Kinky's History Lesson chords by
The Waterboys
The Waterboys

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Key: C major
Verse 1
G
G

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Fm
Fm

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C
C

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Am
Am

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G
G

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C
C

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Dear Kinky Friedman,
Fm
Fm

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I read what you wrote
C
C

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G
G

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C
C

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Neville Chamberlain surrender monkeys - yup,
G
G

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that was your quote
Fm
Fm

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Well, we all say stupid things sometimes,
C
C

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Fm
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so here with my blessing
C
C

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Kinky Friedman,
G
G

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this is your history lesson
C
C

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Verse 2
Am
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C
C

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G
G

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Chamberlain declared war on
C
C

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the 3rd of September
G
G

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The US wasn't involved,
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C

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G
G

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as I remember
Fm
Fm

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And after Poland fell,
C
C

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Fm
Fm

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then Belgium and France
C
C

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G
G

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Britain stood alone
with barely a chance
C
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Verse 3
We faced Hitler down,
E
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Am
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he unleashed the blitz
E
E

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A hundred nine elevens
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that left London in bit s
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But we never caved in,
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Fm
Fm

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Britain never surrendered
C
C

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No petition for peace, Kinky,
G
G

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was ever fuckin' tendered
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C

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Verse 4
F
F

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Oh, Kinky Friedman
C
C

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Dude, quit your messin'
G
G

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And listen up good
This is your history lesson
C
C

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Verse 5
Am
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C
C

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Fm
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Roosevelt helped us
C
C

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with armaments and food
His vision was sure and his
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G

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policy good
Fm
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He'd have brought the USA
C
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Fm
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into the war on our side
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G
G

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But the isolationists had
both his hands tied
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Verse 6
E
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Stay out, stay out was your
public's demand
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E
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Till Japan hit Pearl Harbour
Am
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and that forced your hand
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F

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Then your boys fought like lions
C
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Fm
Fm

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but so the hell did ours
C
C

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And only an as shole, Kinky,
G
G

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C
C

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could call the British cowards
Verse 7
F
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Oh, Kinky Friedman
C
C

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Take some quiet time processing
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G

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These words of mine
C
C

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Your history lesson
Verse 8
Fm
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And here's a casualty count for you to muse upon,
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C

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man
Military personnel and civilians
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Killed in the theatre of World
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War two
USA: four hundred and nineteen
Fm
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thousand and four hundred
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C

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Great Britain: four hundred and fifty
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G

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thousand and nine hundred
And just to keep perspective
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C

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USSR: twenty- seven million...
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Fm

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or thereabouts
Verse 9
C
C

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Yeah, war is no joke
F
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G
G

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And my friend you misspoke
C
C

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Or so I'm guessin'
F
F

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But take this well, buddy
C
C

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And may it ease your soul
G
G

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Kinky Friedman this has been
Your history lesson
C
C

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F
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C
C

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