Better Angels of Our Nature Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]He [Gsus4]fell to h[G]is knees and
he cried out for mercy
Heart-felt confessionals confessionals
to an angry mob
But vengeance was theirs as they
bellowed for justice
"Death to the man who has [Dsus4]sinned
[G]against God."
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[Verse 2]
[F][C]
[G]I joined in the chant feeling
so high and mighty
Pointing the finger from up on my throne
'Til I looked in his tears and
I caught my reflection
And I knew that I could not
cast [Gsus4]the first stone[G].

[Verse 3]
Let the gavel [Gsus4]fall slowly
tho' truth's been revealed
[G]Seq[Gsus4]uester the[G] jury for
a moment to feel
And in the courts of compassion
I hope we [Gsus4]can appea[G]l

[Interlude 1]
To the better angels of our nature, to the better angels of our nature.
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[Gsus4][G][Gsus4][C][F][G][Am][C][F][Gsus4][G]
[C][F][Dm][G][Gsus4][G][Am][G]

[Verse 4]
[G]I walked along on my s[Gsus4]oft
[F]streets of [G]plenty
She walked the alleys of
[D]anguish [G]and need
While clutching my greed I was
[Gsus4]struck by[F] a visio[Gsus4]n
[G]But for the grace of God,
[Dsus4]that could be me.[G]

[Verse 5]
And we [F]gather [C]in cham
bers of [F]lofty [G]ideals
Still de[F]bating [C]the giving
when [F]handed [G]the bill
But in the [F]congress [C]of kindness
I [Cm]hope that we [G]can yield
To the [F]better angels [C]of [G]our nature,
to the better angels [Em]of our nature.

[Interlude 2]
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[F]Angels of mercy,

[Verse 6]
[C]ang[Dm]els of [G]light
[Dm]Angels [G]of darkness, [Dm]angels [G]of might
[F]Angels [C]with voices that [Dm]whisper so [G]clear
[Dm]Who do I lean [G]to, [Dm]who do I[G] h[Dm]ear?[G][Gsus4]
[G]

[Interlude 3]
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[Dm][G][Bb][Am]

[Verse 7]
We are [G]building our world
with a fevered emotion
While trying to keep it from coming apart
But as we reach for [C]the dream can we
[G]still [Am]reac[G]h within us
We won't have the hope if we [D]don't
have [G]the heart.

[Verse 8]
'Cause we've [F]tossed in the gale
[C]of a [F]moral de[G]cline
As we [F]drink from [C]the grail
of soci[G]ety's wine
But at hu[F]manities [C]table I
[Cm]hope we choose [G]to dine
With the [F]better angels [Em]of
[C]our[G] nature.

[Verse 9]
With the [G]better angels [Em]of our nature...

[Outro 1]
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