Standard Tuning CAPO 5
4 bpm | | ||| (all downward strums)
EADGBE
Dm X57765 (same finger position as Am)
C 875558 (same finger position as G)
F x87565 (same finger position as C)
Bb 688766 (same finger position as F)
Intro Am G Am G
VERSE 1
Dm
Walk in a corner shop
D
See a shoplifting cop
Dm
See the old lady with a gun
C
See the hero try 2 run
Dm
Nothing’s what it seems, I mean
C
It’s not all dirty, but it’s not all clean
Dm
There’s children paying bills
C
There’s monks buying thrills
Dm
There’s pride for sale in magazines
C
There’s pills for rent 2 make u clean
Dm
Marvin Gaye, there’s no brother, brother
C
Woody Guthrie’s land can’t feed Mother
*chorus*
Dm C
Mothers weep, children sleep
F Dm
So much violence ends in silence
Bb Dm
It’s a shame there’s no one 2 blame
F C
For all the pain that life brings
Dm C F Dm
If u will just take me It might just complete me
Bb C
And together we can make a stand
Verse 2 (same chords as verse 1)
A waitress brings me lunch
We meet but do not touch
On TV, D.C. is selling lies
While in the corner, King’s dream dies
Go 2 the counter, pay for me and my friend
A homeless man pulls out a roll, says it’s on him
The mayor has no cash
He said he spent it on hookers and hash
*chorus*
(one downward strum each)
Dm F C Dm Dm F C Dm
U will love me, I will love u
(x2)
*chorus*
There you have it.. a pretty cool song. I’m not promising these chords are 100%
correct So I am open to suggestions. Last night on RMA i saw her playing it and
it looks like that’s what she’s doing.
So if you have any questions or comments please email me:
