Intro: Dm Am C Am Verse: Dm Am C Am Toro, I am humble, for tonight I understand Dm Am Bb A Your royal blood was never meant to decorate this sand Gm Am Gm Am You've suffered great injustice, so have thousands before you Dm C Bb Dm I offer an apology, and one long overdue Chorus: Gm I am sorry Dm Toro I am sorry, Am Dm Hear my song, and know I sing the truth Gm A Although we were bred to fight, I reach for kindness in your heart tonight Gm Dm Am Dm And if you can forgive, and if you can forgive, love can truly live Gm Dm Am A D And if you can forgive, and if you can forgive, love can truly live Verse: Dm Am Bb A Toro, I am frightened, but I'll use my final breath Dm Am C Am To tell you that I'm sorry, let us end this dance of death Gm Am Gm Am Two centuries of agony, that to your heart we sent Dm C A Dm Here and now with my amends, the senseless killing ends Chorus: Gm I am sorry, Dm Toro I am sorry, Am Dm Hear my song, and know I sing the truth Gm A C Although we were bred to fight, I reach for kindness in your heart tonight Gm Dm Am Dm And if you can forgive, and if you can forgive, love can truly live Gm Dm Am A Dm And if you can forgive, and if you can forgive, love can truly live beautiful violin solo occurs Gm Dm Am And if you can forgive, and if you can forgive, love... A Dm Love will truly live This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
The Apology Song (The Book Of Life) chords by Gustavo Santaolalla
Suggested strumeverywhere 4/4
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d
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d
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u
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u
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d
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Also works: island strum d – d u – u d u
How to play The Apology Song (The Book Of Life) on ukulele
To play The Apology Song (The Book Of Life) on ukulele, strum the everywhere 4/4: d – d u – u d –. The groove sits around 100 bpm, a medium pace. This arrangement is in D minor. Chord-wise this is an easy one: everything sits at the rookie level. Strum softly with a nylon-string feel and let the melody lead.
7 ukulele chords used in "The Apology Song (The Book Of Life)" by Gustavo Santaolalla: A, Am, Bb, C, D, Dm and Gm
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“Beautiful violin solo occurs”
I love that
does anyone have a replacement for C it doesn’t sound good with my ukulele
When you play this song, switch the Am chord for an A7 chord. It sounds a lot better. Strumming pattern: DDU UDU