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Get Up Off Our Knees

Key: C

Introduction:

           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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