Compared To What chords by Roberta Flack

Chords with lyrics

Verse 1:
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Love the lie and lie the love
F7F7            Bb majorBb
Hangin' on, with a push and shove
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Possession is the motivation
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That is hangin' up the God-damn nation
F7F7            Bb majorBb   C7susC7sus
Looks like we always end up in a rut (everybody now!)
N.C.
Tryin' to make it real - compared to what?

C7susC7sus Bb majorBb F7F7

Verse 2:
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Slaughterhouse is killin' hogs
F7F7            Bb majorBb
Twisted children killin' frogs
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Poor dumb rednecks rollin' logs
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Tired old ladies kissin' dogs
F7F7            Bb majorBb    C7susC7sus
Hate the human, love that stinking mutt (I can't stand it!)
N.C.
Try to make it real - compared to what?

C7susC7sus Bb majorBb F7F7

Verse 3:
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The President, he's got his war
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Folks don't know just what it's for
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Nobody gives us rhyme or reason
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Have one doubt, they call it treason
F7F7           Bb majorBb       C7susC7sus
We're chicken-feathers, all without one gut (God damn it!)
N.C.
Tryin' to make it real - compared to what? (Sock it to me, now)

C7susC7sus Bb majorBb F7F7

Verse 4:
F7F7            Bb majorBb
Church on Sunday, sleep and nod
F7F7            Bb majorBb
Tryin' to duck the wrath of God
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Preacher's fillin' us with fright
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Tryin' to tell us what he thinks is right
F7F7            Bb majorBb    C7susC7sus
He really got to be some kind of nut (I can't use it!)
N.C.
Tryin' to make it real - compared to what?

C7susC7sus Bb majorBb F7F7

Verse 5:
F7F7            Bb majorBb
Where's that bee and where's that honey?
F7F7            Bb majorBb
Where's my God and where's my money
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Unreal values, crass distortion
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Unwed mothers need abortion
F7F7            Bb majorBb       C7susC7sus
Kind of brings to mind ol' young King Tut (He did it now)
N.C.
Tried to make it real - compared to what?!

C7susC7sus Bb majorBb F7F7