Long Con chords by The Revivalists

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Verse 1

Every day they take away

A little piece of you, a little piece of me

The good things in life are free

No, they'll never take that away

Interlude 1

from me

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Verse 2

People, get up, get out of your cage

The ones that control you

aren't turning the page

Boiling the water,

that's been poured on your brow

Is the same hot mess that

we're swimming in now

Verse 3
And all of you racists can
Gm 
say what you want
F 
But soon they'll be coming for you
D 
with more than just guns
And I pray for the day
Gm 
when the power of love
F 
D 
Is stronger than the knife that cut us up

Verse 4
D 
Gm 
Every day they take away
D 
A little piece of you, a little piece of me
F 
The good things in life are free
Gm 
No, they'll never take
D 
that away from me

Verse 5
D 
Every day they take away
Gm 
A little piece of you,
D 
a little piece of me
Gm 
The good things in life are free
D 
Gm 
F 
No, they'll never take that away from me
D 
It's

Verse 6
a march of the pigs,
Gm 
so righteous beware
F 
They'll step on you here,
D 
and they'll step on you there
Gm 
The oldest of lie to ever been told
F 
Put fear in the heart of a
D 
wo man so bold

Verse 7
D 
Gm 
And after the ashes after the blood
F 
Dm 
D 
After the wa  ters rise up
from the flood
G 
Who will you look for to place the blame
Gm 
F 
The me dia, the system,
D 
the ones with no name

Verse 8
D 
G 
Fm 
It's the long (long) con (con)
D 
Running, running
G 
Gm 
It's the long (long) con (con)
Dm 
Coming, coming
D 
Every

Verse 9
Gm 
day they take away
A little piece of you,
D 
a little piece of me
Gm 
The good things in life are free
No, they'll never take that away from me
D 
Every

Verse 10
day they take away
Dm 
Gm 
A little piece of you,
D 
a little piece of me
The good things in life are free
Gm 
D 
No, they'll never take that away

Interlude 2

from me

Verse 11

One step forward, two steps back

(One step forward, two

steps back)

Verse 12
Gm 
Every day they take away
A little piece of you,
D 
a little piece of me
Gm 
The good things in life are free
No, they'll never take
D 
that away from me

Verse 13

Every day they take away

A little piece of you, a little piece of me

The good things in life are free

No, they'll never take that away from me

Verse 14
D 
G 
Gm 
One step forward, two steps back
F 
Dm 
D 
G 
Gm 
One step forward, two steps back
F 
Dm 
D 
G 
Gm 
One step forward, two steps back
F 
Dm 
D 
G 
One step forward, two steps back
F 
Dm 