Ignorance Is The Enemy by Rodney Crowell Guitar Chords
[Intro]
C Am C Am
[Chorus]
C Am
Oh Mother, oh Father, in our time of fear
F Am
Grant us the wisdom, Your message for to hear
C Am
Send down Your angel band to fill our hearts with power
F Am Am/G
Oh Mother, oh Father, in our darkest hour
VERSE 1 (Emmylou Harris):
C C/E Am
Ignorance is the enemy, and it fills your head with lies
F Am
It's the kind of bliss that can make you miss the very truth before your eyes
C C/E Am
It's not who's right or wrong, weak or strong, black or white you see
F Am G
Ignorance is the enemy, and it's keeping you from me
[Chorus]
C Am
Forgive me all my pettiness, forgive me all my grief
F Am Am/G
Forgive me for I know not how to live this life I lead
VERSE 2 (John Prine):
C C/E Am
Ignorance IS the enemy, let's set the record straight
F Am
If history must repeat itself, why worry while you wait
C C/E Am
It's a perfect blue and beautiful world, you treat with such disdain
F Am G
Ignorance is the enemy, and it can only bring ya pain
[Chorus]
C Am
Forgive me all my vanity, forgive me my conceit
F Am C
Forgive me when I'm crawlin' like a beggar at your feet
VERSE 3 (Rodney Crowell):
C C/E Am
Ignorance is the enemy, and it wields a mighty sword
F Am
It can cut you down in a blaze of glory, it can nail you to a board
C C/E Am
If mercy and compassion only had a chance, it could fill these holes we've dug
F Am G
But ignorance is the enemy, and it's workin' like a drug
[Chorus]
C Am
Oh Mother, oh Father, in our time of fear
F Am
Grant us the wisdom, Your message for to hear
C Am
Send down Your angel band to fill our hearts with power
F Am
Oh Mother, oh Father, in our darkest hour
2x
Am Am/G Am
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