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FOOD FOR SONGS  -       Del Amitri
Intro:
G
 Gm-    Fsus4-  C/E-    Gm-    G- 
 Gm-    Fsus4-  C/E-    Gm-    G5-
Well there's      Gmpeople hauling people 
      Fsus4Out from       C/Eunder their      Gmhomes G  
Yeah there's      Gmpeople hauling people 
      Fsus4Out through the       C/Egroaning      Gmstones Gm7  
                        Gm  F#+                                             
You can      see me to -       night, 
I'll be        Bb/Fshell shocked and       C7/Ewhite 
        Ci                    Bb/CCi                                           
in the      cold        light of      dawn/
But I     Bbain't gonna     Fcry 
just to       C11give some guy C  
Food for      Gmsongs Gm  
    GmPeople going hungry, 
      Fsus4Stand like a       C/Esackfull of      Gmbones G  
    GmPeople going hungry, 
      Fsus4feeding a       C/Ebillion      Gmhomes G5  
                Gm  F#+                                                     
So      I put my       dead child 
                     Bb/F        C7/ECi       Bb/C- Ci                                       
      down you put your        TV      on 
         Bb/               F/                                             
Well I       ain't gonna      cry 
just to       C11give some guy C  
Food for      Gmsongs 
Break:
Gm      (3 MEASURES)
C       (1 MEASURE)
Gm      (3 MEASURES)
C       (1 MEASURE)
Gm      (2 MEASURES)
                Gm/                                                   
Yeah, there's        people beating people, 
 Fsus4/           C/E/                    Gm                                          Gm  
        Keep the        system      strong 
Yeah, there's       Gmpeople beating people
to         Fsus4keep the il -       C/Elusion go -      Gming 
                    Gm  F#+                                                 
So      I'm going to       fight 
every        Bb/Fday of my        C7/Elife 
              Ci         Bb/C- Ci                                              
'til they're       gone 
        Bb/               F/                                              
But I       ain't gonna       die 
just to       C11give some guy C  
Food for       Gmsongs Gm  
Food for       Gmsongs Gm  
Yeah, there's      Gmpeople holding people 
       Fsus4Making those       C/Ewailing      Gmsounds Gm  
Yeah, there's      Gmpeople holding people, 
       Fsus4Watching them       C/Elower me      Gmdown Gm  
                 Gm  F#+                                                    
So      I take my       leave 
and you        Bb/Ftake what you        C7/Esee 
         Ci                       Bb/CCi                                       
And you      make it        what you      want 
             Bb/              F/                                          
But when I       see you in      hell, 
I will       C11give you some C11  
Food for      Gmsongs Gm  
Outro:
 Gm//
      G3xxxxx
     Gm3553xx
  Fsus41133xx
    C/E03201x
     G5xxx033
    Gm7355363
F#+    2x0332
   Bb/F113331
   C7/E032310
Ci     x3555x
   Bb/Cx3333x
     Bbx13331
      F133211
    C11x32011
      Cx32010

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Food For Songs

by Del Amitri

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fsus4

C/E

Gm7

Bb/F

C7/E

Bb/C

C11

FOOD FOR SONGS - Del Amitri

Intro:

Gm Fsus4 C/E Gm G

- - - - -

Gm Fsus4 C/E Gm G5

- - - - -

Well there's people hauling people

Fsus4 C/E Gm G

Out from under their homes

Yeah there's people hauling people

Fsus4 C/E Gm Gm7

Out through the groaning stones

Gm F#

You can see me to - night,

Bb/F C7/E

I'll be shell shocked and white

Bb/C

Ci Ci

in the cold light of dawn/

Bb F

But I ain't gonna cry

C11 C

just to give some guy

Gm Gm

Food for songs

People going hungry,

Fsus4 C/E Gm G

Stand like a sackfull of bones

People going hungry,

Fsus4 C/E Gm G5

feeding a billion homes

Gm F#

So I put my dead child

Bb/F C7/E Bb/C

Ci - Ci

down you put your TV on

Bb F

/ /

Well I ain't gonna cry

C11 C

just to give some guy

Food for songs

Break:

Gm (3 MEASURES)

C (1 MEASURE)

Gm (3 MEASURES)

C (1 MEASURE)

Gm (2 MEASURES)

Yeah, there's people beating people,

Fsus4 C/E Gm Gm

/ /

Keep the system strong

Yeah, there's people beating people

Fsus4 C/E Gm

to keep the il - lusion go - ing

Gm F#

So I'm going to fight

Bb/F C7/E

every day of my life

Bb/C

Ci - Ci

'til they're gone

Bb F

/ /

But I ain't gonna die

C11 C

just to give some guy

Gm Gm

Food for songs

Gm Gm

Food for songs

Yeah, there's people holding people

Fsus4 C/E Gm Gm

Making those wailing sounds

Yeah, there's people holding people,

Fsus4 C/E Gm Gm

Watching them lower me down

Gm F#

So I take my leave

Bb/F C7/E

and you take what you see

Bb/C

Ci Ci

And you make it what you want

Bb F

/ /

But when I see you in hell,

C11 C11

I will give you some

Gm Gm

Food for songs

Outro:

3xxxxx

3553xx

Fsus4

1133xx

C/E

03201x

xxx033

Gm7

355363

+ 2x0332

Bb/F

113331

C7/E

032310

Ci x3555x

Bb/C

x3333x

x13331

133211

C11

x32011

x32010

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