The "Liberty" Bell
The “Liberty” Bell
By Roberta Lea
Verse 1 Am D G Em
Ding dong
Is that freedom in the distance I hear
Sing song
I thought I heard it but it’s not very clear
Too long
It takes to travel to the least of these
To people like me
Verse 2
Bang bang
Goes the bullet all over the world
Shame shame
How the rich will use the poor boys and girls
Gang gang
Were they fighting for the least of these
For people like me
Chorus
All this time, all this time
You were fighting for your freedom
All this time, all this time
You were fighting for your freedom
But never for mine
A few years ago we took the kids
To visit one of our favorite cities
Philly, to kick it with the family
And while we were there
We stopped to visit a bell called
Liberty
And as I studied her, the irony
Wasn’t lost on me
She represented a dominion that was supposed to free
But after she rang she broke
And that symbol of freedom would never ring true
Again
Rang a silent bell
One that could never be broken
Mother America
Intro: G for 8 counts
Verse 1
G D
Oh, Mother America, braggin’ ‘bout how much she loves her children
D G
All dressed up in stars and stripes pretty bows and shiny shoes anew
G D
Proudly standing on display they do their best to keep their secrets hidden
D G
Because God forbid the world find out she beats the poor things red, white and blue
Verse 2
G D
Oh, Mother America, doesn’t feel the need to keep her promise
D G
Her little ones are waiting on the happiness, the liberty and life
G D
She tells ‘em that it’s their fault, if they’d only pull and tighten up those bootstraps
D G
Then they’d have access to the riches, that they see her get from strange men at night
Chorus 1
C
She keeps one locked in the closet and the other in basement
G
Poor kids wondering what happened to that dream that he was chasin’
C D
It’s so hard to see the light when the darkness is coming from the inside
Verse 3
G D
Oh, Mother America guardian and keeper of the portions
D G
She wouldn’t want them choking on prosperity from all of their hard work
G D
Not everyone’s invited to the table, yeah, some will go starvin’
D G
While the rest will eat and eat until they’re full and oh so empty it hurts
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Chorus 2
C
She keeps one locked in the closet and the other in the basement
G
Poor girls wonderin’ what happened to those white and picket fences
C D
It’s so hard to disconnect when the phone call is coming from the inside
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Verse 4
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G D
Oh, Mother America would you mind tellin what’s this we’re drinkin’
D G
The room is spinning upside down the boat is rockin’ and I think we’re sinkin’
G D
There’s a donkey hiding in the back and elephant destroying sisters bedroom
D G
Brother’s head is in a cage his arm as legs are dancing to your song
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Chorus 3
C
She keeps one locked in the closet and the other in the basement
G
Someone contact the authorities they’ll have to make a statement
C D
Are they gonna make it out when everything they are is chained up on the inside
Chorus 4
C
There’s another in the back buried underneath the flowers
G
Maybe that’s why they’re afraid, Mother Dear has too much power
C D
It’s so hard to stay alive when everything they love is killing on the inside
Outro
G D
Oh, Mother America, braggin ‘bout how much she loves her children
D G
God forbid the world find out she beats the poor things red, white, and blue
Somewhere in the Tide
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Key: G
Progression: 6-4-5-1, 4-5
Verse 1 (Em, C, G, D)
All the colors in the valley touch the Shenandoah sky
An exhibition in a gallery that is massive and divine
We are tall and we are rooted like the appalachian trees
But like the river we are powered by the pull of mighty seas
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Pre-chorus (C D)
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The waves are being lifted and the sand is being sifted
For a treasure that is waiting to be found
Chorus (Em, C, G, D)
If dreams are somewhere in the distance
Love is somewhere within reach
Someday we’ll be the lesson that somebody else will teach
If there’s someone on the mountain top
Somehow we’ll make the climb
If there’s something in the water
Then I’m somewhere in the tide
Verse 2 (Em, C, G, D)
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All the footprints in the shore line are a story to be heard
Every grain and every gravel could account for every word
In a land that is for lovers there is room for every kind
Every voice, every heart, every soul and every mind
Pre-chorus (C-D)
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The waves are being lifted and the sand is being sifted
For a treasure that is waiting to be found
Chorus (Em, C, G, D)
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Bridge (C-D)
What is happening? Can you feel the gravity?
