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We Shall Not Overcome

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Found a few incorrect chord sheets for this song, which, in my opinion, is the 
Piano/Synth Intro:
The bands I like, they don't sell too many records
And the girls I like, they don't kiss too many boys
Books I read will never be best sellers, yeah
But come on fellas at least we made our choice, hey!
Intro:  A   E   Dx4
Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey!
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Verse: palm muted leading up to the pre-chorus
     AWhat do we wantE?D  
     DAnd when do we want it?A  
And how would we Efeel if we knew that    Dwe were never gunna get it?
    AAnd where did we stEart from?D  
    DAnd where are we going?       A  
Can anyone here Esay with any certainty that Dthey know what they're doing?
Pre-Chorus:
EEver feel like an awkward understudy thrown iDnto a cast where you just don't get along?
ECrowd and the crew all standing silent staring and you Dcan't shake the feeling that somehow 
you're doing it wronAgE  D  
What do we wAantE  D  
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Verse 2:
    AMum and Edad   Dalways seem like that had a plan
    AEverything fell Eapart when mum moved Don, now dad's a broken man
    AAnd all these Edecisions    Dthat keep getting made
    AI can't remember Emaking them and Dnobody wants to explain
Pre-Chorus:
EWe're all awkward understudies wearing comfortable Dshoes getting comfortable with doing it wrong
We Emissed the dress rehearsals and we had too much to drink before the Dshow but now it's show time, 
so sing it out strong.
Chorus: Single strum of chords with clapping
Because The Abands I like, they don't sell too many records
And the Egirls I like, they don't Dkiss too many Aboys
ABooks I read will never be best sellers, yeah
But Ecome on fellas at least we Dmade our Achoice
The Abands I like, they don't sell too many records
And the Egirls I like, they don't Dkiss too many Aboys
ABooks I read will never be best sellers, yeah
But Ecome on fellas at least we Dmade our Achoice
Bridge:
Be a Efan of every band who Dever made you want to move your Afeet
Fall in Elove with every person who Dever made your heart want to Bskip a Ebeat
BSo come on, come on, come on!
What do we Dwant?
                 A      E      D (2nd guitar plays intro)
We shall not overcome,
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WE SHALL UNDERWAHELM!E  D  
Hey, hey!
Because the Alives we lead might not Ebe so very perfect,
And the Dplans we make may not serve some final purpose,
But the Ahearts we heed still Ebeat the way they used to
So if we're Ddoing it wrong, well, what you gunna do?
A E D
What do we want?

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We Shall Not Overcome

by Frank Turner

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Found a few incorrect chord sheets for this song, which, in my opinion, is the

Piano/Synth Intro:

The bands I like, they don't sell too many records

And the girls I like, they don't kiss too many boys

Books I read will never be best sellers, yeah

But come on fellas at least we made our choice, hey!

A E D

Intro: x4

Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey!

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b----------------------------------------|

g--9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|

d--7-7-7-7---6-6-7-6---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---| X4

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Verse: palm muted leading up to the pre-chorus

A E D

What do we want?

D A

And when do we want it?

E D

And how would we feel if we knew that we were never gunna get it?

A E D

And where did we start from?

D A

And where are we going?

E D

Can anyone here say with any certainty that they know what they're doing?

Pre-Chorus:

E D

Ever feel like an awkward understudy thrown into a cast where you just don't get along?

E D

Crowd and the crew all standing silent staring and you can't shake the feeling that somehow

A E D

you're doing it wrong

A E D

What do we want

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d--7-7-7-7---6-6-7-6---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---| X2

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Verse 2:

A E D

Mum and dad always seem like that had a plan

A E D

Everything fell apart when mum moved on, now dad's a broken man

A E D

And all these decisions that keep getting made

A E D

I can't remember making them and nobody wants to explain

Pre-Chorus:

E D

We're all awkward understudies wearing comfortable shoes getting comfortable with doing it wrong

E D

We missed the dress rehearsals and we had too much to drink before the show but now it's show time,

so sing it out strong.

Chorus: Single strum of chords with clapping

Because The bands I like, they don't sell too many records

E D A

And the girls I like, they don't kiss too many boys

Books I read will never be best sellers, yeah

E D A

But come on fellas at least we made our choice

The bands I like, they don't sell too many records

E D A

And the girls I like, they don't kiss too many boys

Books I read will never be best sellers, yeah

E D A

But come on fellas at least we made our choice

Bridge:

E D A

Be a fan of every band who ever made you want to move your feet

E D B E

Fall in love with every person who ever made your heart want to skip a beat

So come on, come on, come on!

What do we want?

A E D (2nd guitar plays intro)

We shall not overcome,

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A E D

WE SHALL UNDERWHELM!

Hey, hey!

A E

Because the lives we lead might not be so very perfect,

And the plans we make may not serve some final purpose,

A E

But the hearts we heed still beat the way they used to

So if we're doing it wrong, well, what you gunna do?

A E D

What do we want?

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