Key: C
Introduction:
C G F G Em
SLOWLY
I am born today, the sun burns its promise in my eyes
F G C Em Am
Mama strikes me and I draw a breath and cry.
F G C Em Am
Above me a cloud softly tumbles through the sky
G F
I am glad to be alive.
C G F G Em
It is me seventh day, I taste the hunger and I cry
F G C Em Am
my brother and sister cling to Mama`s side.
F G C Em Am
She squeezes her breast, but it has nothing to provide
G F
someone weeps, I fall asleep.
C G F G Em
It is twenty days today, Mama does not hold me anymore
F G C Em Am
I open my mouth but I am too weak to cry.
F G C Em Am
Above me a bird slowly crawls across the sky
G Am
why is there nothing now to do but die?