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Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards

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Step 1 / 10Position: 1
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Capo on the 4th fret
Am (riff)
e|-------------------------|
B|-1--1--1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-|
G|-2--2--0-2-0-2--2--0-2-0-|
D|-2--2--0-2-0-2--2--0-2-0-|
A|-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-|
E|-------------------------|
[Intro]
C   C/B   Am(riff) C   C/B   Am(riff) x2
[Verse 1]
CIt may have been C/BCamelot for AmJack and JacqueGline
But on the CChe Guevara C/Bhighway filling Amup with gasoGline
CFidel Castro's C/Bbrother spies a Amrich lady who's Gcrying
Over Cluxury's disapC/Bpointment so he walks Amover and he's Gtrying
To Fsympathise with Gher but he Cthinks that C/Bhe should Amwarn herG  
F   G   C   C/B   Am(riff) C   C/B   Am(riff)
That the Third World is just around the corner
[Verse 2]
CIn the Soviet C/BUnion a Amscientist is Gblinded
By the Cresumption of C/Bnuclear testing Amand he is Greminded
That FDr. Robert GOppenheimer's CoptC/Bimism AmfellG  
F   G   C   C/B   Am(riff) C   C/B   Am(riff)
At the first hurdle
[Verse 3]
CIn the Cheese PaC/Bvilion and the Amonly noise I Ghear
Is the Csound of someone C/Bstacking chairs and Ammopping up spilt Gbeer
And Fsomeone asking Gquestions and Cbasking C/Bin the AmlightG  
F   G   C   C/B   Am(riff) C   C/B   Am(riff)
Of the fifteen fame filled minutes of the fanzine writer
[Verse 4]
CMixing Pop and C/BPolitics he Amasks me what the Guse is
I Coffer him emC/Bbarrassment and my Amusual exGcuses
While Flooking down the Gcorridor out to the Cwhere the C/Bvan is AmwaitingG  
F   G   C   C/B   Am(riff) C   C/B   Am(riff)
I'm looking for the Great Leap Forwards
[Verse 5]
CJumble sales are C/Borganized and Ampamphlets have been Gposted
CEven after cC/Blosing time there's still Amparties to be Ghosted
You can be Factive with the Gactivists or Csleep in C/Bwith the AmsleepersG  
While you're Fwaiting for the GGreat Leap CForwardC/BsAm  G  
FOne leap forward Gtwo leaps back
Will CpoliticC/Bs get Amme the Gsack?
WFaiting for the GGreat Leap CForwardC/BsAm  G  
Well Fhere comes the future and you cGan't run from it
If Cyou've got C/Ba blacklist I Amwant to be Gon it
WFaiting for the GGreat Leap FCorwardsC/B  Am  G  
It's a Fmighty long way down Grock and roll
From CTop of the PC/Bops to Amdrawing the Gdole
WFaiting for the GGreat Leap FCorwardsC/B  Am  G  
If Fno one happens to Gunderstand
Just start your oCwn revC/Bolution and Amcut out the Gmiddleman
WFaiting for the GGreat Leap FCorwardsC/B  Am  G  
FIn a perfect world we'd all Gsing in tune
But Cthis is reality C/Bso give me Amsome Groom!
WFaiting for the GGreat Leap FCorwardsC/B  Am  G  
So Fjoin the struggle Gwhile you may
The revoClution is C/Bjust a AmT-shirt Gaway
WFaiting for the GGreat Leap FCorwardsC/B  Am  G  
WFaiting for the GGreat Leap FCorwardsC/B  Am  G  
WFaiting for the GGreat Leap FCorwardsC/B  Am  G  
WFaiting for the GGreat Leap FCorwards C/B(BeAmam me uGp Scotty!)
WFaiting for the GGreat Leap FCorwardsC/B  Am  G  
WFaiting for the GGreat Leap FCorwardsC/B  Am  G  
WFaiting for the GGreat Leap FCorwardsC/B  Am  G  
WFaiting for the GGreat Leap FCorwardsC/B  Am  G  
WFaiting for the GGreat Leap FCorwardsC/B  Am  G  
WFaiting for the GGreat Leap FCorwardsC/B  Am  G  
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