Orphans of Wealth chords and lyrics - DON MCLEAN

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[Intro 1]
[G][Am][C][G][Am][C]

[Verse 1]
[G]There is no
[D]time to dis[G]cuss or [Em]debate
What is [C]right,
[Am]what is wron[D]g for our peop[G]le[D]
[G]Time has run [D]out for [G]all those who [Em]wait
With bent [Am]limbs [C]and [D]minds
that are feeble
[G]

[Verse 2]
[D]
And [G]the rain [Em]falls and [Am]blows
through their win[D]dow
And the snow [G]falls [Em]and
[C]blows through [Am]their [D]door
And [G]the seasons re[Em]volve 'mid
their [Am]sounds of starva[G]tion
When the tides rise,
[Em]they cover[C] the f[D]loor
[G]

[Verse 3]
[D]
An[G]d they come from [D]the north
And [G]they come from [Em]the south
And [Am]they come from the [D]hill
s and they valley[G]s[D]
And [G]they're migrants and [D]farmers
And [G]miners and hu[Em]mans
Our [C]census [Am]neg
[D]lected to tally
[G][D]

[Verse 4]
And [G]the rain [Em]falls [Am]and blows
through their win[G]dow
[D]And the [G]snow [Em]falls and
[C]blows [Am]through their [D]door
And [G]the seasons re[C]volve [Em]'mid
their [Am]sounds of starvation
[G]When the tides rise,
[Em]they cover[C] t[D]he floor
[G][D]

[Verse 5]
An[G]d they're African, [D]Mexican,
[G]Caucasian, [Em]Indian
[C]Hungry and [D]hopeless Americ[G]ans[D]
The [G]orphans of [D]wealth and
[G]of adequate [Em]health
Dis[C]owned [Am]by this nat[D]ion they live in
[G][D]

[Verse 6]
An[G]d with
weather-worn hands
[D]hands
[G]On bread lines they [Em]stand
[Am]Yet but one more[D] degradation
[G]Yes[D],
and they're [G]treated like [D]tramps
While we [G]sell them [D]food [Em]stamps
[C]This [Am]thriving [D]and prosperous nation
[G][D]

[Verse 7]
And [G]the rain fall[Em]s and
[Am]blows through their win[D]dow
And the snow [G]falls [Em]and
[C]blows [Am]through their door[D]
And the [G]seasons [Em]revolve 'mid
their [Am]sounds of starva[G]tion
When the tides rise,
[Em]they[C] cover[D] the floor
[G]

[Verse 8]
[D]
An[G]d with roaches and [D]rickets
and [G]rats in the thick[Em]ets
In[Am]fested, dis[D]eased,
and decay[G]ing[D]
With [G]rags and no [D]shoes [G]and skin
sores [Em]that ooze
[C]By [Am]the poisonous [D]pools they are playing
[G][D]

[Verse 9]
In [G]shacks of two [D]rooms
[G]that are rotting wood [Em]tombs
[C]With [Am]corpses [D]breathing inside [G]them[D]
Yes, and [G]we pity their [D]plight as
they [G]call [Em]in the night
And we [C]do all [Am]that we can [D]do to

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