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The Ills

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G  C  F  C
GA baby's born
CThe father's gone
FCan't live with what he's Cdone
You know now Gmama's torn
She Ccan't afford
   FTo raise hCer son
You know the Emills of this Gworld they can Cget you down
You know the Emills of this Gworld they can Cget you down
But then you get back GupC  F  C  
GCFC
Way down in GNew Orleans
The Ccity screams
    FThey've gone black and Cwhite
And when the Glevy's broke
(Woo hoo) the Ccity float
    FAnd people lost their Clives
You know they Gneeded aid
They Choped and prayed
    FBut it was just too Clate
And now the Gfamily's cried
CThey know inside
      FDoesn't have to be that Cway
You know the Emills of this Gworld they can Cget you down
You know the Emills of this Gworld they can Cget you down
But then you get back GupC  F  C  
GCFC
You know the Emills of this Gworld they can Cget you down
You know the Emills of this Gworld they can Cget you down
But then you get back GupC  F  C  

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The Ills

by Mayer Hawthorne

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This is my first tab and I'm not sure if it's pitch perfect but if there is any changes,

just comment on this song, thank you, and if you have any recommendations for songs

please leave a comment with a name of a song. Plus, I am self taught and I am on

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Wooh...

G C F C

A baby's born

The father's gone

F C

Can't live with what he's done

You know now mama's torn

She can't afford

F C

To raise her son

Em G C

You know the ills of this world they can get you down

Em G C

You know the ills of this world they can get you down

G C F C

But then you get back up

GCFC

Way down in New Orleans

The city screams

F C

They've gone black and white

And when the levy's broke

(Woo hoo) the city float

F C

And people lost their lives

You know they needed aid

They hoped and prayed

F C

But it was just too late

And now the family's cried

They know inside

F C

Doesn't have to be that way

Em G C

You know the ills of this world they can get you down

Em G C

You know the ills of this world they can get you down

G C F C

But then you get back up

GCFC

Em G C

You know the ills of this world they can get you down

Em G C

You know the ills of this world they can get you down

G C F C

But then you get back up

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