(Album: "New Beginning") Intro (play it twice...) e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----1-----1---------1/3---3-3---1---1-----1---------1-----1---------1-| G|--------0-----0-----------0-0---0-------2-----2---------0-----0-------| D|----------------2-------------------------------3---------------0-----| x2 A|----0---------------0-------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------1---------------3-----------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----1-----1---------1/3---3-3---1---1-----1---------1-----1---------1-| G|--------0-----0-----------0-0---0-------2-----2---------0-----0-------| D|----------------2-------------------------------3---------------0-----| x4 A|----0---------------0-------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------1---------------3-----------------| 1. Mother of us all__________, 2. place of our birth________, 3. How Can we stand aside________, 4. And watch the Rape of the world_________??? (Now start playing only the chords {or keep playing the tabs}) verse 1: This the beginning_____ of the end___. This the most hei__nous of crimes. This the deadliest___ of sins_______, the greatest violation__ of all time. Chorus Mother of us all______, place of our birth___. We all are witness____ to the rape of the world_______. e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----1-----1---------1/3---3-3---1---1-----1---------1-----1---------1-| G|--------0-----0-----------0-0---0-------2-----2---------0-----0-------| D|----------------2-------------------------------3---------------0-----| x2 A|----0---------------0-------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------1---------------3-----------------| verse 2: You've seen her stripped mined________. You've heard of bombs exploded underground. You know the sun shines_________ hotter than ever before. Chorus Mother of us all______, place of our birth___. We all are witness____ to the rape of the world______. e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----1-----1---------1/3---3-3---1---1-----1---------1-----1---------1-| G|--------0-----0-----------0-0---0-------2-----2---------0-----0-------| D|----------------2-------------------------------3---------------0-----| x2 A|----0---------------0-------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------1---------------3-----------------| verse 3: Some claim to have crowned_____ her(spoken) a queen. (sung)with cities of concrete____ and steel. But there is no glory____, no honor in what results____ from the rape of the world Chorus Mother of us all______, place of our birth___. We all are witness____ to the rape of the world_______. e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----1-----1---------1/3---3-3---1---1-----1---------1-----1---------1-| G|--------0-----0-----------0-0---0-------2-----2---------0-----0-------| D|----------------2-------------------------------3---------------0-----| x2 A|----0---------------0-------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------1---------------3-----------------| verse 4: She has been clear____ cut. She has been dumped on____. She has been poisond and (laodly sung) beaten up. And we've been witness to the rape of the world. Chorus Mother of us all______, place of our birth___. ) How can we stand aside____ and watch the rape of the world_______? e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----1-----1---------1/3---3-3---1---1-----1---------1-----1---------1-| G|--------0-----0-----------0-0---0-------2-----2---------0-----0-------| D|----------------2-------------------------------3---------------0-----| x2 A|----0---------------0-------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------1---------------3-----------------| (Now the rythm changes, just hammer on the strings with your open ´hand while playing chords ) If you look, you'll see it with your own eyes. If you listen, you will hear her cries. If you care, you will stand and testify... (now the rythm continues normally) and stop the rape of the world____. stop the rape of the world____. : Mother of us all____ Mother of us all____: (play 3 times) (let ring) Mother of us all____ Mother of us all____ PS: Instead of playing (sounds good)

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