Ravens Child(Chords)

	        
Intro: 
A   Asus A A   Asus A 
A   Asus A A   Asus A 

 A                 Asus      A 
Raven's child is chasing salvation 
  A                                Asus4         A        Asus A 
Black beak turned white from the crack and the snow 
          A                   Asus       A 
On the streets of despair the answer is simple 
    A          G         D            A        Asus A 
A spoonful of mercy can set free the soul 

      D 
The drug king sits on his arrogant throne 
  D            A        Asus A 
Away and above and apart 
D 
Even children are twisted to serve him 
      E                      E           A        Asus A        Asus A 
And greed has corrupted what once was a heart 

 A                   Asus       A 
Raven's child keeps vigil for freedom 
  A                      Asus4            A        Asus A 
Trades for the arms that once made her strong 
      A                    Asus      A 
With nuclear warheads and lasers in heaven 
 A              G          D               A        Asus A 
Fear does the choosing between right and wrong 

    D 
The arms king sits on his arrogant throne 
  D            A        Asus A 
Away and above and apart 
 D 
Bankers assure him that he needn't care 
      E                         E           A        Asus A        Asus A 
And greed makes a stone of what once was a heart 

 A                Asus        A 
Raven's child is washing the water 
A                          Asus          A        Asus A 
All of her wing-feathers blackened with tar 
        A                     Asus      A 
Prince William shoreline's an unwanted highway 
   A           G        D         A        Asus A 
Of asphalt and anger an elegant scar 

    D 
The oil king sits on his arrogant throne 
  D            A        Asus A 
Away and above and apart 
 D 
Lawyers have warned him he mustn't speak 
      E                        E           A        Asus A        Asus A 
And greed has made silent what once was a heart 

  Bm                             E 
Still there are walls that come tumbling down 
     A                F#m 
For people who yearn to be free 
  Bm                         A 
Still there are hearts that long to be opened 
    D                         E E7 
And eyes that are longing to see 

 A                    Asus        A 
Raven's child is our constant companion 
  A                     Asus         A        Asus A 
Sticks like a shadow to all that is done 
  A               Asus         A 
Try as we may we just can't escape him 
     A             G           D           A        Asus A 
The source of our sorrow and shame, we are one 

      D 
The true King sits on a heavenly throne 
        D             A        Asus A 
Never away nor above nor apart 
      D 
With wisdom and mercy and constant compassion 
    E                      E            A        Asus A        Asus A 
He lives in the love that lives in our hearts 

 A                Asus        A        Asus A 
Raven's child is washing the water 
 A                   Asus       A        Asus A 
Raven's child keeps vigil for freedom 
 A                 Asus      A        Asus A 
Raven's child is chasing salvation 
 A                    Asus        A        Asus A 
Raven's child is our constant companion
	        

Written by John Denver/Joe Henry