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from: Christian Korbanka, Cologne, Germany
e-mail: Christian_Korbanka@msn.com
lyrics and chords of: Get Up Off Our Knees by The Housemartins

Suggestions and corrections are always welcome!
date: 95/10/15


C (x32010@1)            Dm (xx0231@1)G (320003@1)F (133211@1)                 C (x32010@1)  Dm (xx0231@1)G (320003@1) FFamines (133211@1)will be famines, banquets will be banquets
 C (x32010@1)              Dm (xx0231@1)      G (320003@1)F (133211@1)           C (x32010@1)  Dm (xx0231@1)G (320003@1) FSome (133211@1)spend winter in a palace, some spend it in blankets.
       C (x32010@1)             Dm (xx0231@1)        G (320003@1)           FDon't (133211@1)wag your fingers at them and turn to walk away
        C (x32010@1)            Dm (xx0231@1)        G (320003@1)            FDon't (133211@1)shoot someone tomorrow that you can shoot today

Em (022000@1)               FTime (133211@1)to end the praying
Em (022000@1)                  FListen (133211@1)what they're saying
GGet (320003@1)up off our knees
         C (x32010@1)                        DmYou (xx0231@1)can wag your finger 'till your anger's sore
  G (320003@1)                      FShake (133211@1)your head 'till it shakes no more
         C (x32010@1)                        DmYou (xx0231@1)can wag your finger 'till your anger's sore
  G (320003@1)                      FShake (133211@1)your head 'till it shakes no more

   C (x32010@1)            Dm (xx0231@1)G (320003@1)F (133211@1)               C (x32010@1)  Dm (xx0231@1)G (320003@1) FPaupers (133211@1)will be paupers, bankers will be bankers
 C (x32010@1)             Dm (xx0231@1)    G (320003@1)F (133211@1)            C (x32010@1)  Dm (xx0231@1)G (320003@1) FSome (133211@1)own pennies in a jar, some own oil tankers
      C (x32010@1)              Dm (xx0231@1)   G (320003@1)            F (133211@1)
What may sound like tomorrow could be ours today
        C (x32010@1)                Dm (xx0231@1)            G (320003@1)            FThere's (133211@1)no more need for sorrow if we get off our knees to pray

Em (022000@1)               FTime (133211@1)to end the praying
Em (022000@1)                  FListen (133211@1)what they're saying
GGet (320003@1)up off our knees
         C (x32010@1)                        DmYou (xx0231@1)can wag your finger 'till your anger's sore
  G (320003@1)                      FShake (133211@1)your head 'till it shakes no more
         C (x32010@1)                        DmYou (xx0231@1)can wag your finger 'till your anger's sore
  G (320003@1)                      FShake (133211@1)your head 'till it shakes no more

   C (x32010@1)              Dm (xx0231@1)   G (320003@1)  F (133211@1)          C (x32010@1)  Dm (xx0231@1)G (320003@1) FCountries (133211@1)will be countries, borders will be borders
 C (x32010@1)                  Dm (xx0231@1)       G (320003@1)F (133211@1)      C (x32010@1)  Dm (xx0231@1)G (320003@1) FSome (133211@1)have lost their folks at war, some have given orders
       C (x32010@1)             Dm (xx0231@1)         G (320003@1)          FDon't (133211@1)wag your fingers at them and turn to walk away
        C (x32010@1)            Dm (xx0231@1)        G (320003@1)            FDon't (133211@1)shoot someone tomorrow that you can shoot today

Em (022000@1)               FTime (133211@1)to end the praying
Em (022000@1)                  FListen (133211@1)what they're saying
GGet (320003@1)up off our knees
         C (x32010@1)                        DmYou (xx0231@1)can wag your finger 'till your anger's sore
  G (320003@1)                      FShake (133211@1)your head 'till it shakes no more
         C (x32010@1)                        DmYou (xx0231@1)can wag your finger 'till your anger's sore
  G (320003@1)                      FShake (133211@1)your head 'till it shakes no more

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