Key: F major
Verse 1
D
E
G
Laws by committee
Bb
D
Wars by committee
G
D
Governs by committee
E
A
It's the most effective way
F#m
Bm
A
A man I hardly knew
F#m
Bm
A
so I sliced that man in two
E
F#m
He may have felt the blow I struck,
Bm
A
but it doesn't show today
E
F#m
I brought him back to life again,
Bm
E
D
E
and I had a debt to pay
G
Bb
D
Be sure by committee,
G
D
justice by committee,
E
A
it's the most objective way.
E
F#m
It had to come, I knew it would,
Bm
A
not cruel and then not kind.
F#m
Bm
A
Just opening my mind
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Bm
A
But offer to explain
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Bm
E
An d truth is down the drain
A
E
That sounds very glib, they said.
A
G
You above it all,
A
G
deciding for another man.
A
G
Who gave you the call?
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Ab
I say it too.
Ebdim
E
But they kill the bird of paradise.
Yes, they do.
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E
G
Laws by committee,
Bb
D
wars by committee,
G
D
governed by committee,
E
A
it's the most effective way.
It could just be
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F#m
that you'll ask me
Bm
A
to drive away with you.
F#m
Bm
A
and try for something new.
E
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I'd do it, yes, I think I would,
Bm
A
it's one thing we could do.
E
F#m
But will you cut my head clean off,
Bm
E
D
or will I do it to you?
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G
I don't know, but I know it's all in me
G
D
E
The thought that can explode, or fade,
into convening another
Outro 1
committee
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Bb
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