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History Lessons

Key: C

Introduction:

difficulty
very easy |||||
   Dm                       G             C                 Dm 
Look what you get for following leaders,
   Dm                                 G         C                           Dm 
who lead from the rear - where are they now?
   Dm                       G             C                 Dm 
Look what you get for following leaders,
   Dm                               G             C 
who lead from the rear - where are they...
   C 
Where are they now?
   Dm                     G             C               Dm 
What did we learn in history lessons?
   Dm                   G                     C                 Dm 
How to sit quiet at the back of a class
   Dm                     G           C               Dm 
with so many things open to questions,
             Dm                   G                       C                 Dm 
it's too late to cry - there's no one to ask.
     C                                             Dm 
Life's an education - a multiple equation,
     C                                                   Dm 
everybody finds their own solution in the end.
           C                                         Dm 
"To be or not to be" is a very lengthy question,
             C                                                             Dm 
has somebody please got a sharpened pencil they can lend?
   G                     C               F               Dm 
What did we learn in history lessons?
   G                     C                     F                 Dm 
How to sit quiet at the back of a class
           G                 C         F               Dm 
with so many things open to questions,
           G                       C                       F                 Dm 
it's too late to cry - there's no one to ask.
     Dm                       C  Dm 
Marching in time
   Dm                                   C  Dm 
down a production line,
   Dm                                       C  Dm 
what did that teach you
               Dm                                       C  Dm 
about life in the dole queue?
           Dm                                         Am 
The Law of Relativity - (life's relative misery).
           C                                                       Dm 
The Law of Probability - (it's probably contrived).
     Dm                                                     Am 
Newton's Law of Gravity - (we face a grave reality).
           C                                                     Dm 
The Law that runs the jungle - (only the strong survive).

   Dm                       G             C                 Dm 
Look what you get for following leaders,
   Dm                                 G         C                           Dm 
who lead from the rear - where are they now?
           C                                                         Dm 
The path of least resistance - a blank text book existence,
     C                                                             Dm 
don't expect to find the answers printed at the back.
               C                                             Dm 
The only sound advice that's carried me through life -
                     C                                                                               Dm 
when the cards are stacked against you - play the joker in the pack.
   G                     C               F               Dm 
What did we learn in history lessons?
   G                     C                     F                 Dm 
How to sit quiet at the back of a class
           G                 C         F               Dm 
with so many things open to questions,
           G                       C                       F                 Dm 
it's too late to cry - there's no one to ask.
     Dm                       C  Dm 
Marching in time
   Dm                                   C  Dm 
down a production line,
   Dm                                       C  Dm 
what did that teach you
               Dm                                       C  Dm 
about life in the dole queue?