Black Boys On Mopeds chords by
Sinéad O'connor
Sinéad O'connor

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Key: B major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Margaret Thatcher on TV
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Shocked by the deaths
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that took place in Beijing
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It seems strange
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that she should be offended
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The same orders are given by her
Verse 2
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I've said this before now
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You said I was childish
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and you'll say it now
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Remember what I told you:
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If they hated me
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they will hate you
Chorus 1
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England's not the mythical land
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of Madame George and roses
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It's the home of police who kill
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black boys on mopeds
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And I love my boy
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and that's why I'm leaving
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I don't want him to be aware that there's
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Any such thing as grieving
Verse 3
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Young mother down at Smithfield
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5 am, looking for food for her kids
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In her arms she holds three cold babies
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And the first word that they learned
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was "please"
Verse 4
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These are dangerous days
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To say what you feel
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is to dig
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your own grave
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Remember what I told you:
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If you were of the world
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they would love you
Chorus 2
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England's not the mythical land
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of Madame George and roses
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It's the home of police who kill
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black boys on mopeds
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And I love my boy
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and that's why I'm leaving
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I don't want him to be aware that there's
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Any such thing as grieving
Outro 1
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Ooh...
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Ooh...
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Ooh...
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Ooh...

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