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Disparity By Design

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[Intro]
 F#m   D   E(x4)
E Esus4 E/A E
[Verse 1]
All the F#mway at the Dbottom of the Ebarrels, we cry Bmout.
So aF#mshamed of our Dtears that we Eblame only ourBmselves,
That's when they F#mwin, they keep us conDvinced,
To lift up our Echins, these playing fields are Bmlevel,
"We all have a F#mchance", with that they disDmiss,
The fast lanes they Erode,
On which access deBmpends on who you C#m/G#know,
Or Bm/F#where you came C#m/G#from,
Whose D/Adaughter are C#m/G#you? Whose Bm/F#fortunate C#m/G#son?
We're C#m/G#told to Bm/F#stick out our C#m/G#thumbs,
They Dfeast from the C#m/G#linens Ewhile we settle for DcrumbsD.E  
[Chorus]
F#mIs this an C#mover-reaching Darm?,
Or Eis this comEsus4passioE/An?
F#mIs this a C#mhandout undeDserved,
Or a Ejust repaEsus4rationE/A?
    F#m   C#m(Or a Djust repaEration?)
F#m D E
[Verse 2]
All the F#mway from the Dtowers, high aEbove glass ceiling Bmtombs,
Tell themF#mselves that they've Dearned this,
By Eworking hard and playing by the C#m/G#rules.
But this is Bm/F#only part-C#m/G#true,
A C#m/G#dangerous D/Atrick played Bm/F#on me and C#m/G#you,
And C#m/G#so, like a Bm/F#practical C#m/G#joke,
We've Dpulled on these C#m/G#bootstraps Eso hard that they Dbroke.D  E  
[Chorus]
F#mIs this an C#mover-reaching Darm?,
Or Eis this comEsus4passioE/An?
F#mIs this a C#mhandout undeDserved,
Or a Ejust repaEsus4rationE/A?
   F#mAnd like a C#msingle domino,
DThat falls while the Erest stay vertical,
F#mWe're fed these C#mempty fairyDtales,
But Ewill you belEsus4ieve tE/Ahem.
[Bridge]
F#m D E
F#mAnd if Dthere's a Egod, you better F#mprayD.E  
F#mThat this sDleeping giEant never wakeF#ms.
[Verse 3]
F#mBut if we C#mjust took a Dstep back,E  
F#mA biDgger Epicture we might view,
F#mPerhaps a C#mman in the gDutter,E  
F#mIs nDot so diEfferent from you.
[Verse 4]
DCome in, Eout of the F#mcold,
DForget Eall that you F#mknow,
Because there's Dalways been Eroom by the F#mfire for you,
Oh, Dcome in Eout of the F#mcold.C#m  D  
EWill you believe them?
[Chorus]
F#mIs this an C#mover-reaching Darm?,
Or Eis this comEsus4passioE/An?
F#mIs this a C#mhandout undeDserved,
Or a Ejust repaEsus4rationE/A?
   F#mAnd like a C#msingle domino,
DThat falls while the Erest stay vertical,
F#mWe're fed these C#mempty fairyDtales,
And EI'm through Esus4believE/Aing.

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Disparity By Design

by Rise Against

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F#m

Esus4

E/A

C#m/G#

Bm/F#

D/A

C#m

[Intro]

F#m D E

(x4)

E Esus4 E/A E

[Verse 1]

F#m D E Bm

All the way at the bottom of the barrels, we cry out.

F#m D E Bm

So ashamed of our tears that we blame only ourselves,

F#m D

That's when they win, they keep us convinced,

E Bm

To lift up our chins, these playing fields are level,

F#m D

"We all have a chance", with that they dismiss,

The fast lanes they rode,

Bm C#m/G#

On which access depends on who you know,

Bm/F# C#m/G#

Or where you came from,

D/A C#m/G# Bm/F# C#m/G#

Whose daughter are you? Whose fortunate son?

C#m/G# Bm/F# C#m/G#

We're told to stick out our thumbs,

D C#m/G# E D D E

They feast from the linens while we settle for crumbs.

[Chorus]

F#m C#m D

Is this an over-reaching arm?,

E Esus4 E/A

Or is this compassion?

F#m C#m D

Is this a handout undeserved,

E Esus4 E/A

Or a just reparation?

F#m C#m D E

(Or a just reparation?)

F#m D E

[Verse 2]

F#m D E Bm

All the way from the towers, high above glass ceiling tombs,

F#m D

Tell themselves that they've earned this,

E C#m/G#

By working hard and playing by the rules.

Bm/F# C#m/G#

But this is only part-true,

C#m/G# D/A Bm/F# C#m/G#

A dangerous trick played on me and you,

C#m/G# Bm/F# C#m/G#

And so, like a practical joke,

D C#m/G# E D D E

We've pulled on these bootstraps so hard that they broke.

[Chorus]

F#m C#m D

Is this an over-reaching arm?,

E Esus4 E/A

Or is this compassion?

F#m C#m D

Is this a handout undeserved,

E Esus4 E/A

Or a just reparation?

F#m C#m

And like a single domino,

D E

That falls while the rest stay vertical,

F#m C#m D

We're fed these empty fairytales,

E Esus4 E/A

But will you believe them.

[Bridge]

F#m D E

F#m D E F#m D E

And if there's a god, you better pray.

F#m D E F#m

That this sleeping giant never wakes.

[Verse 3]

F#m C#m D E

But if we just took a step back,

F#m D E

A bigger picture we might view,

F#m C#m D E

Perhaps a man in the gutter,

F#m D E

Is not so different from you.

[Verse 4]

D E F#m

Come in, out of the cold,

D E F#m

Forget all that you know,

D E F#m

Because there's always been room by the fire for you,

D E F#m C#m D

Oh, come in out of the cold.

Will you believe them?

[Chorus]

F#m C#m D

Is this an over-reaching arm?,

E Esus4 E/A

Or is this compassion?

F#m C#m D

Is this a handout undeserved,

E Esus4 E/A

Or a just reparation?

F#m C#m

And like a single domino,

D E

That falls while the rest stay vertical,

F#m C#m D

We're fed these empty fairytales,

E Esus4 E/A

And I'm through believing.

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