Council Ukulele chords by Phat Bollard

• Difficulty: Beginner

Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)

♫ Intro:
G C D G
G C D G
G C D G
G C D G
G C D G



♫ Verse 1:
G                  C
When will we stand up and
         D                   G
Tell the governments to fuck off
G            C             D
Only when we stand up will all
             G
The bullshit stop
G                  C
Corrupted councils in the country
D                  G
  Skimming off our cash
G                  C
Corrupted councils in the country
D        G
  Like a rash

♫ Verse 2:
        G                C
With big business taking over
      D               G
As in profit there is power
        G                   C
They'll buy you up, they'll shut you up
        D                G
They'll crush you like a fragile flower
G         C
   I'm confused
    D                      G
I'm sure there's more that we can do
G                    C
  The poor are being abused
        D                   G
And the hungry need some food

♫ Chorus:
    D
How long can we hold on to
      D
These lies we're told are truth?

♫ Interlude:
G C D G
G C D G
G C D G
G C D G

♫ Verse 3:
G                   C
If you help someone you don't know
     D                        G
Your heart will grow and your skin will glow
G              C
We can start a revolution if we
      D                G
If we stand up and say no
G                  C
Schools are making profit
          D                   G
While the care homes are shut down
    G           C
The land of the loonies
   D                G
To march around the town

♫ Verse 4:
    G              C
But it's okay your children are safe
        D                  G
They're locked away behind barbed wire gates
G            C
If you don't comply, sir
        D                   G
They'll send you another fine, sir
G                   C
Your son must be in school
D                G
Every single day
G                     C
So we can impute the rules
    D              G
And manipulate the play

♫ Chorus:
    D
How long can we hold on to
      D
These lies we're told are truth?

♫ Interlude:
G C D G
G C D G
G C D G
G C D G

♫ Verse 5:
G                         C
They're stealing from the youth
       D                  G
So the wealthy can have a bigger roof
   G                 C
To hold in all their money
   D               G
To give it all away
       G               C
To the lawyers and the bankers
D                 G
  What a bunch of wankers
   G              C
It makes my blood boil
             D         G
To see their spoils of oil

♫ Chorus:
    D
How long can we hold on to
      D
These lies we're told are truth?

Outtro:
G C D G
G C D G
G C D G
G C D G