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VERSE 1: 
I'd like to wrGite you a song,
Tell you everCything you thought was really right Gwas reaDlly riGght.
I'd like to wrGite you a song
Tell you everCything you thought was really wrong Gwas reDally wrGong.
And at the eGnd of all days, when the BCig Man calls us all to GHeavenD,G  
He'll tell you Gyou were really right, and everCybody else was really wrGong, 
and sDo wGhat?
CHORUS: 
I know, GI know, CI'm no better than you.G  D  G  
I know, GI know, CI'm no better than you.G  D  G  
BRIDGE:
And it's rGight against wrong, 
LCeft against right,
BlGack against poor, 
FoCrce against white, 
And it's hGere against when,
MCan against boy,
BGoy against girl,
GCirl against toy.
CHORUS
VERSE:
I'd like to write you a song
Tell you everything you thought was really right was really right.
I'd like to write you a song
Tell you everything you thought was really wrong was really right.
And at the end of all days, when the big man calls us all to Heaven.
He'll tell you you were really right, and everybody else was really right.
Big Whoop.
CHORUS x2

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Better Than You

by Jim's Big Ego

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VERSE 1:

I'd like to write you a song,

C G D G

Tell you everything you thought was really right was really right.

I'd like to write you a song

C G D G

Tell you everything you thought was really wrong was really wrong.

G C G D G

And at the end of all days, when the Big Man calls us all to Heaven,

G C G

He'll tell you you were really right, and everybody else was really wrong,

D G

and so what?

CHORUS:

G C G D G

I know, I know, I'm no better than you.

G C G D G

I know, I know, I'm no better than you.

BRIDGE:

And it's right against wrong,

Left against right,

Black against poor,

Force against white,

And it's here against when,

Man against boy,

Boy against girl,

Girl against toy.

CHORUS

VERSE:

I'd like to write you a song

Tell you everything you thought was really right was really right.

I'd like to write you a song

Tell you everything you thought was really wrong was really right.

And at the end of all days, when the big man calls us all to Heaven.

He'll tell you you were really right, and everybody else was really right.

Big Whoop.

CHORUS x2

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