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[Intro]
G Am Em D
[Verse 1]
 GAn AWOL Amlover    Emflies undercDover
 GBefore she's AmcrucifiedEm  D  
 G'Cause her ambAmitions    Emare their susD/F#picions
 GOf different Amculture prideEm, ooh whyD.
 And the Dworld is crying
 (the world is crying)
 As Amwe move along
 (as we move along)
 And the Dworld is trying
 (the world is trying)
 As Amwe move along
 (as we move along)
 But Dthey're still chopping our Amtongues for a song
 AmYeah, yeah, yeah they're singing:
[Chorus]
 GChop Chop, Amtongue, tongue
 EmThat's where Dwe're from
 GThat's what we Amalways woreEm  D  
 GIf I    Amretell,    Emthat's where Dman fell
 GWhen he put Amfoot on floorEm  D  
[Verse 2]
 GA cool breeze Amwind blows
 EmBreaks cynic wiDndows
 GTime to oblAmiviateEm  D  
 GThe radiaAmtion    Emburns segregaDtion
 GLeader evaAmcuatesEm  D  
  And the Dworld is crying
 (the world is crying)
 As Amwe move along
 (as we move along)
 And the Dworld is trying
 (the world is trying)
 As Amwe move along
 (as we move along)
 But Dthey're still chopping our Amtongues for a song
 AmYeah, yeah, yeah they're singing:
[Chorus]
 GChop Chop, Amtongue, tongue
 EmThat's where Dwe're from
 GThat's what we Amalways woreEm  D  
 GIf I Amretell, Emthat's where Dman fell
 GWhen he put Amfoot on floorEm  D  
[Bridge]
 GChop chop    AmMan, sin,    Emthat's where   Dwe've been
 GThat's what we're Amforced to buyEm  D  
 GWe're killing Amlovers,    Emsister and brDothers
 GThen there's that Amquestion whyEm  
 Ohhhh whDy
[Chorus]
 GChop Chop, Amtongue, tongue
 EmThat's where Dwe're from
 GThat's what we Amalways woreEm  D  
 GIf I Amretell, Emthat's where Dman fell
 GWhen he put Amfoot on floorEm  D  
[Chorus]
 GChop Chop, Amtongue, tongue
 EmThat's where Dwe're from
 GThat's what we Amalways woreEm  D  
 GIf I Amretell, Emthat's where Dman fell
 GWhen he put Amfoot on floorEm  

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Chop Chop

by Burlap to Cashmere

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D/F#

[Intro]

G Am Em D

[Verse 1]

G Am Em D

An AWOL lover flies undercover

G Am Em D

Before she's crucified

G Am Em D/F#

'Cause her ambitions are their suspicions

G Am Em D

Of different culture pride, ooh why.

And the world is crying

(the world is crying)

As we move along

(as we move along)

And the world is trying

(the world is trying)

As we move along

(as we move along)

D Am

But they're still chopping our tongues for a song

Yeah, yeah, yeah they're singing:

[Chorus]

G Am

Chop Chop, tongue, tongue

Em D

That's where we're from

G Am Em D

That's what we always wore

G Am Em D

If I retell, that's where man fell

G Am Em D

When he put foot on floor

[Verse 2]

G Am

A cool breeze wind blows

Em D

Breaks cynic windows

G Am Em D

Time to obliviate

G Am Em D

The radiation burns segregation

G Am Em D

Leader evacuates

And the world is crying

(the world is crying)

As we move along

(as we move along)

And the world is trying

(the world is trying)

As we move along

(as we move along)

D Am

But they're still chopping our tongues for a song

Yeah, yeah, yeah they're singing:

[Chorus]

G Am

Chop Chop, tongue, tongue

Em D

That's where we're from

G Am Em D

That's what we always wore

G Am Em D

If I retell, that's where man fell

G Am Em D

When he put foot on floor

[Bridge]

G Am Em D

Chop chop Man, sin, that's where we've been

G Am Em D

That's what we're forced to buy

G Am Em D

We're killing lovers, sister and brothers

G Am Em

Then there's that question why

Ohhhh why

[Chorus]

G Am

Chop Chop, tongue, tongue

Em D

That's where we're from

G Am Em D

That's what we always wore

G Am Em D

If I retell, that's where man fell

G Am Em D

When he put foot on floor

[Chorus]

G Am

Chop Chop, tongue, tongue

Em D

That's where we're from

G Am Em D

That's what we always wore

G Am Em D

If I retell, that's where man fell

G Am Em

When he put foot on floor

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