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[Intro]
  C#m    F#    B    Ex2
[Verse 1]
C#mWell I just like to sF#ing
BForget everything and write of Ecolour and string
C#mTalk of life in the F#sea
But Bnone of that will ever be Ehealthy for socieC#mty
F#MmmB  E  
C#mTeacher tell us wF#hen, pBeople hurt the people every Enow and then
C#mWhat's that all F#about?
BHurting one another finding Eno way out
C#mWhat a tF#ime, what Ba timeE  
EMmm
[Chorus]
BWho am I, Ahoney riddle me Ethat
How can BI say what's Awhite and whats's bElack?
Who am BI, got some Aknuckles to Ecrack
AEverybody's riding on my GbackB  A  E  
[Verse 2]
EShe said,
C#mlife is like this frF#uit
WBholesome, good and green at the Eroot
C#mBut if it drops to the fF#loor
WBhat you get is bruises and a Elove of a rotten C#mcore-ore-ore-orF#e ah-Bah-ah-aEh-mm
C#mCore-ore-ore-orF#e ah-Bah-ah-aEh-mm
[Chorus]
BWho am I, Ahoney riddle me Ethat
How can BI say what's Awhite and whats's bElack?
Who am BI, got some Aknuckles to Ecrack
AEverybody's riding on my GbackB  A  E  
[Post-Chorus]
  Amaj7    Emaj7    Amaj7    G#mx2
[Outro]
Amaj7Wearing animal skin
WEmaj7ith no state to be in
Amaj7Choosing good over sin
G#mHow sweet
Amaj7Wearing animal skin
WEmaj7ith no state to be in
Amaj7Choosing good over sin
G#mHow sweet
  Amaj7    Emaj7    Amaj7    G#mx4

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Bad Apple

by Billie Marten

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Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Amaj7

Emaj7

G#m

[Intro]

C#m F# B E

[Verse 1]

C#m F#

Well I just like to sing

B E

Forget everything and write of colour and string

C#m F#

Talk of life in the sea

B E C#m

But none of that will ever be healthy for society

F# B E

Mmm

C#m F# B E

Teacher tell us when, people hurt the people every now and then

C#m F#

What's that all about?

B E

Hurting one another finding no way out

C#m F# B E

What a time, what a time

Mmm

[Chorus]

B A E

Who am I, honey riddle me that

B A E

How can I say what's white and whats's black?

B A E

Who am I, got some knuckles to crack

A G B A E

Everybody's riding on my back

[Verse 2]

She said,

C#m F#

life is like this fruit

B E

Wholesome, good and green at the root

C#m F#

But if it drops to the floor

B E C#m F# B E

What you get is bruises and a love of a rotten core-ore-ore-ore ah-ah-ah-ah-mm

C#m F# B E

Core-ore-ore-ore ah-ah-ah-ah-mm

[Chorus]

B A E

Who am I, honey riddle me that

B A E

How can I say what's white and whats's black?

B A E

Who am I, got some knuckles to crack

A G B A E

Everybody's riding on my back

[Post-Chorus]

Amaj7 Emaj7 Amaj7 G#m

[Outro]

Amaj7

Wearing animal skin

Emaj7

With no state to be in

Amaj7

Choosing good over sin

G#m

How sweet

Amaj7

Wearing animal skin

Emaj7

With no state to be in

Amaj7

Choosing good over sin

G#m

How sweet

Amaj7 Emaj7 Amaj7 G#m

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