Rhythm of life chords by Aaron rodney blaise harry

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Old time saying,
old time saying
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When you are in
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Rome, you do as the
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Romans, the
Romans do
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Old time saying, living in
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England you are an
English
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Walking down
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Regent
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Street, in me pink striped suit
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and me big broad tie,
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feeling the rhythm of life
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Policeman, pick me up the sauce I
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haven't done nothing wrong
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I'm only guilty of being black
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Is there a different law
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for black and white?
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If this is a free country,
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give me all the rights
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Give me the rights, give me the rights,
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give me the rights to live
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Give me the rights, give me the rights,
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give me the rights
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I'm walking down
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Regent
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Street, in my pink striped suit.
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Em 
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I'm a big broad guy, feeling the rhythm of
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the night.
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Em 
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The policemen pick me up,
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Em 
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officers I'm in jail for something I haven't done
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Em 
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Your honor please, I'm not guilty sir
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I'm only guilty of being black
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Em 
And that's a natural fact
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Em 
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Yeah, I'm not guilty
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Em 
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No, I'm not guilty I'm only
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guilty of being black
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Your honor please, your honor please,
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I was minding my own business
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Walking down a rigid street,
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just singing my song
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Em 
I was going dup -a
-dup -a -dup -a -dup
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Ska -ba -dup -a -de,
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dup -a -dup -a -dup -a -dup
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Oh yeah, I said dup -a
-dup -a -dup -a -dup
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Ska -ba -dup -a -de, dup -a -dup
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