Song Of The South chords by Big Country

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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When I was young you said to me
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How I would grow to find
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A world of hope and  wonder
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That you would leave behind
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So now I look around me
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I see where you were wrong
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The tears that flow for equal rights
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Have fallen far too long
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Way down south in the township
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Way down south in the plain
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Does the sun still rise on the land of lies
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Every day in fear, every day in shame
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And I was told no man was judged
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By color or by creed
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So why do some have streets of gold
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While others only need
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No, you cannot tell me
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There is pride in fearing pain
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A nation born in a country torn
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I  know the rightful claim
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Way down south in the township
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Way down south in the plain
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Does the sun still rise on the land of lies
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Every day in fear, every day in shame
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Take away the newsreel
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And take the world to task
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One man one vote as nations quote
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Is that too much to ask
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And now I look around me
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I see where you were wrong
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The tears that flow for equal rights
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Have fallen far too long
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Way down south in the township
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Way down south in the plain
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Does the sun still rise on the land of lies
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Every day in fear, every day in shame