Intro:
Am(x4) Em (x2)


Am                G               
I asked my mother why do you cry
F                     C           
she said your brother he just died
Am                     G                  
Well I told him not to go outside
F                               C        Am
he said he had to fight for his country's rights
                        F   G   Am
But don't you know that mo-mother
                    F        G        Am
don't you know that we can't stop the violence
           F    G      Am
Because the war is not over
              F          G               Am
until you can feel love, peace, and hear silence
   G       Am
But I smell gunpowder 

Am                     G
God, my brother's been dead ever since
F                               C
I didn't believe it, but when I saw him I was convinced
Am                     G
Two to the head he was already dead Lord, 
F                           C               Am
I headed for revenge in the city of Port Au Prince


          F   G   Am 
Screaming bro-brother
                    F        G        Am
don't you know that we can't stop the violence, no-ohhhh
            F   G      Am
Because the war is not over
              F          G               Am
until you can feel love, peace, and hear silence
G               Am 
but I smell gunpowder
G              Am
Ziares Gunpoder 
G               Am
A 's gunpowder
G                Am
I wanna know why Christians Pray! Ya ya we do little, we do little we do little
G                 Am
but its still the same way. I wanna know why!
G                   Am
Ghetto people pray, for a new day.
G                  F
ya and it's still, the same way!!! but the Preacher man told me...
Am          F                 G   Am
Good things come to those who wait
Am           F                       G        Am
(Good things come to those who wait) I wanna know tell me
Am          F                 G   Am
Good things come to those who wait
Am           F                        G       Am 
(Good things come to those who wait ) We wanna know We wanna know We wanna know 


F     G     Am 
PEACE PEACE bro-brother
                    F        G        Am
don't you know that we can't stop the violence, no-ohhhh
            F   G      Am
Because the war is not over
              F          G               Am
until you can feel love, peace, and hear silence
G              Am
but I smell gunpowder
G            Am
Brooklyns Gunpowder
G           Am
Shaolins Gunpowder
G          Am
Uptowns Gunpowder
G          Am
Jerseys Gunpowder
G                  Am
Even in Toronto Gunpowder (I made this up because who cares about New Zealand - No offence)
G             Am
Australias Gunpowder
G           Am
Brixtons Gunpowder
G                  Am
Even New havens gunpowder
G                          Am                     G                          Am
The carnival, anything can happen. Rest in peace Rest in Peace... (fade out)