Kouyate Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][B][C#][F#][Em][B][C#]
[F#][B][C#][F#]
[Em][B][C#][F#][B]
So [C#]sad I had to

[Verse 1]
[F#]go
(Kouyate)
[Em]A

[Verse 2]
[B]total str[C#]anger
came [F#]between [B]us
Until it's safe [C#]no-one will will
[F#]know[Em][B]
(Kouyate)
There is a [C#]secret [F#]between [B]us
We must [C#]keep it to ourselves

[Verse 3]
[F#]
[Em][B]
(Kouyate)
All the [C#]love we shared [F#]between [B]us
We can't tell [C#]nobody

[Verse 4]
[F#]else
[Em][B]
(Kouyate)
There is a [C#]secret [F#]between [Em]us
1 Staring [B]hard at my tv

[Verse 5]
[B]
[D][G]
[Em]But that blue flic[C]ker doesn't comf[Am]ort me[C]
It hurts so much
[D]The mem[G]ory of her tender touch
In [C]my dreams [D]I c[C]all

[Verse 6]
[G]A man-of-war on [Em]on on gl[C]or[G]y road[B]
[Em]A native girl whos[C]e tale was n[G]ever[C] told
Now we must live a lie
[D]To point bla[G]nk accusatio[Em]ns I
[C]Have denied [D]it all
[C][Em]

[Verse 7]
[B]
I [C#]live for the [F#]day[Em][B]
I [C#]live for the [F#]hour[B]
When I'm free [C#]to speak
your [F#]name[Em][B]
And re[C#]veal to the [F#]world - our secret
[F#][G][Em][G][Em][G][B][C][Em]

[Verse 8]
2
Underneath [C]that bowl of [B]stars[D]
[Em]She lay me down to h[C]eal
[Am]my b[C]attlescars
She taught me love
The [Em]one thing I knew
nothing of
[C]And she made me [D]see[C]

[Verse 9]
[G]I had to leave that sca[C]ttered
[B]place[F#][D]
I kep[C]t the [G]secret to [C]avoid disgrace
But there will come a time
[G]When I return to [Em]make her mine
In [C]a world [D]so free
[C][Em]

[Verse 10]
[B]
I [C#]live for this [F#]day[G][Em][B]
I [C#]live for this [F#]hour[B]
When I'm in [C#]your arms [F#]again, [Em]yeah
[B]And we both yie[C#]ld to love's
[F#]power[G]

[Verse 11]
(bridge) [C]Be
patient now we can[D]'t resist
The [Eb]ra cing st[D]orm of[C] prejudice
Hate [Bb]... has ... si

[Verse 12]
[Ab]lenc[F#]ed ... l[Am]ove [C]...
We took the village by [F]surprise
[G]No time to see the strangers
hate filled eyes
[C]For thi[Ab]s sad conseq[G]uence
They [Em]had no defense
In the midst [C]off all that [Am]pain
I [G]heard her call
"Kouyate is my name
Love conquers [Em]all"

[Interlude 1]
[G][Bm]
[D][Em][C][Em][C][D][G]
[Em]Solo

[Verse 13]
[C][D][C][B]
I [C#]live for this [F#]day[Em][B]
I [C#]live for this [F#]hour[B]
When I'm in [C#]your arms [F#]again[Em]
[B]And we both yie[C#]ld to love's power
[F#]

[Verse 14]
[B]
So [F#]sad I had to go
[G](Kouyate)
[Em]With [B]so much love to [C#]share
between [F#]us[B]
Until it's safe [F#]no-one will will

[Verse 15]
[F#]
[Em]know[B]
(Kouyate)
There is a [C#]secret [F#]between [F#]us[B]

[Outro 1]
[F#][Em][B][F#]
[C#][Em]