Wild Peace

There’s so much violence out on the street
And the toughest gang is in uniform
Terrorist conspiracies
Hurt half as bad as the ones from our own government
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my
But the real beast is human

Don’t lose your trust
Ah, in the two of us

My dear, follow me
Beneath my paisley sheets
And even if our laughter ringin’ off these walls
Were the only sign of peace in this warring world
It would still be
It would still be wild peace
Wild peace

Friendly logos robbing us blind
Yet the common crook is made the enemy
Rather than worry about nuclear war
Some would have us worry about nuclear family
The ozone layer’s falling out of the sky
I guess Chicken Little spoke a prophecy

Don’t run and hide
Ah, let love decide

My dear, follow me
Beneath my paisley sheets
And even if our laughter ringin’ off these walls
Were the only sign of peace in this warring world
It would still be
It’d still be wild peace

They can monopolize the oxygen and sell it back to us
They did it with land and water
Every nation can spit out walls and wars if they must
Whatever danger tomorrow holds
We’ve got something stronger

My dear, follow me
Beneath my paisley sheets
And even if our laughter ringin’ off these walls
Our moments shared, however small
Our whispered fears and dreams recalled
Our pleasures echoed down the hall
The light of your smile most of all
Were the only signs of peace in this warring world
It would still be
It’d still be
Wild peace
Wild peace

None of the war, corruption and ugliness of the world seem overwhelming when you’re falling in love. All you see is peace.
That peace is real. It’s raw and wild. Practicing it together, we bring that much more of it into the world. Make love not war... one moment at a time.

Musicians
Jesse Strickman - vocals and acoustic guitar
McKay Garner - drums and percussion
Rocio Marron - violin and viola
Jon Mendle - nylon-string banjo
Kevin Goldberg - acoustic upright bass

Recorded by
McKay Garner at McKay Mix (Oakland, CA), Jacob Winik at Tiny Telephone Recording (San Francisco, CA), Terrence Watkin at Perk’s Place (Westlake Village, CA), Nixie Davidsohn and Jesse Strickman at Music Barn (Nipomo, CA) and Jesse’s parents’ attic (Oakland, CA)

Mixed & Mastered by
McKay Garner

Produced & Arranged by
Jesse Strickman
McKay Garner

Additional harmony vocal arrangement by Joshua Michael
Additional string arrangement by Rocio Marron and Quiver Watts

Written by
Jesse Strickman

Capo 2

Intro:
C/G | C/G | Am | Am
C/G | C/G | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7

Verse:
C/G | C/G | Am | Fmaj7/C | Am | Fmaj7 3x

Prechorus:
C C/G | C C/G
Am | Am C | Am | Am (last measure is only a half-measure)

Chorus:
F | F | C/G | Em G
F | F | C/G | G
F | C/G Am (Extended 5x in final chorus)
F G | C/G Am
Em | Em Am | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7

Transitions:
C/G | C/G | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7

Bridge:
Em Am | F C/G G
Em Am | F G
Em Am | D7

Outro:
C/G | C/G | Am | Fmaj7 | Am | Fmaj7