Indigo Girls – History Of Us chords
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[Verse 1]Gmaj7 Cadd9 Gmaj7 Cadd9I went all the way to Paris to forget your faceAm7 Bm7 C F#7Captured in stained glass, young lives long since passedBm E7 Am D7Statues of lovers every placeGmaj7 Cadd9 Gmaj7 Cadd9I went all across the continent to relieve this restless loveAm7 Bm7 C F#7I walked through the ruins, icons of gloryBm E7 AmSmashed by the bombs from above[Chorus]D7sus4 D7 Gsus GSo we must loveF/G Cmaj7while these moments are still called todayCm7 BmTake part in the pain of this passion playE7sus E7 Am7 D7Stretching our youth as we must, until we are ashes to dustAm7 D7 Em9 EmUntil time makes history of us[Verse 2]Gmaj7 Cadd9 Gmaj7 Cadd9Jeu de paume's full of faces knowing peace, knowing strifeAm7 Bm7 C F#7Leisure and toil, still it's canvas and oilBm E7 Am D7There's just no medium for lifeGmaj7 Cadd9 Gmaj7 Cadd9In the midst of the rubble I felt a sense of rebirthAm7 Bm7 C F#7In a dusty cathedral the living god calledBm E7 AmAnd I prayed for my life here on earth[Chorus]D7sus4 D7 Gsus GSo we must loveF/G Cmaj7while these moments are still called todayCm7 BmTake part in the pain of this passion playE7sus E7 Am7 D7Stretching our youth as we must, until we are ashes to dustAm7 D7 Em9 EmUntil time makes history of us[Verse 3]Gmaj7 Cadd9 Gmaj7 Cadd9There are mountains in Switzerland, brilliant cold as they standAm7 Bm7 C F#7From my hotel room, watching the half-moonBm E7 Am D7Bleeding its light like a lambGmaj7 Cadd9 Gmaj7 Cadd9And the town is illumined, its tiny figures are fast asleepAm7 Bm7 C F#7And it dawns on me the time is upon meBm E7 AmTo return to the flock I must keep[Chorus]D7sus4 D7 Gsus GSo we must loveF/G Cmaj7while these moments are still called todayCm7 BmTake part in the pain of this passion playE7sus E7 Am7 D7Stretching our youth as we must, until we are ashes to dustAm7 D7 Em9 EmUntil time makes history of us