Motherland Written & Performed by Natalie Merchant From the "Motherland" cd Tabbed by Izzylou Capo 1 Em D Dsus2 D Where in hell can you go C G Far from the things you know C G Far from the sprawl of concrete D Dsus2 D Em That keeps crawling its way about a 1,000 miles a day D Dsus2 D Take one last look behind C G Commit this to memory and mind C G Don't miss this wasteland, this terrible place D Dsus2 D Em When you leave keep your heart off your sleeve Chorus: G D Dsus2 D Motherland cradle me C Close my eyes G Lullaby me to sleep C Keep me safe G Lie with me Stay beside me D Dsus2 D Don't go Em Don't you go Em D Dsus2 D Oh, my five and dime queen C G Tell me what have you seen C The lust and the avarice G D Dsus2 D The bottomless, the cavernous greed Em Is that what you see? Chorus: G D Dsus2 D Motherland cradle me C Close my eyes G Lullaby me to sleep C Keep me safe G Lie with me Stay beside me D Dsus2 D Don't go Em Don't you go Bridge: C It's your happiness G I want most of all C A D And for that I'd do anything at all Dsus2 D Oh, mercy me! C If you want the best of it G Or the most of all C A D Dsus2 D If there's anything I can do at all C G C A D Dsus2 D Em Em D Dsus2 D Now come on shot gun bride C G What makes me envy your life C Faceless, nameless G Innocent, blameless D Dsus2 D And free Em What's it like to be? Chorus: G D Dsus2 D Motherland cradle me C Close my eyes G Lullaby me to sleep C Keep me safe G Lie with me Stay beside me D Dsus2 D Don't go D Dsus2 D Em Don't go (Em)4 times for intro, and beginnings and endings of verses: E 0 A -- 2 2 D -- 2 2 G -- 0 0 B -- 0 0 e -- 0 0