LIFE UNCOMMON (Jewel Kilcher)
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[Each chord is one measure.]

              A    A            D/A   D/A
Don't worry mother, it'll be alright
                 A                  A               D/A   D/A
And don't worry sister, say your prayers and sleep tight
              A   A          E/A  E/A              A    A
And it'll be fine, lover of mine,    it'll be just fine

                D(9)   E                  A - A(9)   A - A(9)
And lend your voices only to sounds of freedom
D(9)         E                       A     -     A/G#            F#m
  No longer lend your strength to that which you wish to be free from
                              D(9)                     E      Esus4 - E
Fill your lives with love and bravery, and you shall lead
           A - A(9)    A
A life uncommon

                 A(9)    A(9)                      D(9)    D - D(9)
I've heard your anguish,  I've heard your hearts cry out
        A(9)           A(9)                    D - D(9)    D(9)
We are tired, we are weary, but we aren't worn out
              A - A(9)  A - A(9)        E            E              A     A
Set down your chains,        'til only faith remains, set down your chains

                D(9)   E                  A - A(9)   A - A(9)
And lend your voices only to sounds of freedom
D(9)         E                       A     -     A/G#            F#m
  No longer lend your strength to that which you wish to be free from
                              D(9)                     E - Esus4    E
Fill your lives with love and bravery, and we shall lead
           A - A(9)    A
A life uncommon

            D   -    D(9)        A
There are plenty of people who pray for peace
       D       -       D(9)             A
But if praying were enough it would have come to be
D    -    D(9)    A
Let your words enslave no one
        E                       E
And the heavens will hush themselves to hear
    D(9)              D(9)                  A    E               A   E  E
Our voices ring out clear with sounds of freedom,  sounds of freedom

                 A(9)    A(9)                 D(9)    D - D(9)
Come on you unbelievers,     move out of the way
            A(9)           A(9)                    D - D(9)    D(9)
There is a new army coming   and we are armed with faith
   A - A(9)  A - A(9)         E   E      A   A
To live,             we must give,   to live

               D(9)   E                  A - A(9)   A - A(9)
And lend our voices only to sounds of freedom
D(9)         E                      A     -    A/G#            F#m
  No longer lend our strength to that which we wish to be free from
                              D(9)                     E - Esus4    E
Fill your lives with love and bravery, and we shall lead
               D     E                  A - A(9)   A - A(9)
And lend our voices only to sounds of freedom
D            E                     A     -     A/G#           F#m
  No longer lend our strength to that which we wish to be free from
                              D(9)                     E - Esus4    E
Fill your lives with love and bravery, and we shall lead
           A - D   A.
A life uncommon



- transcribed by Adam Schneider, http://adamschneider.net/