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Folk Lore

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[Verse 1]
  GWomen sewed the AmStars and Stripes
And the Emen, they fought the warsG  
Children learned Amarithmetic
EAnd everyone was poor
EYoung man was the hero of the day
  AmLong, long hours and short, short Cpay
[Chorus]
CLesson I learned in a history book
CLesson I learned in a history book
It's Amnot what they taught me
DmFolk lore, folk lore, folk lore
DmMomma never told you
AmFolk lore, folk lore, Dmfolk lore
Momma never told youG  
[Verse 2]
Now the women Amscream for equal rights
EAnd man wants to have an affairG  
Children learn to Amhate the world
ENo one seems to careAm  
Now the kids Amplay vids instead
ETheir heroes are living on Wonder Bread
[Chorus]
  CLesson I learned in a history book
CLesson I learned in a history book
It's Amnot what they taught me
DmFolk lore, folk lore, folk lore
DmMomma never told you
AmFolk lore, folk lore, Dmfolk lore
Momma never told youG  
[Instrumental]
    Am     Dmx4
[Outro]
  CSome things never change
Some things stay the Dmsame
CSome things rearDmrange
COne thing I know for sure
Heroes Galways AmdieG  

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Folk Lore

by Hüsker Dü

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

G Am

Women sewed the Stars and Stripes

E G

And the men, they fought the wars

Children learned arithmetic

And everyone was poor

Young man was the hero of the day

Am C

Long, long hours and short, short pay

[Chorus]

Lesson I learned in a history book

It's not what they taught me

Folk lore, folk lore, folk lore

Momma never told you

Am Dm

Folk lore, folk lore, folk lore

Momma never told you

[Verse 2]

Now the women scream for equal rights

E G

And man wants to have an affair

Children learn to hate the world

E Am

No one seems to care

Now the kids play vids instead

Their heroes are living on Wonder Bread

[Chorus]

Lesson I learned in a history book

It's not what they taught me

Folk lore, folk lore, folk lore

Momma never told you

Am Dm

Folk lore, folk lore, folk lore

Momma never told you

[Instrumental]

Am Dm

[Outro]

Some things never change

Some things stay the same

C Dm

Some things rearrange

One thing I know for sure

G Am G

Heroes always die

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