A rising tide is lifting all the boats
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Chorus (Em, C, G, D)
Too much of a Woman
Verse 1
Bm A E
Too loud, too strong, too much attitude
Bm
I better learn how to play along
A E
Before your ego ends up bruised
Bm
I’m sorry to tell you brother
A E
I’m not living for your comfort
Bm
So go tell it to your mother
A E
Cause I’m gon’ do what I’m gon’ do
Chorus
Bm
If I’m too much of a woman
A E
You can kindly step aside
Bm
A true king can handle me
A E
He’s got what it takes inside (he’s not a victim of his pride)
Bm
Well, I hate to disappoint ya
A E
By now you should understand
G A
If I’m too much of a woman, boy
Bm A E (2x)
You’re too little of a man
Break
Verse 2
Bm A E
Too big, to small we can never measure up
Bm
The hips the thighs, the lips, the eyes
A E
I’m tired of all your nipping and tuck
Bm
You keep me in a cage
A E
But you don’t like to hear me roar
G
Well, it’s time to break the silence
A
Cause I can’t take anymore
Chorus
Bridge
G
Trying to appease you
A
Had me out my mind
G F#
But I won’t let it happen this time
Chorus
*Make Up Your Mind*
Notes
​*Very slow build with extremely dramatic end*​
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Song starts with acoustic guitar for first verse and first chorus. Bass jumps in on verse 2 and second chorus. Drums mildly kick in on bridge. Last chorus is full throttle, electric guitar shredding.
Verse 1 (Guitar only) (Em Am D/Am C D Em)
You said you’d move any mountain
Cross any ocean for me
You said I’m everything that you wanted
And everything that you need
But now I see you switching
Boy you’ve got an itch that
You just want to relieve
You want my love without commitment
My touch without connection
The wife without the ring
Chorus
Am
You better make up your mind
D
Make up your mind
Em
Boy you’re running out of time
Am
You better make up your mind
D
Make up your mind
Em
Before I make up mine
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Verse 2 (enter bass)
Em
The special treatment
Am D
Made me a believer
Em
I admit that it’s true
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But underneath it
Am D
Lies, boy you deceived me
Em
I’m embarrassed of you
Em
The lights, the camera, action
Am D Em
For friends you always put on a show
Am
But when I’m ready for action
C D Em
You lock the doors and say you’re closed
I won’t be back again
Chorus
Bridge (2x)
Em
Your love is sweet and spicy
D
Hot, cold, naughty and nice
C
You said it’d be unlikely
D
That you’d ever think twice
Em
You talked me up to heaven
D
But dragged me down to hell
C
I’m tired of the stories you
Chorus
Girl Gone Missin'
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Verse 1
Bb F Eb
She has curly hair and a twinkle in her eye
Bb F Eb
Born with angel wings cause the limit is the sky
Bb F Eb
She was last seen standing on a mountain top
Bb F Eb
But the world let it down and that's when she started to fall
Chorus
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F Gm
I've been looking for her every since
Eb
I can't explain it. I don't know where she went
F Gm Eb
But I can hear her crying if I care enough to listen
Bb-F-Eb
For the girl gone missing (can you hear her crying)
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Verse 2
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Bb F Eb
She had a heart of fire and ready to take the world
Bb F Eb
The biggest dreams and desires wrapped up in that little girl
Bb F Eb
But she shed few tears and fought a few fears that came around and hijacked her mind
Bb F Eb
Life a decoy robbed her of joy then she got left behind
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Chorus
F Gm
I've been looking for her every since
Eb
I can't explain it. I don't know where she went
F Gm Eb
But I can hear her crying if I care enough to listen
Bb-F-Eb
For the girl gone missing (can you hear her crying)
Bridge
F Gm
I've been looking for forever since
Eb
It's like searching for an old best friend
F Gm
Except she's trapped out of this heart of mine
Eb
And that much harder to find
Chorus
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Bb-F-Eb
When you’re the girl gone missing (can you hear her crying)
Bb-F-Eb
When you’re the girl going missing
Outro
Bb F Eb
She had a heart of fire and ready to take the world
Bb F Eb
The biggest dreams and desires wrapped up in that little girl
Bb F Eb
Maybe if I show her we’re not alone
Bb
She’ll come back home
Threw It All
Verse 1
