sell out Chords

Lyrics & chords

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

[Verse 1]
The [Am]year [C]was 1991, it see[G]ms that freedom is dea[D]d and gone
[Am]The power of [C]the rich is held by [G]few
[Am]Keep the young para[C]lyzed,
[G]educated [D]by [Am]your lies
Keep the old ones happy [C]with [G]the news
[Am]Tell the

[Verse 2]
singer not to song [C]his song
[G]Tell the poet [D]that she's wrong
And [Am]in the courts you'll w[C]in
the case with [G]lies
'Cause you sold them down
[Am]the river- o
[C][G][D][Am][C]

[Verse 3]
[G]
Do [Am]I belong to some an[C]cient race
I [G]like to walk in [D]ancient places
[Am]These are things [C]that I can under[G]stand
I [Am]don't believe in your [C]modern way
Don't [G]care about the [D]things you say
Your [Am]policies have [C]failed
the test of [G]time
'Cause you sold them down the river-
o
[Am][C][G][D][Am][C]

[Verse 4]
[G]
Now [Am]in a land not fa[C]r away,
There's [G]men in prison be[D]cause they say
The [Am]colour of [C]your skin is not a ques[G]tion
[Am]Did you rally to t[C]heir side
[G]No, you sat back and let [D]them die
I don't [Am]know how [C]you get to sleep
at [G]night
'Cause you sold them down the
[Am]rive[C]r- o
[G][D][Am][C]

[Verse 5]
[G]
Do [Am]I belong to some an[C]cient race
I [G]like to walk in [D]ancient places
[Am]These are things [C]that I can under[G]stand
I [Am]don't believe in your [C]modern way
Don't [G]care about the [D]things you say
Your [Am]policies have [C]failed the test of
[G]time[Am][C]
[Am]
[G][Am]
'Cause you sold them [G]down[Am]
[G][Am][G][Am]
the river- o

[Verse 6]
Your [Am]money market goes
round and round
The pound goes up,
the dollar goes [G]down
[Am]Another South American
forest cut [D]down[Am]
You need the power for
your new towns
'Cause you get scared when the
[G]night comes down
[Am]Won't you tell me where it is that we [Em]are bound
[Am][C]

[Interlude 1]
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[G][Am][C][G][D][Am][C]
[G]

[Verse 7]
Do [Am]I belong to some an[C]cient race
I [G]like to walk in [D]ancient places
[Am]These are things [C]that I can under[G]stand
I [Am]don't believe in your [C]modern way
Don't [G]care about the [D]things you say
Your [Am]policies have [C]failed
the test of [G]time
'Cause you sold them down the river- [Am]o