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