Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Verse 1:
G+G A augmentedA
So Donald is the King and Boris is the Queen
C majorC G+G
It's almost like we're living in?a?world of make?believe
G+G A augmentedA
A majorA double dose of dopamine on?the daily diet
C majorC G+G
The politics are toxic, the country is divided
G+G A augmentedA
By crippling austerity and deregulation
C majorC G+G
Paving the path to privatisation
G+G A augmentedA
And to chlorinated chicken and weaponised 5G frequencies
C majorC G+G
It's profit over people, it's profit over everything
G+G A augmentedA
That's causing global warming, it's now impossible to deny
C majorC G+G
There's a storm brewing darling and there's nowhere to hide
Prechorus:
C majorC G+G
And every time the world needs saving
A augmentedA C majorC
There's a nappy that needs changing
C majorC G+G
I got some bills that need paying
D MajorD G+G
I'm just gonna keep on singing
Chorus:
G+G
Because life goes on
A augmentedA C majorC
And on and on and on and on and on
D MajorD G+G
Life goes on
Verse 2:
G+G A augmentedA
And I take a step back, try to see things differently
C majorC G+G
Because there's also an opinion that in fact we're doing brilliantly
G+G A augmentedA
There's never been a safer time to be a human being
C majorC G+G
There's less war now than ever before, less disease and less famine
G+G A augmentedA
Obesity claims more lives than starvation
C majorC G+G
More people die of old age than from lack of medication
G+G A augmentedA
It's quite telling of the times, it's never been like this before
C majorC D MajorD G+G
More people take their own lives now than die in wars
Prechorus:
C majorC G+G
And obviously the world keeps changing
A augmentedA C majorC
And different battles keep raging
C majorC G+G
My tomatoes need watering
D MajorD G+G
I'm just gonna keep on singing
Chorus:
G+G
Because life goes on
A augmentedA C majorC
And on and on and on and on and on
D MajorD G+G
Life goes on
Verse 3:
G+G A augmentedA
And there's children marching in the streets, they give me hope
C majorC G+G
And they strike off school on Friday because they can see through the joke
G+G A augmentedA
And the system doesn't serve them, it's gambling their future
C majorC G+G
So they'll take it in their own hands and they'll start a revolution
G+G A augmentedA
And I will stand beside them, try to do my bit
C majorC D MajorD G+G
Help a 16 year old girl kill the oil industry
Prechorus:
C majorC G+G
Because I believe the world's worth saving
A augmentedA C majorC
And I hope that if we keep on learning
C majorC G+G
Then we can stop the world from burning
D MajorD G+G
And we can keep on singing
Chorus:
G+G
Because life goes on
A augmentedA C majorC
And on and on and on and on and on
D MajorD G+G
Life goes on
Bridge:
C majorC G+G
Yeah life is ridiculous, it's also hilarious
A augmentedA C majorC
It can be dangerous and sometimes even tedious
C majorC G+G
But it is resilient and it is beautiful
D MajorD G+G
And I believe in it, long may it continue
Chorus:
G+G
Because life goes on
A augmentedA C majorC
And on and on and on and on and on
D MajorD G+G
Life goes on
G+G
Because life goes on
A augmentedA C majorC
And on and on and on and on and on
D MajorD G+G
Life goes on
G+G
Because life goes on
A augmentedA C majorC
And on and on and on and on and on
D MajorD G+G
Life goes on
G+G
Because life goes on
A augmentedA C majorC
And on and on and on and on and on
D MajorD G+G
Life goes on