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Eb
She had to be quiet and quick as a mouse
As she reached for the keys she kept under the house
Fm
It was threatening to storm
Ab Eb
She had to escape from the clouds
Eb
The door could be stubborn with three bolted locks
When she finally enter to her knees she dropped
Fm-Ab Eb
As the memories sent her soul into shock
Pre-chorus
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Fm Ab
The holes in the walls, the framed broken pictures
Eb
That small broken child, will always stay with her
Fm Ab Eb
The ghosts in the rooms were crying and begging to stay
Hook
Fm
But she threw them all away
Ab
She threw them all away
Eb
She threw them all away (2x)
Verse 2
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Eb
She went down to the basement…the stench in the air
Let her know there were more than just critters down there
Fm Ab Eb
He got drunk in the darkness cause the world wasn’t fair, no no
Pre-chorus
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Fm Ab
Cobwebs and corners covered with glass
Eb
If rooms have emotions this one didn’t laugh
Fm Ab Eb
The bars on the windows made it feel more like a cage
Hook
Bridge
C# Ab Eb
She opened the windows to see the light
C# Ab Eb
You know all it takes is little elbow grease, a little sacrifice
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C# Ab Eb
It can be scary to look within
C# Ab Eb
Oh, but sometimes, you gotta tear it down just to start again
Hook
Verse 3
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Eb
She goes up to the attic and to her surprise
All her hopes and her dreams had survived all this time
Fm Ab Eb
They were covered in dust but they were easy to find
Fm Ab
She opens a box and pulls out a picture
Eb
That small hopeful child was starting to miss her
Fm Ab Eb
Her spirit is new and clear like the sky after rain
Remarkable Lady
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Verse 1
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B Ab#m
Remarkable Lady powered by pain
C#m F#maj
Strengthened by storms and flowered by rain
B Ab#m
Remarkable Lady faithful in fear
C#m F#maj
Hopeful in sorrow, triumph in tears
Pre-Chorus
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C#m
You got that flame, got that fire, the eye of the tiger
Ab#m
We’re watching you, yes we’re watching you
C#m Ab#m
No one can even imagine they can’t even fathom what you’ve been through, all that you’ve been through
C#m Ebm E F#
So I’m taking a second to send you a blessing and tell you how special you are
Chorus
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B Ab#m C#m F#
Remarkable Lady, wonderful woman, you bare the burden most people couldn’t
B Ab#m C#m
Remarkable Lady, you’ve got all of heaven at a standing ovation
F# B
You’re the heart of the nations you’re blossom is beautiful​​
Verse 2
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B Ab#m
Remarkable Lady, your soul is a treasure chest
C#m F#
Finding gold in the fire, finding strength in your weakness
B Ab#m
Remarkable Lady, heartbreak after heartbreak
C#m F#
Heartache after heartache, and you never lose your faith
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Pre-Chorus (add higher harmony)
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C#m
You got that flame, got that fire, the eye of the tiger
Ab#m
We’re watching you, yes we’re watching you
C#m Ab#m
No one can even imagine they can’t even fathom what you’ve been through
all that you’ve been through
C#m Ebm E F#
So I’m taking a second to send you a blessing and tell you how special you are
Chorus
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(You’re remarkable, you are wonderful, you are powerful, inspirational, so incredible, blessings overflow, you are, you are, you are beautiful)
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B Ab#m C#m F#
Remarkable Lady, wonderful woman, you bare the burden most people couldn’t
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(You’re remarkable, you are wonderful, you are powerful, inspirational, so incredible, blessings overflow, you are, you are, you are beautiful)
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B Ab#m C#m
Remarkable Lady, you’ve got all of heaven at a standing ovation
F# B
You’re the heart of the nations you’re blossom is beautiful
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Hook
B F#m A
You are the fire! (repeat X)
(And your blossom is beautiful, yeah)
(Oh, you’re the fire!)
