Key: Ab major
Verse 1
F#
C#
F#
Timor, Timor
C#
Yale, Yale, East Timor, Timor
Timor, Timor
Timor, Timor
C#m
B
Verse 2
G#m
C#m
B
Going on and on and on and on
G#m
This is going on and on and on
C#m
B
and on now
G#m
Said it once and say it twice,
C#m
B
I want to save your time
G#m
Safety, safety
Verse 3
F#m
It's alright, it's alright
E
'Cause the system never fails
G#m
The good guys are in power
F#
and the bad guys are in jail
Verse 4
F#m
It's alright, it's alright
E
Just as long as we can vote
G#m
We live in democracy and
F#
that's what we promote
Verse 5
C#m
Isn't it,
B
G#m
sn't it? (ooh-ooh)
C#m
B
G#m
Isn't it, isn't it? (ooh-ooh)
Verse 6
F#m
It's alright, it's alright
E
At least there's half the truth
G#m
Hearing what we want's
F#
the secret of eternal youth
Verse 7
F#m
It's alright, it's alright
E
The planet's split in three
G#m
'Cause I'll keep on selling records
F#
and you've got your MTV
Verse 8
C#m
If we forget about 'em
G#m
Don't worry
If they forget about us
Then hurry
F#
E
How about the people who don't
F#
B
matter anymore?
Verse 9
C#m
East Timor, Timor, Timor
B
Ooh
G#m
Ah, ah, ah, ah
C#m
B
G#m
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Verse 10
F#m
It's alright, it's alright
E
We'll show all on TV
G#m
So we won't really know it
F#
just by watching *BC
Verse 11
F#m
It's alright, it's alright
E
For a flag we die or kill
G#m
As long as we don't know it,
F#
do it just to pay the bills
Verse 12
C#m
If we forget about 'em
Don't worry
G#m
If they forget about us
Then hurry
F#
E
How about the people who don't
F#
B
matter anymore?
Verse 13
C#m
If we forget about 'em
Don't worry
G#m
If they forget about us
Then hurry
F#
E
How about the people who don't
F#
B
matter anymore?
Verse 14
C#m
East Timor, Timor, Timor
Verse 15
B
F#m
Let's keep telling the world it's sunny
F#
G#m
They risk their hides to
A
make the money
B
G#
Now don't you find that funny?
Verse 16
C#m
G#m
If we forget about 'em
If they forget about us
C#m
F#
Then hurry
F#
E
(How about those people who don't
F#
B
C#m
matter any more?)
Verse 17
If we forget about 'em
Don't worry
G#m
If they forget about us
Then hurry
F#
E
F#
(How about those people who
B
don't matter anymore?)
Verse 18
C#m
East Timor, Timor, Timor
Verse 19
C#m
East Timor, Timor, Timor
East Timor
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