• Song:

    Revolution

  • Artist:

    John Butler Trio

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Artist:John Butler Trio
Title:Revolution
Tuning: Standard

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[verse 1]

            E (022100@1)                    GSo (320003@1)tell me family now what do you think? 

                C (x32010@1)                  AWatch (x02220@1)it all go down the great big sink,

               E (022100@1)                 Gwatch (320003@1)how the scum it rises to the top.

            C (x32010@1)                       ADon't (x02220@1)you wonder when it's all gonna stop? 
 
           E (022100@1)               GSometimes (320003@1)I wonder how we do sleep,
 
              C (x32010@1)                A (x02220@1)serving the dodgy companies we keep.

                   E (022100@1)                         GAll (320003@1)kicking and scrounging for the very first place 

                C (x32010@1)              A- (x02220@1)dictionary defintion of a rat race.

                E (022100@1)               GPay (320003@1)off those losers we elect to lead. 

                   C (x32010@1)                        Astealing (x02220@1)from the mouths that we're meant to feed. 

                E (022100@1)                 GEnslaving (320003@1)the very clothes upon my back,

             C (x32010@1)                    A (x02220@1)I feel the sting but I hear no crack, no crack, I'm sayin..




[Chorus]
C (x32010@1)                   GRunning (320003@1)through the fire,

                     Crunning (x32010@1)through the flame,

                     G (320003@1)Running through the hatred,

                    Cpushing (x32010@1)through the blame, 

                     G (320003@1)               Drunning (xx0232@1)through the hopelessness and shame, 

                     C (x32010@1)         
Revolution already underway


[Verse 2]
            E (022100@1)                    GBig (320003@1)heavy pirates man digging those holes,

                C (x32010@1)                  A (x02220@1)messing with something that they can't control.

            E (022100@1)                    GTrespassing (320003@1)lands where they don't belong,

                C (x32010@1)                  A (x02220@1)all I hear is screaming whee there once were songs.

             E (022100@1)                    GI (320003@1)got my brothers there fighting those wars,

                C (x32010@1)                  A (x02220@1)fighting over scraps and scraping their sores. 

            E (022100@1)                    GUnder (320003@1)a blanket of a fire and pride that can't keep us warm for the cold 
inside, inside, 

 CI'm (x32010@1)saying


[Chorus]


C (x32010@1)                   GRunning (320003@1)through the fire,

                     Crunning (x32010@1)through the flame,

                     G (320003@1)Running through the hatred,

                    Cpushing (x32010@1)through the blame, 

                     G (320003@1)               Drunning (xx0232@1)through the hopelessness and shame, 

                     C (x32010@1)         
Revolution already underway



[verse 3]
            E (022100@1)                    GSo (320003@1)tell me when you think we're gonna rise?

                C (x32010@1)                  AWake (x02220@1)from this slumber wipe the tears from our eyes? 

            E (022100@1)                    GYes (320003@1)from this nightmare yes I must now wake,

       C (x32010@1)                  A (x02220@1)open my fist my destiny I take! 

            E (022100@1)                    GGood (320003@1)people sick and tired of being pushed around,

              C (x32010@1)                  A (x02220@1)we call them kings but I see no crown. 

            E (022100@1)                    GTell (320003@1)me when you think we'll just stand up? 

                C (x32010@1)                  ASay (x02220@1)enough is enough is enough, enough, I'm saying


[Chorus]


C (x32010@1)                   GRunning (320003@1)through the fire,

                     Crunning (x32010@1)through the flame,

                     G (320003@1)Running through the hatred,

                    Cpushing (x32010@1)through the blame, 

                     G (320003@1)               Drunning (xx0232@1)through the hopelessness and shame, 

                     C (x32010@1)         
Revolution already underway
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