The Fall of Athens chords by Messolonghi Cultural Centre Choir

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Verse 1
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That  (C major) city in need of a savior,
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 (D flat major) to rid the streets of disease,
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Cleon was there to  (E flat major) lead them,
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away  (D flat major) from where it was  (F major) greed.  (D flat major) 
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 (C major) Cleon's the voice of the people,
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he knows what they  (A flat major) want to hear.
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 (D flat major) They follow him  (E flat major) for survival,
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 (D flat major) while he  (C major) fills their hearts with fear.
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 (D flat major) He fills their hearts with fear.
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 (C major) What shall be (D flat major) come of their  (C major) Athens,
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as city was  (D flat major) prophets away?
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 (C major) The  (D flat major) people are looking for justice,
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they look to  (C major) the skies an (D flat major) d   pray.  (F major)  (D flat major) 
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He be (C major) lays a game of power,
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 (D flat major) what you see is not what you get.
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Deflecting from the  (E flat major) truth,
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blaming  (D flat major) Pericles for the dead.
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Cleo makes a  (C major) powerful army,
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 (D flat major) sending for the  (C major) poor to their  (A flat major) grave.
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But  (D flat major) he  will be far from the  (E flat major) field,
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 (D flat major) while he  (C major) lies in the bed that you made.
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He  (D flat major) lies in the bed that you've  (F major) made.  (D flat major) 
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 (C major) What shall be (D flat major) come of dear  (C major) Athens?
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Our city was  (D flat major) ravens away.  (C major) 
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The  (D flat major) people are looking for justice.
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They look to the  (C major) skies and  (F major) pray. you