Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
1, 2, 3, 4
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G
C majorC FF
A augmentedA bomb falls down a kid cries out
A minorAm G+G
We need freedom we need it now
C majorC FF
A augmentedA bill is past another is raised
A minorAm G+G
Our pockets are empty but our taxes are paid
C majorC FF
The minds of the children are empty
A minorAm G+G
Cause the teachers just there for the check
C majorC FF
Well today is the day where we need to say
A minorAm G+G
"Give me freedom or give me death"
Chorus:
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G
We've waited far too long and now we're ... fucked
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G
Your hiding in the shadows of those monuments you built
C majorC FF
Enslave the poor protect the rich
A minorAm G+G
And make our nightmares seem so real
C majorC FF
Messin' 'round hangin' out with my friends
A minorAm G+G
You come around lurkin' to give us problems
C majorC FF
We're sick of it we've had enough
A minorAm G+G
Puttin' us down just so you can look tough
Chorus:
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G
We've waited far too long and now we're ... fucked
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G
(Slow down)
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G
C majorC
Drop their bombs over Boston
FF
Put their tanks in New York
A minorAm
They've already got their navy stationed
G+G
In every port
C majorC
You can forget about Houston
FF
The dirty south will be gone
A minorAm
From third ward to fifth ward
G+G
It'll be like Vietnam
C majorC FF
It's up to us to unite the rest
A minorAm
No matter the age, No matter the race
G+G
No matter the gang or the sex
C majorC
It's time to stand up
FF
For the freedom fight
A minorAm G+G
Instead of their beer we'll drink their blood tonight
(Fast again)
C majorC
The blood of the police
FF
That put us so low
A minorAm G+G
The blood of the wealthy so content in their homes
C majorC
The blood of the bosses
FF
That denied us those jobs
A minorAm
We'll drink it with all
G+G
Who've so plainly been robbed
Chorus:
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G
We've waited far too long and now we're ... fucked
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G
(Slow; muted)
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G
Bridge:
(pick up speed each time)
C majorC
You cheat, you lie, you steal, you kill
FF
You're holding us against our will
A minorAm
And if we should try to escape
G+G
You'll grab your guns and shoot away
C majorC
You cheat, you lie, you steal, you kill
FF
You're holding us against our will
A minorAm
And if we should try to escape
G+G
You'll grab your guns and shoot away
C majorC
You cheat, you lie, you steal, you kill
FF
You're holding us against our will
A minorAm
And if we should try to escape
G+G
You'll grab your guns and shoot away
C majorC
You cheat, you lie, you steal, you kill
FF
You're holding us against our will
A minorAm
And if we should try to escape
G+G
You'll grab your guns and shoot away
Bridge 2:
C majorC
We've waited far to long and
FF
We've waited far to long and
A minorAm
We've waited far to long
G+G
The time is now to change things
C majorC
We've waited far to long and
FF
We've waited far to long and
A minorAm
We've waited far to long
G+G
The time is now to change things
Outro:
C majorC FF A minorAm G+G
We've waited far to looong
C majorC
To change things
FF A minorAm G+G
We've waited far to looong
C majorC
To change things
FF A minorAm G+G
We've waited far to looong
N.C.
To change things
C majorC