Key: Gm
Introduction: Gm Eb Bb F/A
Gm Eb
The people a bawl, say it hard
Bb F/A
Things get hard, things get hard
Gm Eb
Home and abroad, ends nah meet again
Bb F/A
Dollars have no friends 'pon the ends
Gm Eb
Church people a bawl to the Lord
Bb F/A
Things get hard, things get hard
Gm Eb
Most dire of circumstance
Bb F/A
Oh, we're calling, but there's no response
Gm Eb
Dem say depression is a state of mind
Bb F/A
We're trying to get over, but the things ain't fine
Gm Eb
We're rising up early, in the morning time
Bb F/A
Yet no man no waan wait in line
Gm Eb
Inna the city it not pretty, the leaders get witty
Bb F/A
Some 'fraid so dem sound the alarm
Gm Eb
Beg the youths dem fi go, hey
Bb F/A
We need food, but a fool dem a farm
Gm Eb
The people a bawl, say it hard
Bb F/A
Things get hard, things get hard
Gm Eb
Home and abroad, ends nah meet again
Bb F/A
Dollars have no friends 'pon the ends
Gm Eb
Church people a bawl to the Lord
Bb F/A
Things get hard, things get hard
Gm Eb
Most dire of circumstance
Bb F/A
Oh, we're calling, but there's no response
Gm Eb
In dem minds dem think dem safe
Bb F/A
From the system dem put in place
Gm Eb
A try fi treat the underprivileged like a slave
Bb F/A
So again I stop misbehave
Gm Eb
Uptown will be burning down
Bb F/A
Downtown man a sleep on the ground
Gm Eb
Siren a ring out and the people a shout
Bb F/A
We need justice, dem bawling out
Gm Eb
The people a bawl, say it hard
Bb F/A
Things get hard, things get hard
Gm Eb
Home and abroad, ends nah meet again
Bb F/A
Dollars have no friends 'pon the ends
Gm Eb
Church people a bawl to the Lord
Bb F/A
Things get hard, things get hard
Gm Eb
Most dire of circumstance
Bb F/A
Oh, we're calling, but there's no response
Gm Eb
Money run out, things rough out a road
Bb F/A
Can't find no food, things tough out a road
Gm
Is a work man a weapon?
Eb Bb F/A
Some have their gun, is like the devil inna dem right hand
Gm Eb Bb
But I no want to hear another excuse
F/A Gm
Don't want fi see another thing on the news
Eb
Time to change up your volume
Bb F/A
Mislead the people, then you talk 'bout you're sorry
Gm Eb
The people a bawl, say it hard
Bb F/A
Things get hard, things get hard
Gm Eb
Home and abroad, ends nah meet again
Bb F/A
Dollars have no friends 'pon the ends
Gm Eb
Church people a bawl to the Lord
Bb F/A
Things get hard, things get hard
Gm Eb
Most dire of circumstance
Bb F/A
Oh, we're calling, but there's no response
Gm Eb
The people a bawl, say it hard
Bb F/A
Things get hard, things get hard
Gm Eb
Home and abroad, ends nah meet again
Bb F/A
Dollars have no friends 'pon the ends
Gm Eb
Church people a bawl to the Lord
Bb F/A
Things get hard, things get hard
Gm Eb
Most dire of circumstance
Bb F/A
Oh, we're calling, but there's no response
Gm Eb Bb F/A
The people- dem things we crying out, crying out /fade