(Oh, oh yeah, yeah)
(They don’t know, they don’t know)
(So let ‘em feel the fire, let em feel the flame)
(Let ‘em feel the burn, let ‘em feel the pain)
(Let ‘em hear your words, let ‘em say your name)
(It’s your story girl don’t you be ashamed)
(You’re a thunder roll, you can stand the rain)
(It’s your element, you’re supposed to change)
(Remarkable, that’s what I say)
(The heat of a thousand flames)
Stronger This Time
Verse 1
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F(1) B(4) F(1)
Well, my hearts been sitting heavy, just can’t seem to let it go
F(1) C(5)
Little things that make me angry and got me feeling low
F(1) B(4) F(1)
So, I scheduled an appointment with my therapist to talk
Dm(6) C(5) F(1)
Just a little safety net before I fall
F(1) B(4) F(1)
Well, I told her ‘bout my problems, my issues and fears
F(1) C(5)
Though it ain’t easy to solve them, I felt healing in my tears
F(1) B(4) F(1)
No she ain’t no magic mixer like the tender of a bar
Dm(6) C(5) F(1)
Just a little safety before I fall
Chorus
C(5) B(4) F(1)
Cause I could throw down on a bottle, deep dive til 3 a.m.
C(5) B(4) F(1)
Throw shots back with the bestie and then do it all again
F(1) B(4) F(1)
I could swim that whiskey river, but it’s always running dry
Dm(6) C(5) F(1)
I need something a little bit stronger this time
Verse 2
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F(1) B(4) F(1)
Then I went to see my baby, he could see it on my face
F(1) C(5)
That I’ve been in my feelings and it’s just one of them days
F(1) B(4) F(1)
He pulls me in to hug me and I felt better in his arms
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Dm(6) C(5) F(1)
Just a little safety before I fall
Chorus
Bridge
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C(5) B(4) F(1)
More like getting lost for hours doing what I love to do
C(5) B(4) F(1)
Taking walks or long hot showers or cuddling up with my boo
F(1) B(4) F(1)
Yeah, some prayer and meditation always seems to clear my mind
Dm(6) C(5) F(1)
Getting something a little bit stronger this time
Verse 3
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F(1) B(4) F(1)
Well, I met the perfect stranger just as I was in my head
F(1) C(5)
She held my hands to comfort me, and this is what she said
F(1) B(4) F(1)
“The Lord told me to tell you that he hears you when you call
Dm(6) C(5) B-F(4-1)
Just a little safety net in case you fall”
Chorus
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C(5) B(4) F(1)
Cause I could throw down on a bottle, deep dive til 3 a.m.
