Chords with lyrics
Intro:
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Verse 1:
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School bell go "Ding! Dong! Ding!"
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The children all line up
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They do what they are told
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Take a little drink from the liar's cup
Verse 2:
D MajorD C majorC Bb majorBb A augmentedA
Mama don't really care
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If what they learn is true
C majorC E7E7
Or if it's only lies
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Just get them through the factories
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Into production
C majorC Bb majorBb E7E7
Ah, get them into line
Verse 3:
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Late in the afternoon
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The children all come home
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They mind their manners well
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Their little lives are all laid out
Verse 4:
D MajorD C majorC Bb majorBb A augmentedA
Mama don't seem to care
Bb majorBb
If she may break their hearts
C majorC E7E7
She clips their wings off, they never learn to fly
D MajorD C majorC Bb majorBb A augmentedA
Poor Mama needs a source of pride
Bb majorBb
A augmentedA doctor son she'll have
C majorC E7E7
No matter what the cost to manhood or to soul
Verse 5:
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Sun shine down, brightly shine
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Down on all the land
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Shine down on the newborn lambs
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A augmentedA butcher's knife is in his hand
Verse 6:
D MajorD C majorC Bb majorBb A augmentedA
Mama, she keeps them unprepared
Bb majorBb
To meet the enemy
C majorC E7E7
That's comin' unto us
D MajorD C majorC Bb majorBb A augmentedA Bb majorBb
Teach them that evil dwells across the sea
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Lives in a mountain
E7E7
Like they see on TV
Verse 7:
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Down in the heart of town
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The Devil dresses up
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He keeps his nails clean
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Did you think he'd be a boogeyman?
Verse 8:
D MajorD C majorC Bb majorBb A augmentedA
Oh, Mama's stuck with sagging dreams
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She'll sell a son or two into some slavery
E7E7
That's lucrative and fine
D MajorD C majorC Bb majorBb A augmentedA
Just teach them not to criticize
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Say "Yes" to bosses, impress the clients
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Ah teachers of the world teach them to fake it well
Instrumental:
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Verse 9:
A augmentedA
School bell go "Ding! Dong! Ding!"
A augmentedA
The children all line up
A augmentedA
They do what they are told
A augmentedA D MajorD C majorC A augmentedA C majorC A augmentedA
Take a little drink from the liar's cup