Verse IA Oh lord, won't you leave meA
Leave me on my kneeFs?
Cause I belong to the ground noGw
And it belongs to theeA
And oh lord, won't you leave meA
Leave me just like thisF?
Cause I belong to the ground noGw
I want no more than thisA
How I long for the autumnA
The sun keeps burning deeFp
Every stone in this cityG keeps reminding me of ya
A Can you protect meA
from what I want?
The Flove I let in, it Gleft me so lostChorusA Mother,G make meF
Make me a Gbig tall tree
A So I canG shed my Fleaves and let it Gblow through me
A Mother,G make meF
Make me a Gbig grey cloud
A So I canG rain on Fyou things I can't say out Aloud.A....F....G.
Verse IIA All these couples are kissing
AAnd I can't stand the hea
Ft
I lost my shoes and left the
Gparty
I wander in the street
AI put my feet into the fountain
AThe statues all aslee
Fp
No use wishing on the wa
Gter
It grants you no relief
ChorusA Mother,
G make me
FMake me a
Gbird of prey
A So I can
G rise ab
Fove this, let it
Gfall away
A Mother,
G make me
FMake me a
Gsong so sweet
A Heaven
G trembles,
F fallen at our feet.
A....
A....
F....
G.