C(5) B(4) F(1)
Throw shots back with the bestie and then do it all again
C(5) Dm-C-B(6-5-4)
Yeah, I love a good oasis or some Colorado Pine
B(4) C(5) F-C-F(1-5-1)
But I got something a little bit stronger this time
Dinner, Sunset, Nina Simone
Intro:
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C Em D C
C Em D G
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Verse 1
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C Em D C
The car needed fixing and so did my smile
C Em D C
Since the last time we kicked it, oh it’s been a while
C Em D C
We needed to change up our rhythm and tone
C Em D G
So I ordered dinner, sunset and Nina Simone
Verse 2 (Same as verse 1)
C Em D C (G)
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Moments of sadness, the world has its share
But look up, my darling there’s hope in the air
So, turn off the tv and put down the phone
It’s time for dinner, sunset and Nina Simone
Hook (C Am Em D)
Oh, oh, oh
Verse 3
C Em D C (G)
You have desires and I have my needs
We got mortgage to pay and children to feed
You don’t have to carry these burdens alone
Let’s talk over dinner sunset and Nina Simone
Hook
Oh oh oh (C Am Em D)
Verse 4
C Em D C (G)
Problems to solve and measures to take
Critics gon cry, and Haters gonna hate
But it doesn’t faze us, oh my how we’ve grown
We on that dinner sunset and Nina Simone
We Are One
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Verse 1
Em D Em
“I don’t need you” never said hand to the eye
Em Am D Em
“I don’t need you” never said hand to the eye
Em Am
I’m your brother here to give you touch and you my sense of sight
C D Em
“I don’t need you” never said hand to the eye
Verse 2
Em D Em
“I don’t like you” never said leg to the arm
Em Am D Em
“I don’t like you” never said leg to the arm
Em Am
I will firmly plant my feet so your hands can reach the stars
C D Em
“I don’t like you” never said leg to the arm
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Chorus 1
Em
Cause we are one, one body
Em-Am-D
We are one, one body
Em
We are one, one body
Am C D Em
All the people of the good ol USA
Verse 3
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Em D Em
“I don’t want you” never said mouth to the nose
Em Am D Em
“I don’t want you” never said mouth to the nose
Em Am
For without you I may lose my sense of taste now, I suppose
C D Em
“I don’t want you” never said mouth to the nose​
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Chorus 2
Bridge
Em
All for humanity, say “I”
All possibilities, say “I”
Am
All for the love and peace, say “I”
Em
All for humility, say “I”
Bm Em
All for unity, say “I”
Music Break 8 measures (verse chord progression)
Verse 4
Em D Em
“How I hate you” never said head to the heart
Em Am D Em
“How I hate you” never said head to the heart
Em Am
For together we can solve our problems better than apart
C D Em
“How I hate you” never said head to the heart
Chorus
Em
Cause we are one, one body
Em-Am-D
We are one, one body
Em
We are one, one body
Am C D Em
All the people of the good ol USA
Am C D Em
All the people of the good ol’ USA
Am C D Em
All the people of the good ol’ USA
Girl Trip
Verse 1
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Am
Yes, it’s about that time
C
I’m ready to clear my mind
G
Braid my hair, I’ll be packing light
Bikini and a bottle of wine
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Am
Yes, gonna call my friends
C
A Molotov cocktail, special blend
G
Sisters, hell bound, to no end
Ladies, let the fun begin
Chorus
F
Get your tickets, time to fly
C
Leave behind that 9 to 5
G
Pour the drinks and let’s get lit
It’s time for another girl trip
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F
Book the rooms at the hotel
C
Set aside some cash for bail
G
Bad behavior, let it rip
It’s time for another girl trip
Hook
Yeah, yeah,
Verse 2
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Am
First, we always need the mama
C
Keep us together and control the drama
G
Wisdom and grace like Michelle Obama
You know she’s gonna be on ya
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Am
Next, we’re gonna need the baddie
C
Pushing the limit, embarrassing daddy
G
Teaching us all how to bounce the fatty
I just hope you’re ready
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Chorus
Hook
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Bridge (F C G)
F C
Last but certainly not least
C G
The friend who’s always got the drinks
G
Her kind of party’s never over
F
At least until she’s sober
F C
We’re losing our composure
C G
Drowning in the oasis
G
Name a better place than this…
Chorus
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Hook (yeah, yeah)
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Return to Verse 1 OR Band fades out