Lift Up Every Stone Lyrics

by John Hiatt

John Hiatt Lift Up Every Stone Lyrics

(song begins with chorus)
CHORUS:
You gotta lift up every stone now sister
Gotta lift up every stone now sister
Gotta lift up every stone now sister
Gotta clear this field and build that wall
He was the prince of the county to the manor born
The sheets were bloody and dirty and torn
Nobody saw nothing, not out this way
And they probably won't until the judgment day
There was a mighty whispering down at the church
About the son of the father of a woman got hurt
They were looking all over for somebody to pay
And that's you and me sister now every day
BRIDGE:
Now the sun is bloody red
And when it's gone somebody'll be dead
Don't you cry a tear for me
Because I did what I could just to be free yeah
Solo section:
|: F#m / / / | A / E / | B / F#m / :| X4
(last verse uses muffled/muted strum chords until last line, where full chords are played)
You gotta lift up every stone now sister
'cause one is the truth and the other's a lie
You gotta lift up every stone now sister
'till they tear down the wall to make you cry
We gotta clear this field and build that wall
We gotta...

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