Orphans of Wealth chords by Don McLean
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Intro 1
(G major) (A minor) (C major) (G major) (A minor) (C major)
Verse 1
(G major) There is no
time (D major) to dis (G major) cuss or debate (E minor)
What is right, (C major)
(A minor) what is wrong (D major) for our (G major) people (D major)
(G major) Time has run (D major) out for (G major) all those who wait (E minor)
With bent limbs (A minor) (C major) and minds (D major)
that are feeble
(G major)
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Verse 2
(D major)
And the rain (G major) falls (E minor) and (A minor) blows
through their win (D major) dow
And the snow (G major) falls (E minor) and
(C major) blows through (A minor) their door (D major)
And the seasons (G major) revolve (E minor) 'mid
their (A minor) sounds of starvation (G major)
When the tides rise,
(E minor) they (C major) cover (D major) the floor
(G major)
Verse 3
(D major)
An (G major) d they come from the north (D major)
And they come (G major) from the south (E minor)
And they come (A minor) from the hill (D major)
s and they valley (G major) s (D major)
And (G major) they're migrants and farmers (D major)
And (G major) miners and hu (E minor) mans
Our (C major) census (A minor) neg
lected (D major) to tally
(G major) (D major)
Verse 4
And the rain (G major) falls (E minor) and blows (A minor)
through their win (G major) dow
(D major) And the snow (G major) falls (E minor) and
blows (C major) (A minor) through their door (D major)
And the seasons (G major) revolve (C major) (E minor) 'mid
their sound (A minor) s of starvation
(G major) When the tides rise,
(E minor) they (C major) cov (D major) er the floor
(G major) (D major)
Verse 5
An (G major) d they're African, (D major) Mexican,
(G major) Caucasian, (E minor) Indian
(C major) Hungry and hope (D major) less Americans (G major) (D major)
The (G major) orphans of wealth (D major) and
(G major) of adequate health (E minor)
Dis (C major) owned (A minor) by this na (D major) tion they live in
(G major) (D major)
Verse 6
An (G major) d with
weather-worn hands
hand (D major) s
On (G major) bread lines they stand (E minor)
(A minor) Yet but one more (D major) degradation
(G major) (D major) Yes,
and they're treated (G major) like tramps (D major)
While we (G major) sell them food (D major) stamps (E minor)
(C major) This (A minor) thriving and (D major) prosperous nation
(G major) (D major)
Verse 7
And the rain (G major) fall (E minor) s and
(A minor) blows through their win (D major) dow
And the snow (G major) falls (E minor) and
(C major) blows (A minor) through their door (D major)
And the (G major) seasons revolve (E minor) 'mid
their (A minor) sounds of starvation (G major)
When the tides rise,
(E minor) they (C major) cov (D major) er the floor
(G major)
Verse 8
(D major)
An (G major) d with roaches and (D major) rickets
and (G major) rats in the thick (E minor) ets
Infested, (A minor) diseased, (D major)
and decaying (G major) (D major)
With (G major) rags and no shoes (D major) and skin (G major)
sores that ooze (E minor)
By (C major) the poisonous (A minor) (D major) pools they are playing
(G major) (D major)
Verse 9
In (G major) shacks of two room (D major) s
that are (G major) rotting wood tomb (E minor) s
(C major) With corpses (A minor) breathing (D major) inside (G major) them (D major)
Yes, and we (G major) pity their plight (D major) as
they (G major) call in the night (E minor)
And we (C major) do all (A minor) that we can do (D major) to
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Orphans of Wealth
Don McLean
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