Ignorance Is The Enemy

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