Standing in the Breach Jackson Browne
[Intro]
[Am] [F] [C] [G]
[Refrain]
[Am]Though the earth may [F]tremble, and [C]our found[G]ations [C]crack
[Am]We will all as[F]semble and [C]we will build them [G]back
[Am]And rush to save the lives [F]remaining
[C]Still [E]within our [Am]reach
[C]Try to put our world [F/C]together, [F]standing in the[C] breach.
[Verse]
[C]So many live in poverty, while [F]others live as [C]kings
C Am D G Aug5
And some may find peace in the acceptance of all that living brings
[C]I will never understand however [F]they've [D]prepared
[C]How one life may be struck [F/C]down and [C]another life be [G]spared
[Refrain]
[Am]Though the earth may [F]tremble, and [C]cast our [G]works [C]aside
[Am]Though our efforts [F]resemble, t[C]he fluctuating [G]tide
[Am]We rise and fall with the [F]trust and belief
That l[C]ove [E]redeems us [Am]each
[C]And bend our backs and hearts [F/C]together, [F]standing in the [C]breach.
[Bridge]
[Am]You don't know why it[F]'s such a far cry
[C]From the world this[G] world co[C]uld be
[Am]You don't know why [F]but you still try
[C]For the world you wish to [G]see
[Am]You don't know how, [F]it'll happen now
After [E]all that's come u[Am]ndone
But you k[F]now the change the [Em]world needs now
[Dm]Is there, in ev[G]eryone
[Guitar solo (not positive of tbe exact cbord progression, but tbe solo is over sometbing like?)]
[C] [Fm6] [C] [G] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [E] [Am] [F] [C] [G] [C]
[Verse]
[C]The unpaid debts of history
[F]The open wounds of [C]time
T[C]he laws of human natur[Am]e always t[F]ugging from behi[Fm6]nd
[C]I want to think that the earth can heal
And that [F]people might still [D]learn
[C]How to meet this world's true [F/C]challenges
And that the[C] course we're on could [G]turn
[Refrain]
[Am]And though the earth may t[F]remble and the [C]oceans [G]pitch and [C]rise
[Am]We will all [F]assemble and we[C] will lift our [G]eyes
[Am]To the tasks that we know lie[F] before us
And the [C]power [E]our prayers [Am]beseech
And [C]cast our souls int[F/C]o the heavens, [F]standing in the [C]breach
[Bridge]
[Am]You don't know why [F]it's such a far cry
[C]From the world, this [G]world could [C]be
[Am]You don't know why, but[F] you still try
[C]For the world you wish to [G]see
[Am]You don't know how (it) [F]it'll happen now
[F]After all that's [E]come [Am]undone
[F]And you know the world you're waiting [C]for, may not [Fm6]come
[G]No it may not come
[Fm6]But you know the change the [C]world needs now
[Dm]Is there, in e[G]veryone
C... Fm6... C... Fm6... C... Fm6... C
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