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The Rich Man Poor Man

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[Intro] 
Am G
[Chorus]
AmThe rich man, poor man, beggar man thief
Everyone claim that dem are the chief
GThe rich man buy, the poor man's life
The poor man take away the beggar man's wife
AmDon't cry.. my brothers
Don't cry.. my sisters
GThese tears won't change the situation
It's just a form, a form of reaction
[Verse 1]
AmIf you step on fire, fire burn you
If you play with puppy, puppy lick your mouth
GSo stand up strong, you got to know where you belong
Say the weak ones now, will soon become strong
[Hook]
Hey! CEverything will soon be Dmokay
As soCon as the war is oDmver
Jah chCildren will be free to come oDmver
SinCging and dancing, ready to take oDmver
Have some faGith.. have a little fGaith
[Intrumental] 
Am    G
[Hook]
Hey! CEverything will soon be Dmokay
As soCon as the war is oDmver
Jah chCildren will be free to come oDmver
SinCging and dancing, ready to take oDmver
Have some faGith.. have a little fGaith
[Chorus]
AmThe rich man, poor man, beggar man thief
Everyone claim that dem are the chief
GThe rich man buy, the poor man's life
The poor man take away the beggar man's wife
AmDon't cry.. my brothers
Don't cry.. my sisters
GThese tears won't change the situation
It's just a form, a form of reaction
[Verse 2]
AmTell you if you step on fire, fire burn you
You play with puppy, puppy lick your mouth
GSo stand up strong, you got to know where you belong
Say the weak ones now, will soon become strong
AmDon't cry, don't cry
Don't cry, don't cry
GThese tears won't change the situation
It's just a form, a form of reaction
ATell you if you step on fire, fire burn you
Play with puppy, puppy lick your mouth
GStand up strong, you got to know where you belong
Say the weak ones now, will soon become strong
[Chorus]
AThe rich man, poor man, beggar man thief
Everyone claim that dem are the chief
GThe rich man buy, the poor man's life
The poor man take away the beggar man's wife
[Outro] 
AmDon't cry, Gdon't cry, don't cry, don't cry ...
(fade out)

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The Rich Man Poor Man

by The Gladiators

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am G

[Chorus]

The rich man, poor man, beggar man thief

Everyone claim that dem are the chief

The rich man buy, the poor man's life

The poor man take away the beggar man's wife

Don't cry.. my brothers

Don't cry.. my sisters

These tears won't change the situation

It's just a form, a form of reaction

[Verse 1]

If you step on fire, fire burn you

If you play with puppy, puppy lick your mouth

So stand up strong, you got to know where you belong

Say the weak ones now, will soon become strong

[Hook]

C Dm

Hey! Everything will soon be okay

C Dm

As soon as the war is over

C Dm

Jah children will be free to come over

C Dm

Singing and dancing, ready to take over

G G

Have some faith.. have a little faith

[Intrumental]

Am G

[Hook]

C Dm

Hey! Everything will soon be okay

C Dm

As soon as the war is over

C Dm

Jah children will be free to come over

C Dm

Singing and dancing, ready to take over

G G

Have some faith.. have a little faith

[Chorus]

The rich man, poor man, beggar man thief

Everyone claim that dem are the chief

The rich man buy, the poor man's life

The poor man take away the beggar man's wife

Don't cry.. my brothers

Don't cry.. my sisters

These tears won't change the situation

It's just a form, a form of reaction

[Verse 2]

Tell you if you step on fire, fire burn you

You play with puppy, puppy lick your mouth

So stand up strong, you got to know where you belong

Say the weak ones now, will soon become strong

Don't cry, don't cry

These tears won't change the situation

It's just a form, a form of reaction

Tell you if you step on fire, fire burn you

Play with puppy, puppy lick your mouth

Stand up strong, you got to know where you belong

Say the weak ones now, will soon become strong

[Chorus]

The rich man, poor man, beggar man thief

Everyone claim that dem are the chief

The rich man buy, the poor man's life

The poor man take away the beggar man's wife

[Outro]

Am G

Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry, don't cry ...

(fade out)

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