           G/B
 It's hard to fight, It's hard to lead resistance
          G/C               G
 It's our hearts we're up against

Chorus:
C2                      G               Dsus4
 This world it keeps us, promising freedom
C2                     Em7       D/F#        Dsus4
 We thought we could belong, but we don't belong here
C2                   G             Dsus4
 Don't let us wander, to arms of another
Am7
 Oh father, yours forever
C2           Dsus4       G
 Let us be a hostage of peace

Intro 2

Verse 2:
Em7               G/C                      G                  G/C
 We need a rescue, need a love we can't resist, or break our defenses
Em7              G/C                            G
 Take us captive, take our thoughts and take control
              G/C
 We're losing control, Yeah!

Chorus

Instrumental:
D   Em7   D   Dsus4   Em7   D    Em7    D
Bridge:
Em7                D
 If we're fighting, Let it be for your kingdom
Em7               D
 If we're violent, Let it be against ourselves
C2              G            D      
 Come arrest us, With your affection
C2                         G              D
 Give us freedom, Make our need our only declaration

Chorus 2:
C2                   G              Dsus4
 Oh father, keep us, they promised freedom
C2                     Em7       D/F#        Dsus4
 We thought we could belong, but we don't belong here
C2                   G             Dsus4
 Don't let us wander, to arms of another
Am7
 Oh father, yours forever
C2           Dsus4       G
 Let us be a hostage of peace

Outro:

G    G/C 
 

Chords

G-     320033
G/C-   x30003
G/B-   x20033
F5/G-  3x3210
C2-    x32033
Em7-   022030
D-     xx0232
D/F#-  2x0233
Dsus4- xx0233
Am7-   x02013
Show more