Manifesto Ii Chords
Manifesto Ii by Medicine For The People is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, Em, C, Dm and Cm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
G D Em C G D G
G D
What shall live, what shall die
Em C
What gave birth, what gave life
G D G
What is yours, what is mine, what is ours
G D Em C
Are these questions so senseless, well whos gonna answer them
G D G
At the time when I really need to know
C G
So let it carry you like the ocean
C D
When you first learned how to float
G D Em C
So I went to poppas grave and I burned him some sage
G D G
I said thank you but I aint ever gonna know ya
G D G
I said thank you but I aint ever gonna know ya
G D Em C
Aaah, aaah, aaah, ao ao
G D Em C
Aaah, aaah, aaah, ao ao
G D Em C
Oooh, oooh, oooh, ao ao
G D Em C
Oooh, oooh, oooh, ao ao
G D Em C G D Em C G D G
La da, da da, da da da da da, la da hey hey la da da da da da da da
G D
No potential has limit
Em C
With ultimate forgiveness
G
You can try it on
D G
Try it out for size
G D
I lost touch with myself
Em C
With my women my health
G D G
My god and my perception too
C G
Well I will always be a part of that darkness
C D
Although I'd say it's pretty equal to my light
G D
I'm pretty far for knowing anything
Em C
But I do know a couple of things
G D G
What I want and how I’m gonna get it
G D G
What I want and how I’m gonna get it
G D Em C
Aaah, aaah, aaah, ao ao
G D Em C
Aaah, aaah, aaah, ao ao
G D Em C
Oooh, oooh, oooh, ao ao
G D Em C
Oooh, oooh, oooh, ao ao
G D Em C G D Em C G D G
La da, da da, da da da da da, la da hey hey la da da da da da da da
G D
Destiny you can't control
Em C
That cool I work better alone
G
Give me space
D G
Give me some good air to breathe
G D
I suppose that's what we all want
Em C
Our own slice to go off on
G D
And believe whatever the fuck
G
We want to believe
C G
Well I will never know all of the answers
C D
Although I'd never want to know anyway
G D
Cuz I remember when grandma died
Em C
She had no tears in here eyes
G D G
She was laughing and raising hell
G D G
Yeah, she was laughing and raising hell, fuck yea she was
G D Em C
Aaah, aaah, aaah, ao ao
G D Em C
Aaah, aaah, aaah, ao ao
G D Em C
Oooh, oooh, oooh, ao ao
G D Em C
Oooh, oooh, oooh, ao ao
G D Em C G D Em C G D G
La da, da da, da da da da da, la da hey hey la da da da da da da da
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(BREAKDOWN)
Use Barre Chords: G, Dm, Em, Cm
Pay attention
G Dm Em
There's a river in the wind
Cm G
I've floated it before
Dm Em
There's a sliver in your grin
Cm G
I know who it is for
Dm Em
And there is magic in the skin
Cm G
Of the woman I adore
Dm Em
Know each other to the core
Cm G
So thankful
Dm Em
And there are four tides in a sea
Cm G
They are cosmic copies
Dm Em Cm G
They are built like you and me, so crazy
Dm Em
Don't be afraid to make mistakes
Cm G
Being human can be great
Dm Em Cm G
No matter what is on your plate, be grateful
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D Em
And I am ready for the war
C G
Maybe it's coming it's not for sure
D Em C
But it has come before, so maybe
G D Em
We can end all this pursuit
C G
Find contentment in the truth
D Em
Find out what's gonna work for you
C G D Em C
And try it out, out, out, ao ao
G D Em C
Try it out, ao ao
G D Em C
Oooh, oooh, oooh, dao dao
G D Em C
Oooh, oooh, oooh, dao dao
G D Em C
Do, do, do, do do do do do do
G D Em C
Do, do, do, do do do do do do
G D G
Da da da da da