• Song:

    Black Boys On Mopeds

  • Artist:

    Sinnead O'connor

Tom: D5

Intro: D5 D5 D5  A5 A5 A5  G5 G5 G5  G5 G5 A5  D5   

D5            A5        G5
Margaret Thatcher on TV
           A5   D5                A5           G5   
Shocked by the deaths that took place in Beijing
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Seems strange that she should be offended
    A5    D5          A5        G5
The same orders are given by her

I've said this before now

You said I was childish and you'll say it now

Remember what I told you

They hated me, they will hate you
        ( G5 )       A5       D5        A5       G5
CHORUS: England's not the mythical land of Madame George and roses
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        It's the home of police who kill black boys on mopeds
            D5         A5        G5
        And I love my boy, and that's why I'm leaving
                D5              A5                  G5
        I don't want him to be aware that there's any such thing as grieving
           (hold G5 for extra measure, then A5 on last beat before verse)
Young mother down at Smith Field, 5 a.m.
Looking for food for her kids
In her arms she holds three cold babies
And the first word that they learned was "Please"
These are dangerous days
To say what you feel is to dig your own grave
Remember what I told you
If you were of the world they would love you
CHORUS
"Ooo" to fade over verse chords, end on D5
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