Civilization And Its Discontents
Civilization And Its Discontents

Civilization And Its Discontents easy guitar chords by Bruce Cockburn

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    • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    I 

    need 
    a 
    helmet 
    to 
    pro
    tect 
    my 
    head 

    I 
    need 
    earphones 
    to 
    hear 

    what 
    gets 
    said 

    I 
    need 
    a miracle 
    to 
    keep 
    this 

    little 
    thread 
    from snapping 

    Verse 2
    I 
    know 
    a lot 

    about 
    ali
    enated 
    man 

    But 
    we've 
    all 
    heard 
    as 
    much 

    about 
    that 
    as 
    we can 
    stand 

    It's 
    just 
    what 
    happens 
    when 
    you 
    let 
    the 
    time 

    span 
    catch 
    you 
    nap
    ping 

    Verse 3

    Two 
    forward 
    and 
    one 
    back 

    Blind 
    fingers 
    groping 

    for 
    the 
    right 
    track 

    What's 
    to 
    do 
    when 
    a stab 
    and 
    a 
    pat 
    on 
    the 
    back 

    look 
    like 
    the same 
    thing? 

    Verse 4

    Civilization 
    and 
    its 
    discontents 

    When 
    all's 
    been 
    said 
    and 
    all 

    the money 
    spent 

    Trying 
    to 
    beat 
    the system 

    of the 
    world's 
    events 

    Gets 
    you 
    nowhere 

    Verse 5

    Tired 
    faces 
    with 
    the 
    bus stop 
    blues 

    Man 
    on 
    a bench 
    with 
    a blanket 
    of news 

    The young 
    Jamaican 
    joking 
    with 

    the 
    old 
    Jew 
    about 
    women 

    Verse 6
    So 
    many 
    people 
    so 
    lost 
    you feel 
    sorry

    But 
    too 
    much 
    pathos 
    just 
    makes 
    you 
    angry 

    And 
    even 
    though 
    I 
    know 
    who 
    loves 
    me 
    I'm 

    not 
    that 
    much 
    less 
    lost 

    Verse 7

    Black 
    outline, 
    slid
    ing 
    gray 
    scale 

    Subtle 
    variations 
    of 
    dark 
    to pale 

    Pearl 
    sky 
    raining 
    light 
    like 
    hail, 

    come 
    on 
    and 
    pierce 
    me 

    Raining 
    light 
    like 
    a 
    vision 
    of 
    the 
    holy 
    grail, 

    come 
    on 
    and 
    pierce 
    me 

    Verse 8

    Civilization 
    and 
    its 
    discontents 

    When 
    all's 
    been 
    said 
    and 

    all 
    the money 
    spent 

    Try
    ing 
    to 
    beat 
    the system 
    of 
    the world's 



    events 

    Outro 1
    Gets 
    you nowhere 







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