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"Broken Bones" Roger Waters
from the album 'Is This The Life We Really Want?'
By ritchielee666
[Intro] 
G
[Verse] 
GSometimes I stare at the Cnight sky
GSee them stars a billion Dlight years away
EmAnd it makes me feel smaCll like a bug on a wall
GWho gives a shit anyway?D  
DWho gives a shit anyway?Em  
Em C Em D
GWhen World War II was ovCer
Though thGe slate was never wiped cleanD  
EmWe could have picked oCver them broken bones
GWe could have been freeD  
EmBut we chose to adhere Cto abundance
EmWe chose the AmeDrican Dream
And ooo, EmMistress Liberty –C  
DHow we abandoned theeEm  
[Chorus] 
EmHowC  
EmWe abandoned theDe
And oh, EmMistress LibertyC  
DHow we abandoned theeG  
[Verse] 
GCould've been born in ShCreveport
GOr he could've born in TDehran
EmIt don't much matter wheCrever you're born
Little babGies mean us no harmD  
EmThey have to be taughCt to despise us
To bulEmldoze our homes to the groundD  
To beEmlieve their fight is foCr liberty
To belDieve their god will keep them safe and sEmound
[Chorus] 
EmSafe and Csound
EmSafe and Dsound
[Verse] 
GWe cannot turn back the Cclock
GCannot go back in tiDme
EmBut we can say:
Fuck you, we will nCot listen to
DYour bulEmlshit and lies
[Outro] 
Em C
DYour bullshit anEmd lies

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Broken Bones

by Roger Waters

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"Broken Bones" Roger Waters

from the album 'Is This The Life We Really Want?'

By ritchielee666

[Intro]

[Verse]

G C

Sometimes I stare at the night sky

G D

See them stars a billion light years away

Em C

And it makes me feel small like a bug on a wall

G D

Who gives a shit anyway?

D Em

Who gives a shit anyway?

Em C Em D

G C

When World War II was over

G D

Though the slate was never wiped clean

Em C

We could have picked over them broken bones

G D

We could have been free

Em C

But we chose to adhere to abundance

Em D

We chose the American Dream

Em C

And ooo, Mistress Liberty –

D Em

How we abandoned thee

[Chorus]

Em C

How

Em D

We abandoned thee

Em C

And oh, Mistress Liberty

D G

How we abandoned thee

[Verse]

G C

Could've been born in Shreveport

G D

Or he could've born in Tehran

Em C

It don't much matter wherever you're born

G D

Little babies mean us no harm

Em C

They have to be taught to despise us

Em D

To bulldoze our homes to the ground

Em C

To believe their fight is for liberty

D Em

To believe their god will keep them safe and sound

[Chorus]

Em C

Safe and sound

Em D

Safe and sound

[Verse]

G C

We cannot turn back the clock

G D

Cannot go back in time

But we can say:

Fuck you, we will not listen to

D Em

Your bullshit and lies

[Outro]

Em C

D Em

Your bullshit and lies

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