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Get Up Off Our Knees

Key: C

Introduction:

difficulty
very easy |||||
             C                                    Dm    G    F                                                 C         Dm    G      F  
Famines will be famines, banquets will be banquets
  C                                         Dm                    G    F                                 C         Dm    G      F  
Some spend winter in a palace, some spend it in blankets.
                  C                                      Dm                         G                                 F  
Don't wag your fingers at them and turn to walk away
                     C                                    Dm                         G                                    F  
Don't shoot someone tomorrow that you can shoot today
Em                                            F  
Time to end the praying
Em                                                    F  
Listen what they're saying
G  
Get up off our knees
                        C                                                                    Dm  
You can wag your finger 'till your anger's sore
     G                                                              F  
Shake your head 'till it shakes no more
                        C                                                                    Dm  
You can wag your finger 'till your anger's sore
     G                                                              F  
Shake your head 'till it shakes no more
        C                                    Dm    G    F                                            C         Dm    G      F  
Paupers will be paupers, bankers will be bankers
  C                                      Dm              G    F                                    C         Dm    G      F  
Some own pennies in a jar, some own oil tankers
                C                                         Dm            G                                    F  
What may sound like tomorrow could be ours today
                     C                                              Dm                                    G                                    F  
There's no more need for sorrow if we get off our knees to pray
Em                                            F  
Time to end the praying
Em                                                    F  
Listen what they're saying
G  
Get up off our knees
                        C                                                                    Dm  
You can wag your finger 'till your anger's sore
     G                                                              F  
Shake your head 'till it shakes no more
                        C                                                                    Dm  
You can wag your finger 'till your anger's sore
     G                                                              F  
Shake your head 'till it shakes no more
        C                                         Dm            G         F                              C         Dm    G      F  
Countries will be countries, borders will be borders
  C                                                    Dm                      G    F                    C         Dm    G      F  
Some have lost their folks at war, some have given orders
                  C                                      Dm                            G                              F  
Don't wag your fingers at them and turn to walk away
                     C                                    Dm                         G                                    F  
Don't shoot someone tomorrow that you can shoot today
Em                                            F  
Time to end the praying
Em                                                    F  
Listen what they're saying
G  
Get up off our knees
                        C                                                                    Dm  
You can wag your finger 'till your anger's sore
     G                                                              F  
Shake your head 'till it shakes no more
                        C                                                                    Dm  
You can wag your finger 'till your anger's sore
     G                                                              F  
Shake your head 'till it shakes no more

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