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Fools Die

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Cmajor
90BPM
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[Intro]
C F C F C F C F
F G Am G F C F G F
[Verse 1]
CThe lips of the righteous teaches Fmany
CBut fools die for want of FwisdomF  G  Am  
AmThe rich man's wealth is in the cFitGyC  
FTu ru ru ru tu ru ru ru ru GruF  
[Verse 2]
CVexation of the soul is Fvanity
CDestruction of the poor is their FpovertyF  G  Am  
AmThe poor man's wealth is in a Fholy, Gholy Cplace
FTu ru ru ru tu ru ru ru ru GruF  
[Verse 3]
CWhy do you fight each Fother
CWhy do you kill your FbrotherF  G  Am  
AmThen your reward will be the FcemeGteryC  
FTu ru ru ru tu ru ru ru ru GruF  C  F  C  F  C  F  
F..G..Am..your reward will be the FcemetGeryC  
FTu ru ru ru tu ru ru ru ru GruF  C  F  C  F  
[Verse 4]
CWe got to build a better Fnation
CClean up, clean up Jah FcreationF  G  Am  
AmOr there will be no future for Fyou, Gyou and Cme
FTu ru ru ru tu ru ru ru ru GruF  
[Verse 5]
CThe lips of the righteous teaches Fmany
CBut fools die for want of FwisdomF  G  Am  
AmThe rich man's wealth is in the cFitGyC  
FTu ru ru ru tu ru ru ru ru GruF  
[Verse 6]
CVexation of the soul is Fvanity
CDestruction of poor people is FpovertyF  G  Am  
AmThe poor man's wealth is in a Fholy, Gholy Cplace
FTu ru ru ru tu ru ru ru ru Gru
[Outro]
C   Fx12
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