Compared To What chords by Roberta Flack

Verse 1:
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Love the lie and lie the love
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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
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Looks like we always end up in a rut (everybody now!)
N.C.
Tryin' to make it real - compared to what?

C7sus  Bb  F7

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

C7sus Bb F7

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
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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)

C7sus Bb F7

Verse 4:
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Church on Sunday, sleep and nod
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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
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He really got to be some kind of nut (I can't use it!)
N.C.
Tryin' to make it real - compared to what?

C7sus Bb F7

Verse 5:
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Where's that bee and where's that honey?
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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
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Kind of brings to mind ol' young King Tut (He did it now)
N.C.
Tried to make it real - compared to what?!

C7sus Bb F7