Music and politics chords by The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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If ever I would stop thinking  (E minor) 
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about music and politics  (A major)  (A minor) 
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 (C major) I would tell you  (A minor) that sometimes
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 (E minor) it's easier to desire
and pursue the attention
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and admiration  (G major) of  (E minor) 100 strangers
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than it is  (A major) to accept the love  (A minor) and loyalty
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of  (C major) those  (E minor) closest to me
And I would tell you that sometimes
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I prefer to look  (A minor) at myself
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 (E minor) through  (A minor) someone  (E minor) else's eyes  (D major)  (G major) 
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 (C major) Eyes that aren't clouded with
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 (E minor) the tears of knowing
what an asshole I can
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be, as yours are.  (A major)  (A minor)  (C major)  (E minor) 
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If ever  (C major) I would stop  (E minor) thinking
about music and politics
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I might be able  (A major) to listen  (A minor) in si
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 (C major) lence  (F major) to your  (E minor) concerns
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rather  (G major) than hearing everything  (E minor) 
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 (A major)  (E minor) as  an accusation
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or an indictment  (A major)  (A minor) again
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 (C major) st me  (F major)  (E minor) 
I would tell you that sometimes
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I use sex to avoid  (A major)  (E minor) communication
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 (A minor)  (A major)  (A minor)  (C major) it's the  (F major) be st escape  (E minor) 
when we're down on our luck
But I can express more emotions than laughter,
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anger (A major) ,   (A minor)  (C major) and let's fuck
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 (E minor)  (D major) If ever  (A major)  (E minor) I   would stop
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 (C major) thinking  (E minor) about  (B minor) music  (E minor) and politics
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If  (A major) ever I would  (C major) stop thinking
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about  (B minor) music  (E minor) and politics
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If ever I would  (C major) stop thinking
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Bm 
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about  (E minor)  (B minor) music and politics  (E minor) 
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If ever I would  (C major) stop thinking about  (E minor)  (B minor) music  (E minor) and politics
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 (D major)  (E minor)  (D major)  (E minor)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (E minor)  (D major)  (E minor)  (D major) 
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 (E minor) 
If ever I would stop thinking
about music and politics
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 (A major) I would tell you that I  (C major) pooped in my
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 (E minor) own dog dish
And sometimes I would rather
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face not eating  (A major) 
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than face licking it clean  (C major) 
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An (F major) d admit (E minor) ting when
I'm selfish
And I'd tell you that I'm suffering
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from the worst type of loneliness  (A major)  (E minor)  (A major) 
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The loneliness of  (C major) being misunder (E minor) stood,
or more poignantly
the loneliness of being afraid
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to allow  (A major) myself  (A minor)  (C major)  (F major) to be  (E minor) understood
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If ever I would stop  (A major) think (E minor) ing about
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music and politic (A major) s   (C major) 
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 (F major) I would  (E minor) tell you that
the personal revolution
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is far more difficult  (A major) 
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 (E minor) and is the first step in any
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revolution  (A major)  (A minor)  (C major)  (F major)  (E minor) 
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 (D major) If ever  (E minor) I   would  (C major) stop thinking
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Bm 
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 (E minor) about  (B minor) music and  (E minor) politics
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If ever  (A major)  (E minor) I   would  (C major) stop thinking
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about  (B minor) music and politics  (E minor) 
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 (G major) If  (E minor) ever  (A major)  (E minor) I    (A major) would  (C major) stop thinking
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about  (B minor) music and politics  (E minor) 
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If  (A major) ever I  (E minor) would  (C major) stop thinking about
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mu (E minor) sic and politics
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I would tell you that mu (A major) sic is the
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expression of emo (E minor) tion
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And that polit (E minor) ics is merely
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the  (A major) de coy of perception