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Intro:
D  Bm  D  Bm
DHush now Bmdarling Dmy momma Bmsaid
DYour daddy's Bmworried bout the Arents(?)
DOne day you'll Bmlearn aDbout the Bmenemy
DYou have to Bmfight so you'll be Afree
DAnother Bmday will Ddawn
Our country Bmwill be Dstrong
God knows we Bmcan't go Awrong
DBe good Bmdarling Ddo as we Bmsay
DOne day you'll Bmlearn to work for Apay
DAnd you will BmunderDstand that we are Bmpoor
DYou must work Bmhard so you'll have Amore
BmAnother Bmday will Ddawn
You will grow Bmup so Dstrong
We know you Bmwill be Along
DListen Bmfather Dthere is no Bmwork
DIt seems that Bmno one sees my Aworth
DI have no Bmmoney Dto pay my Bmrent
DI cannot Bmpay back what was Alent
GListen mother DI lost my Bmman
DHe was shot Bmdown in a foreign Aland
GThe captain cannot Dsay what he died Bmfor
DThey only Bmtell me we're at Awar
F#mAnother Bmtime will Dcome
You'll see what Bmwe have Ddone
I only Bmhope we may be Aforgiven
DAnother Bmrain will Dfall
And F#mwash aBmway our Dsong(?)
DWe used to Bmstand so Dtall
DWe used to Bmstand so Dtall
DWe used to Bmstand so Atall     E(Bend on B)

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We Used To Stand So Tall

by Simone White

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F#m

Intro:

D Bm D Bm

Hush now darling my momma said

D Bm A

Your daddy's worried bout the rents(?)

D Bm D Bm

One day you'll learn about the enemy

D Bm A

You have to fight so you'll be free

D Bm D

Another day will dawn

Bm D

Our country will be strong

Bm A

God knows we can't go wrong

D Bm D Bm

Be good darling do as we say

D Bm A

One day you'll learn to work for pay

D Bm D Bm

And you will understand that we are poor

D Bm A

You must work hard so you'll have more

Bm Bm D

Another day will dawn

Bm D

You will grow up so strong

Bm A

We know you will be long

D Bm D Bm

Listen father there is no work

D Bm A

It seems that no one sees my worth

D Bm D Bm

I have no money to pay my rent

D Bm A

I cannot pay back what was lent

G D Bm

Listen mother I lost my man

D Bm A

He was shot down in a foreign land

G D Bm

The captain cannot say what he died for

D Bm A

They only tell me we're at war

F#m Bm D

Another time will come

Bm D

You'll see what we have done

Bm A

I only hope we may be forgiven

D Bm D

Another rain will fall

F#m Bm D

And wash away our song(?)

D Bm D

We used to stand so tall

D Bm D

We used to stand so tall

D Bm A E B

We used to stand so tall (end on B)

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