Prejudice chords by Tim Minchin
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Verse 1
(C major) This is a song about pre
(D major) judice
(B major) And the language of
preju (E minor) dice (B minor) (C major)
And the power of (E minor) the language
(C major) of (E minor) prejudice (D major) (C major)
It's called: (E minor) (D major) (C major) Prejudice
(E minor) (D major) (C major)
Verse 2
(E minor)
In our modern free-spoken society
society
(B major) There is a word that we
still (G major) hold ta (B major) boo
A word (C major) with a terrible history
(D major) Of being used to abuse,
oppress and subdue (E minor)
Just six seemingly harmless letters
Arranged (B minor) in a way that will (B major) form a word
(D major) With (C major) more power than the pieces
of metal
That are forged (B major) to make swords
(D major) A couple of
Verse 3
(C major) G's, an R and an E, (D major)
an I and (E minor) an N
Just six little let (C major) ters all
jumbled to (D major) gether
Have caused (B major) damage that we
Verse 4
may never mend
(E minor) And it's important that we all respect
(D major) That if these people
should happen to choose
To re (C major) claim the word as their own
It doesn't (D major) mean the rest
of you have a right to its use
(B major) So
Verse 5
(E minor) never under estimate
(D major) The power that language imparts
Stick (C major) s and stones may break your bones
(B major) But words can break hearts
Verse 6
A couple of G's, (C major) jeez,
unless you've had to live it
An R and an E, (D major) even I am careful with it
An I and an N, an (E minor) d in the end
it will only (D major) offend
Don't want to have (C major) to spell
it out again (B major)
(E minor) (D major) (C major) (B major)
Verse 7
(E minor) Yeah (D major) (C major) (B major)
(E minor) Only a ginger (D major) can call another
ginger Ginger (B major)
(E minor) Only a ginger (D major) can call
another ginger (C major) Ginger (B major)
So (C major) listen to me if you care for your health
You (D major) won't call me Ginger 'less
you're ginger your (B major) self yeah
(E minor) Only a ginger (D major) can call another
ginger (C major) Ginger (B major)
Verse 8
(E minor) When you are a ginger life (G major) is pretty hard
(C major) Years of ritual bullying in the (F major) school yard
(E minor) Kids calling you Ranga and (G major) Fanta Pants
(C major) No invitation to the (F major) high school dance
But you (E minor) get up and learn
to hold your (G major) head up
You (C major) try to keep your cool and not (F major) get het up
But (E minor) un til the feeling of ill is truly (G major) let up
Then the (C major) word is ours and ours alone
(B major) Don't you (D major) know that
Verse 9
(E minor)
Only a ginger (D major) can call another
ginger (C major) Ginger (B major)
(E minor) Only a ginger (D major) can call
another ginger (C major) Ginger (B major)
So (C major) if you call us Ginge
we just might come unhinged
If (D major) you don't have a fringe
With at least a tinge
Of the (B major) ginge in it
(E minor) Only a ginger (D major) can call another
ginger (C major) Ginger (B major)
Now listen to (E minor) me We're not looking for sym
Verse 10
(G major)
pathy
(D major) (C major) Just because we're sensitive to (F major) (E minor) UV
Just 'cause we're pathetically pale (G major)
(C major) We do alright with the (F major) females
Yeah I (E minor) like to ask (C major) the ladies round
Verse 11
(D major)
for ginger beer
(C major) And soon they're running (A minor) their fingers
(D major) through my ginger beard
And (E minor) dunking my ginger nuts
into (G major) their ginger tea
And (C major) asking if they can call
me Ginger (B major)
And I say:
"I don't think that's appropri (D major) ate!"
(E minor) 'Cause
Verse 12
only a ginger (D major) can call another
ginger (C major) Ginger (B major) (E minor) (D major) (C major) (B major)
And (C major) all the ladies they agree it's a fact
(D major) Once you've gone ginge, you
(B major) can't go back
(E minor) Only a ginger (D major) can call
another ginger (C major) Ginger
Yeah go (B major) ginge, go you (D major) funky
Verse 13
(E minor) (G major) (C major) (F major)
mother fuckin' (E minor) (G major) (C major) (F major) ginge
Verse 14
(E minor) Yeah, you can call us Bozo or Fire (G major) Truck
You can even (C major) call us Carrot
Top of Blood (F major) Nut
Yeah, you (E minor) can call us Match
Stick or (G major) (E minor) Tampon
But (C major) fucking with the G-word is is (B major) just not on
Verse 15
If (E minor) you're a ginger-phobe and
you don't (G major) like us
We will (C major) stand up to the fight
if you want to (F major) fight us
But if you (E minor) cut yourself
you might catch (D major) (E minor) gingivitis
So (C major) maybe you should shut
your funky (D major) mouth
Verse 16
(G major) Only a ginger (F major) can call another
ginger (D sharp major) Ginger (D major)
Only (G major) a ginger (F major) can call
another ginger (D sharp major) Ginger (D major)
Verse 17
So (D sharp major) if you call us Ginge
You can't (D major) whinge if you're injured
If you (F major) don't have a tinge
Of (D major) the ginge
Verse 18
In your minge
(G major) Only a ginger (F major) can call another
ginger (D sharp major) Ginger (D major)
And you (D sharp major) know my kids will always be
clothed and fed
(Edim) 'Cause Papa's gonna be bringing
home the gingerbread
And (F major) they'll be pretty smart
because they'll be well-read
And And by (G major) "read" I mean (D major) "read" and
the other kind of "red"
It's a homo (A minor) phone
Only a ginger (G major) can call another ginger
Verse 19
(F major)
Ginger
Only (E major) (A minor) a (G major) ginga can call another
(F major) (E minor) (E major) ginga Ginga
Just like (A minor) only a (G major) ninja can sneak
up on another (D major) (A minor) ninja
Verse 20
Yeah, only (A minor) a ginger
(G major) Only a ginger
(F major) Only a ginger, (E minor) yeah
Are you listening-er?
(F major) I'm I'm not pointing the finger
I'm just having a sing-er (G major)
I'm I'm just remind (E major) in' yer
Verse 21
That only a ginger can call
another ginger, ginger
Prejudice
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