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It Doesnt Have To Be

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[Intro]
CYou are on Cone side
BbAnd I am on the Bbother
CAre we diFvided?
CYou are on one side
BbI am on the other
CAre we divided?
  BbWhy can't we live Ftogether?
[Verse]
There are Gno rights
This Fisn't your decision
We Dmneed to talk of changing things
But Fno one wants to Glisten
[Chorus]
                           C       F   C   G   C   F(2x)  C   G   C  Bb  
It doesn't have to be like that
                           C       F   C   G   C   F(2x)
It doesn't have to be like that
It Cdoesn't have to be like tFhat
[Break]
Em
[Intro]
CA heart on the inside
BbThe same as any other
CAre we divided?
BbSomeone always has to Fsuffer
[Verse]
We are Gbroken
There's Fno one left to change it
Is Dmthat the way it has to be?
Why Fcan't we reaGrrange it?
[Chorus]
It Cdoesn't have to be like tFhat
   C    G    C    F(One against one)C  G  C  F  
CIt doesn't have to be like Fthat
   C    G    C    F(One against one)C  G  C  F  
CIt doesn't have to be like Fthat
[Bridge] 
AlCava mo ja na me meG  
  CLimbaniango limbFaniago
  CZimbabwe ado naga na me Gme
  CLimbaniango limbFaniago
AlCava mo ja na me meG  
  CLimbaniango limbFaniago
  CZimbabwe ado naga na me Gme
  CLimbaniango limbFaniago
[Bridge]
CWhat is the secret
BbIn calling me a brother?
CAre we divided?
BbAlways one against Fthe other
[Verse]
We are Gstrong now
Put Fdown the ammunition
For Dmwhat we know is right
Is gonna Fbreakdown this diGvision
[Chorus]
It Cdoesn't have to be like tFhat
   C    G    C    F(One against one)C  G  C  F  
CIt doesn't have to be like Fthat
   C    G    C    F(One against one)C  G  C  F  
CIt doesn't have to be like Fthat
[Outro]
CYou are one side
BbAnd I am on the other
CAre we divided?

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It Doesnt Have To Be

by Erasure

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[Intro]

C C

You are on one side

Bb Bb

And I am on the other

C F

Are we divided?

You are on one side

I am on the other

Are we divided?

Bb F

Why can't we live together?

[Verse]

There are no rights

This isn't your decision

We need to talk of changing things

F G

But no one wants to listen

[Chorus]

C F C G C F C G C Bb

(2x)

It doesn't have to be like that

C F C G C F

(2x)

It doesn't have to be like that

C F

It doesn't have to be like that

[Break]

[Intro]

A heart on the inside

The same as any other

Are we divided?

Bb F

Someone always has to suffer

[Verse]

We are broken

There's no one left to change it

Is that the way it has to be?

F G

Why can't we rearrange it?

[Chorus]

C F

It doesn't have to be like that

C G C F C G C F

(One against one)

C F

It doesn't have to be like that

C G C F C G C F

(One against one)

C F

It doesn't have to be like that

[Bridge]

C G

Alava mo ja na me me

C F

Limbaniango limbaniago

C G

Zimbabwe ado naga na me me

C F

Limbaniango limbaniago

C G

Alava mo ja na me me

C F

Limbaniango limbaniago

C G

Zimbabwe ado naga na me me

C F

Limbaniango limbaniago

[Bridge]

What is the secret

In calling me a brother?

Are we divided?

Bb F

Always one against the other

[Verse]

We are strong now

Put down the ammunition

For what we know is right

F G

Is gonna breakdown this division

[Chorus]

C F

It doesn't have to be like that

C G C F C G C F

(One against one)

C F

It doesn't have to be like that

C G C F C G C F

(One against one)

C F

It doesn't have to be like that

[Outro]

You are one side

And I am on the other

Are we divided?

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