Key: E minor
Intro 1
G#m
Verse 1
G#m
We lie by the river, we lie at the keel
E
F#
We lie by the water,
B
D#m
and we lie upon the hill
G#m
We die by the river, we die at the kill
E
F#
We die by the water
My family is from there,
my grandfather worked in the mill
F#
B
D#m
and bought a place upon the hill
G#m
Him with his colour, him with his skin
E
F#
Was the first of his kind,
G#m
B
F#
never pushed his way in
D#m
G#m
Socrates
E
F#
Brought to your knees
B
D#m
E
F#
Once or twice a gen eration
Socrates
D#m
G#m
E
F#
Shame and pride
G#m
G#
G#m
of a na tion
My mother, she left her,
her brothers did too
F#
B
D#m
if you know what's good for you
E
G#m
most of them leave
E
F#
Nobody misses them
E
F#
as they pitch your cheeks and
G#m
G#
G#m
they pull your hair
E
F#
You're gonna prove them wrong,
G#m
G#
you see
G#m
E
F#
You gotta go away and be
G#m
G#
G#m
B
F#
D#m
G#m
happy
E
F#
Savatees, brought to your knees,
B
D#m
once or twice a gen eration
E
F#
D#m
G#m
E
F#
G#m
G#
Savatees, shame and pride of the na tion
G#m
E
G#m
E
F#
B
D#m
G#m
E
F#
G#m
After I was my grandfather's
old American flag
E
F#
But nothing will come of years,
B
D#m
nor to liberals or fags
G#m
G#
G#m
You're gonna go nowhere
E
F#
As they pinch your cheeks
G#m
G#
G#m
E
and they pull your hair
G#m
G#
G#m
G#
G#m
it was the age
E
F#
Well, this is my time,
G#m
G#
G#m
this is my rage
E
F#
G#m
Oh, the sun is rising
E
F#
G#m
G#
G#m
E
Even when I feel black again
F#
G#m
Oh, through my tears
E
F#
G#m
A Saga
Saga
B
Tears
F#
Saga
D#m
Tears
G#m
Tears
E
Saga
B
D#m
Once or twice a gen eration
E
Saga
Tears
D#m
Saga
G#m
Tears
E
F#
G#
G#m
Shame and pride of nation of a nation
E
F#
We lie up the hill, we lie by the water,
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