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DCan I be unhappy?
EmLook at what I see a beast in furs
and crAowned in luxuryD  
DHe's a wealthy man in the poorest land
a self-aEmppointed king and there's no complaining
Awhile he's reigning
The laDmbs are bare of
F#mfleece and cold 
the lGion has stolen tDhat I'm told 
There must be some creature miF#mghty
as you arEme
DCan I be unhappy?
EmListen and agree
no words can shAame him or tame him
The laDmbs are bare of
F#mfleece and cold 
the lGion has stolen tDhat I'm told 
There must be some creature miF#mghty
as you arEme
The laDmbs go hungry  noF#mt fair
the bigGgest portion is the lioDn's share
There must be some creature migF#mhty as you aEmre
BmRazor claws in veEmlvet paws
you duAnce in your guarded hDome
F#m'til a stBmronger beast will cEmall on you
and pGounce upon your thrAone
DDo we pay? DF#mearly
for the liGon takes so greDedily
and he knows that what he's tF#maken  it is ouEmrs
TAhat's how the wealth's dividDed
Damong the lEmambs and king of the beasts
Ait is so one-siDded
DUntil the lEmamb is king of the beAasts
we live so one-sDided

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Lions Share

by 10,000 Maniacs

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F#m

Can I be unhappy?

Look at what I see a beast in furs

A D

and crowned in luxury

He's a wealthy man in the poorest land

a self-appointed king and there's no complaining

while he's reigning

The lambs are bare of

F#m

fleece and cold

G D

the lion has stolen that I'm told

F#m

There must be some creature mighty

as you are

Can I be unhappy?

Listen and agree

no words can shame him or tame him

The lambs are bare of

F#m

fleece and cold

G D

the lion has stolen that I'm told

F#m

There must be some creature mighty

as you are

D F#m

The lambs go hungry not fair

G D

the biggest portion is the lion's share

F#m Em

There must be some creature mighty as you are

Bm Em

Razor claws in velvet paws

A D

you dunce in your guarded home

F#m Bm Em

'til a stronger beast will call on you

G A

and pounce upon your throne

D F#m

Do we pay? Dearly

G D

for the lion takes so greedily

F#m Em

and he knows that what he's taken it is ours

A D

That's how the wealth's divided

D Em

among the lambs and king of the beasts

A D

it is so one-sided

D Em A

Until the lamb is king of the beasts

we live so one-sided

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