Key: B minor
Intro 1
Am
Dm
Am
Dm
Verse 1
Dm
Am
Dm
You say the world is getting smal
Am
Dm
ler and you've got no place to stand
Am
Dm
The Law is getting taller and
Am
Dm
it's shadows force your hand
Am
F
And you wanna make a difference
Am
F
but you'd rather have it made
G
C
And you preach the sin of greed,
Am
Dm
Verse 2
Dm
Am
Dm
Yeah, you're nodding in agreement when
Am
Dm
you hear the prophet speak
Am
Dm
And the words of equal measure
Am
Dm
you're so eager to repeat
Am
F
But you do not seek the answers,
Am
F
I guess you already got 'em
C
E
Am
it ain't your problem
Dm
Am
Dm
Verse 3
Dm
Am
Well you say it's such a shame,
Dm
Am
Dm
all the families on the street
Am
Dm
But you hug your children close when
Am
Dm
you pass the place they sleep
Am
F
And you wanna give them something,
Am
F
but you don't have any cash
G
C
Besides you know you pay your taxes,
Am
Dm
Verse 4
Dm
Am
You've got deadlines and dues,
Dm
Am
Dm
you know the truth it ain't that funny
Dm
Am
Dm
you're not made of money
Am
F
It's a shame their at the ladder,
Am
F
such a shame they're at the bottom
G
C
But the weight that brings them down,
E
Am
it ain't your problem
Dm
Am
Dm
Verse 5
Dm
Am
Dm
Well you said you'd live with nothing
Am
Dm
and you want to give it back
Am
Dm
You've tried to walk like Ghandi, but
Am
Dm
the clothes upon your back
Am
F
They're made in third world sweatshops
Am
F
with synthetic golden thread
G
C
And you're opening your eyes by the
Am
Dm
Verse 6
Dm
Am
Dm
Now you're working forty hours,
Am
Dm
it's too late to change your name
Am
Dm
You're trying to scrape by
Am
Dm
between the gears of the game
Am
F
And you've made a few donations,
Am
F
so they would not be forgotten
G
C
And you've done the best you could,
Am
Dm
Interlude 1
Am
Dm
Am
Dm
Am
Dm
Verse 7
Dm
Am
Dm
Now you go to sleep at night,
Am
Dm
while the grief swims in your head
Dm
Am
Dm
they're killed in school instead
Am
F
But that's the way the west was won,
Am
F
in this godforsaken land
G
C
By the cigarette in their teeth
Am
Verse 8
Dm
Dm
Am
Dm
you watch the climate change
Am
Dm
You think of all the immigrants
Am
Dm
who's children have been caged
Am
F
And the poor son that was murdered
Am
F
'cause some racist cop just shot him
G
C
Forget his mama's pain,
Am
Dm
Am
Dm
Verse 9
Am
Dm
Well the Yankee fought the rebel,
Am
Dm
the Arab fought the Jew
Am
Dm
The few fight the many and
Am
Dm
the many fight the few
Am
F
The Christians fight each other
Am
F
Yeah, the Buddhists fight the fight
G
C
E
While the right blame the left and the left
Interlude 2
Am
Dm
Am
Dm
Verse 10
Dm
Am
Well it started in the home,
Dm
Am
Dm
between a woman and a man
Am
Dm
But it's always been that way,
Am
Dm
ever since the world began
Am
F
And all the holy wars,
Am
F
you know the dead already fought 'em
G
C
E
Am
Dm
Am
Dm
And there's really no such thing as someone
Outro 1
Dm
Am
Dm
Am
Dm
Am
Dm
Am
Dm
Am
Dm
How did you like the song?
TunerE A D G B E
ChordsAm Dm F G C...
More songs by Jeremy Ivey
Discover chords for more songs to play
Popular chords globally
Most played chords & tabs across all users
