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Protest Song

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[Intro]
F
[Verse 1]
GHow can I tell you're Amhere the way you are?C  F  
GHow can I tell you're Amhere the way you are?C  F  
GHow can I tell you're Amhere the way you are?
CDays go dark the Fnight's a drone
GHow can I tell you're Amhere the way you are?
CDays don't end for Fnights alone
FDays don't end for nights alone
[Chorus]
GJust Ctake it, just Gtake it like you're Cstrong
FYou're just the Glatest in the Flong list of lost Amloves, loves
FJust leave it, we arAme left where we are FfromAm  
We're just the Glatest in the longest rank and file list
Ever to exist in the history of the protest song
G Am C F
[Verse 2]
GHow can I tell you're Amhere the way you are?C  F  
GHow can I tell you're Amhere the way you are?C  F  
GHow can I tell you're Amhere the way you are?
CDays go dark the Fnight's a drone
GHow can I tell you're Amhere the way you are?
CDays don't end for Fnights alone
FDays go dark the night's a drone
FDays go dark the night's a drone
[Chorus]
GJust Ctake it, we all Gleft where we are Cfrom
FYou're just the Glatest in the Flong list of lost Amloves, love
FJust Amleave it, we are Fleft where we are Amfrom
FWe're just the Glatest in the longest rank and file list
Ever to exist in the history of the protest song
[Bridge]
 Am   F(2x)
AmWell, it is whatever it Fis
AmAnd you are wherever you Fare
[Verse 3]
GHow can I tell you're Amhere the way you are?C  F  
GHow can I tell you're Amhere the way you aCre?F  
GHow can I tell you're Amhere the way you are?
CDays go dark the Fnight's a drone
GHow can I tell you're Amhere the way you are?
CDays don't end for Fnights alone
GHow can I tell you're Amhere the way you are?
CDays go dark the Fnight's a drone
GHow can I tell you're Amhere the way you are?
CDays don't end for Fnights alone
FDays don't end for nights alone
FDays go dark the night's a drone
FDays go dark the night's a drone
[Outro]
We're just the Glatest on the longest rank and file list
Ever to Gexist in the history Longest rank and file list
Ever to Gexist in the history Longest rank and file list
Ever to Gexist in the history of the protest soCng

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Protest Song

by Broken Social Scene

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[Intro]

[Verse 1]

G Am C F

How can I tell you're here the way you are?

G Am C F

How can I tell you're here the way you are?

G Am

How can I tell you're here the way you are?

C F

Days go dark the night's a drone

G Am

How can I tell you're here the way you are?

C F

Days don't end for nights alone

[Chorus]

G C G C

Just take it, just take it like you're strong

F G F Am

You're just the latest in the long list of lost loves, loves

F Am F Am

Just leave it, we are left where we are from

We're just the latest in the longest rank and file list

Ever to exist in the history of the protest song

G Am C F

[Verse 2]

G Am C F

How can I tell you're here the way you are?

G Am C F

How can I tell you're here the way you are?

G Am

How can I tell you're here the way you are?

C F

Days go dark the night's a drone

G Am

How can I tell you're here the way you are?

C F

Days don't end for nights alone

Days go dark the night's a drone

[Chorus]

G C G C

Just take it, we all left where we are from

F G F Am

You're just the latest in the long list of lost loves, love

F Am F Am

Just leave it, we are left where we are from

F G

We're just the latest in the longest rank and file list

Ever to exist in the history of the protest song

[Bridge]

Am F

(2x)

Am F

Well, it is whatever it is

Am F

And you are wherever you are

[Verse 3]

G Am C F

How can I tell you're here the way you are?

G Am C F

How can I tell you're here the way you are?

G Am

How can I tell you're here the way you are?

C F

Days go dark the night's a drone

G Am

How can I tell you're here the way you are?

C F

Days don't end for nights alone

G Am

How can I tell you're here the way you are?

C F

Days go dark the night's a drone

G Am

How can I tell you're here the way you are?

C F

Days don't end for nights alone

Days go dark the night's a drone

[Outro]

We're just the latest on the longest rank and file list

Ever to exist in the history Longest rank and file list

G C

Ever to exist in the history of the protest song

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