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Verse 1
(G major) It seemed (E minor) like everyone (C major) I knew was (G major) dying
I looked in the mir (E minor) ror and
(C major) I was (G major) on fire
Somebody (E minor) yelled out "Hey,
(C major) stop drop and (G major) roll"
I said "That might save (E minor) my skin,
but it (C major) won't save my (G major) soul"
That might save my (E minor) skin,
but it (C major) won't save my soul
(G major)
Verse 2
(G major) You swallow (E minor) hard and you (C major) bottle it (G major) up
Try to pre (E minor) tend you're a (C major) half (D major) full (G major) cup
Believe what they're (E minor) feeding,
you're (C major) eating (D major) it (G major) up
While I'm reading (E minor) books about
(C major) how they're cor (G major) rupt
I'm reading (E minor) books about
(C major) how they're cor (G major) rupt
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Verse 3
He (D major) says he's pro (C major) tecting
us (G major) but he's a liar
And (D major) I know deep (C major) down
that it's (G major) down to the wire
(D major) My heart will (C major) stop if I (G major) put out the fire
(D major) As long as I'm (C major) burning,
(D major) I'll keep on (C major) yearning
To (D major) save the (C major) world,
not sure (D major) how but I'm (C major) learning
Verse 4
(C major)
Since (G major) what they (E minor) call the
be (C major) ginning (D major) of (G major) man
Blood has been (E minor) shed for
the (C major) rape of the (G major) land
They call it (E minor) civilized, (C major) I call (D major) it (G major) crap
Our only (E minor) hope is to (C major) look fur (D major) ther (G major) back
Our only (E minor) hope is to look (C major) further (G major) back
Verse 5
(G major) If we really (E minor) want for this
(C major) world to survive (G major)
We'll just take (E minor) what we
need (C major) to stay (D major) alive (G major)
It's a mis (E minor) take to just (C major) take and not (G major) give
It's not true (E minor) that we must (C major) murder to (D major) (G major) live
It's not true (E minor) that we must (C major) murder to (G major) live
Verse 6
He (D major) says he's pro (C major) tecting
us (G major) but he's a liar
And (D major) I know deep (C major) down that
it's (G major) down to the wire
(D major) My heart will stop (C major) if I (G major) put out the fire
(D major) As long as I'm (C major) burning,
(D major) I'll keep on (C major) yearning
(D major) To save the (C major) world,
not sure (D major) how but I'm (C major) learning
Verse 7
(C major)
And (G major) telling the truth (E minor) the best
(C major) way (D major) that I'm (G major) able
I'm placing my (E minor) cards all
face (C major) up on (D major) the table (G major)
It's okay to be scared, (E minor)
you don't (C major) have to (D major) act (G major) tough
Just take all that (E minor) pain and turn (C major) it into (D major) (G major) love
Take all that (E minor) pain and turn (C major) it into (G major) love
Verse 8
(G major) And let your emo (E minor) tions be
(C major) fuel to your (G major) flame
Being on (E minor) fire will (C major) keep you (D major) awake (G major)
If somebody (E minor) yells out "Hey,
(C major) stop drop (D major) and (G major) roll"
Say "That might save my (E minor) skin
but it (C major) won't save my (G major) soul"
That might save my skin (E minor)
but it (C major) won't save (D major) my (G major) soul
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