Song Title: Protest Song
Artist: Hugh Laurie
Tabbed by: Shala Lee (shala_lee@hotmail.com)
Tuning: Standard

I like how it sounds with G and C for this song so I decided to post it here. I thought 
how Hugh Laurie played it on SNL.

Play G with open string at 1st & 2nd strings. The harmonica part Laurie played is 
into guitar tabs here, best played with electric guitar.

[intro] G C   G C   G C

[harmonica] G Bm C   G Bm C   G C  G C

e|-7?9/10---12-10-12-10-7---|-7-8-8/10---12-10-12-10-7---|-7-8-7-|
B|------------------------8-|--------------------------8-|-------|
G|--------------------------|----------------------------|-------|
D|--------------------------|----------------------------|-------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------------|-------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|-------|

[verse 1]
G                               Bm
Well the poor keep getting hungry
          C                    G   C
And the rich keep getting fat
G              Bm                    C                     G  C
Politicians change but they?re never gonna change that
G                  Bm          C                 G
Girl we got the answer so easy you won?t believe
Am                     D
All we gotta do is (mumbles)

G  C    G  C
[verse 2]
           G                  Bm
Well the winds of war is blowing
          C                G    C
And the tide is coming in
G                             Bm
Don?t you be hopin? for the good times
              C                            G     C
Because the good times have already been
Cm7                    Bm          C                 G
But girl we got the answer so easy you won?t believe
Am                     D
All we gotta do is (mumbles)

[bridge]
Am                 D
It?s so easy to see
Am                                     D
If only they?d listen to you and me

[chorus]
             G     C                  D
We got to (mumbles) as fast as we can
             G      C                 D
We got to (mumbles) every woman every man
             G                 C                 D
We got to (mumbles) just go (mumbles) time after time
             G      C              D
We got to (mumbles) vodka and lime

G   C  G   C
[verse 3]
G                   Bm
Well the world is getting weary
         C                G  C
And it wants to go to bed
G            Bm                C                     G   C
Everybody?s dying except the ones who?re already dead
G                 Bm       C                           G
Girl we got the answer staring us right in the face
Am                     Am
All we gotta do is, all we gotta do is
Am
All we gotta do is

[harmonica] G  Bm C    G  Bm C     D  G

e|-7?9/10---12-10-12-10-7---|-7-8-8/10---12-10-12-10-7---|-------|
B|------------------------8-|--------------------------8-|-10--8-|
G|--------------------------|----------------------------|-------|
D|--------------------------|----------------------------|-------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------------|-------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|-------|

Comments or mistakes feel free to make changes or email me. Thanks.
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