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Half Mast cover by Refused (The E.P. Compilation 1997), original by Born Against
[Intro]
madjive acoustic cover replaces the whole intro with Eb
Gbm Fm Dbm Ebm Gb
Ebm  Em  Gbm
Ebm
[Verse 1]
When Bfreedom is in hiding from morality
when you've finally scrubbed this Ebmgreat land clean
of the values you hold in such high esteem
When you've Bfinally divorced the numbers from the names
we can Ebmreturn to your good old days bound and gagged by sex and race
Bchained by family crazed by god while
[Chorus]
We rEbmaise the flag shout down the Epast
the stars and Gbmstripes stream by at hEalf mast
your eyes Ebmwell up with tEears and Gbyeah so do mEbmine
[Verse 2]
I Bnever knew
The high pricEbme of hypocrisy you pledge allegiance to the death penalty
Bbelieve in your drug war bow down to the TV set
you Ebmneed to cultivate that apathy
That swells Binside your troatEbm  
That swells Binside your troat
[Chorus]
We rEbmaise the flag shout down the Epast
the stars and Gbmstripes stream by at hEalf mast
your eyes Ebmwell up with tEears and Gbyeah so do mEbmineB  
[Outro]
Ebmhalf mast, Bdehumanized
Ebmhalf mast, Bdivided
Ebmhalf mast, Boverloaded
Ebmhalf mast, Bwho the fuck cares
so long as you can sleep well under the iron fist
Ebm  Em  Gbm

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Half Mast

by Refused

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Gbm

Dbm

Ebm

Half Mast cover by Refused (The E.P. Compilation 1997), original by Born Against

[Intro]

madjive acoustic cover replaces the whole intro with Eb

Gbm Fm Dbm Ebm Gb

Ebm Em Gbm

Ebm

[Verse 1]

When freedom is in hiding from morality

Ebm

when you've finally scrubbed this great land clean

of the values you hold in such high esteem

When you've finally divorced the numbers from the names

Ebm

we can return to your good old days bound and gagged by sex and race

chained by family crazed by god while

[Chorus]

Ebm E

We raise the flag shout down the past

Gbm E

the stars and stripes stream by at half mast

Ebm E Gb Ebm

your eyes well up with tears and yeah so do mine

[Verse 2]

I never knew

Ebm

The high price of hypocrisy you pledge allegiance to the death penalty

believe in your drug war bow down to the TV set

Ebm

you need to cultivate that apathy

B Ebm

That swells inside your troat

[Chorus]

Ebm E

We raise the flag shout down the past

Gbm E

the stars and stripes stream by at half mast

Ebm E Gb Ebm B

your eyes well up with tears and yeah so do mine

[Outro]

Ebm B

half mast, dehumanized

Ebm B

half mast, divided

Ebm B

half mast, overloaded

Ebm B

half mast, who the fuck cares

so long as you can sleep well under the iron fist

Ebm Em Gbm

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