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Capo on 4
CHORUS:
Does the GWorld really need another Cprotest Gsong?
EmSing about Ceverything Dgoing wrong
The Grevolution has Ccome and Ggone
Does the Emworld really Cneed another Dprotest Gsong?
VERSE: 
EmI want to D/F#sing for Gsinging's own Csake,
CI want to carry a Amtune.
EmNo message to D/F#give, no Gmessage to Ctake,
A CmeloDdy will Gdo.
[chords for the rest of the song continue as above ....]
Sing about everything going wrong
The revolution has come and gone
Does the world really need another protest song?
I want a rhythm that moves my feet
wild as the river runs.
I've never wanted to march to the beat
Of somebody else's drum.
Does the World really need another protest song?
Sing about everything going wrong
The revolution has come and gone
Does the world really need another protest song?
I'll tell you a story with this old guitar,
Just three chords and the truth.
Every good story is laced up with lies,
And the best of those lies are half truth
Does the World really need another protest song?
Sing about everything going wrong
The revolution has come and gone
Does the world really need another protest song?
Does the World really need another protest song?
Sing about everything going wrong
The revolution has come and gone
Does the world really need another protest song?
Does the World really need another protest song?

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Protest Song

by Great Big Sea

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Capo on 4

CHORUS:

G C G

Does the World really need another protest song?

Em C D

Sing about everything going wrong

G C G

The revolution has come and gone

Em C D G

Does the world really need another protest song?

VERSE:

Em D/F# G C

I want to sing for singing's own sake,

C Am

I want to carry a tune.

Em D/F# G C

No message to give, no message to take,

C D G

A melody will do.

[chords for the rest of the song continue as above ....]

Sing about everything going wrong

The revolution has come and gone

Does the world really need another protest song?

I want a rhythm that moves my feet

wild as the river runs.

I've never wanted to march to the beat

Of somebody else's drum.

Does the World really need another protest song?

Sing about everything going wrong

The revolution has come and gone

Does the world really need another protest song?

I'll tell you a story with this old guitar,

Just three chords and the truth.

Every good story is laced up with lies,

And the best of those lies are half truth

Does the World really need another protest song?

Sing about everything going wrong

The revolution has come and gone

Does the world really need another protest song?

Does the World really need another protest song?

Sing about everything going wrong

The revolution has come and gone

Does the world really need another protest song?

Does the World really need another protest song?

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