Protest Protest Protest chords by John Wesley Harding

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Verse 1
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Back in the radical 60s,
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it was hippies and tambourines.
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It was mud and nudity.
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It was gigs in fields of green.
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It was a changing society,
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and that was cool.
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But these are different times.
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Miracles happen by the hour,
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science can make a flower,
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and the people got the power,
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so cheer up and don't be down, my angry friend,
cause all you wanna do is
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protest, protest, protest,
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could you be more
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in trospective?
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Protest, protest, protest
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It's only you that's a suspect
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That negative attitude
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will get you nowhere
I know that it must have been easy
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When everyone was ready to shout
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There was much to complain about
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Just get the guitar out
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It was Nixon and Agnew out
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Or whatever
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But attitudes have changed
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And we're happy in the hood
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Now the enemies are blurred
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Prick us and we purr
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It's time to choose your words
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It's a bit more wisely
But all you wanna do is
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Protest, protest, protest
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Could you be more introspective?
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Protest, protest, protest
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It's only you that's suspect
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That negative attitude will
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get you nowhere
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Nowhere
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No way, no way,
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no way
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Just look at the world around you
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We have what we are fighting for
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I mean lotteries and more
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And the rest is best ignored
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Cause there's much more fun in store
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After these messages
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You're free to sing your song
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But watch the things you say
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No negativity today
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For the times they haven't changed
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And they've made the change back again
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Barely noticed
And all you wanna do is
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protest, protest, protest
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But could you be more
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in trospective?
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Protest, protest, protest
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It's only you the suspect
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That negative attitude could get you nowhere, nowhere,
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nowhere, nowhere, nowhere
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you