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                             A Protest Song (SNL) – Hugh Laurie
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Chorded by: Koryr
musical performance, Hugh Laurie performed an old song from his days with A
Tuning: Standard E-A-D-G-B-E'
Harmonica Key : G
A Bit of Fry and Laurie Version : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj4jDQrjBco
Note: The intro contains harmonica on the fourth and fifth bar.
      Laurie tends to do some hammer-ons at the optional (C).
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Intro: |   G   C|   G   C|   G   C|   G    Bm    C   G|   G    Bm    C   G|   G   C|   G   C|
                            G                Bm                   C    G(C)
Well, the poor keep getting hungry, and the rich keep getting fat
            G                  Bm                       C    G(C)
Politicians change, but they're never gonna change that.
                G                 Bm                    C    G(C)
Girl, we got the answer, it's so easy you won't believe
AlAml we gotta do is.. D[ mumbles incoherently ] 
Break: |   G   C|   G   C|
                               G              Bm              C    G(C)
Well, the winds of war are blowin', and the tide is comin' in
                              G                      Bm                          C    G(C)
Don't you be hopin' for the good times, because the good times have already been.
                        G               Bm                   C    G(C)
But, girl, we got the answer, it's so easy you won't believe
AlAml we gotta do is.. D[ mumbles incoherently ] 
ItEm's so easy, tAmo see
If Emonly they'd listen, to you and Dme.
We Dgot to.. [ Gmumbles incoherentlCy ] as fast as we Dcan
We Dgot to.. [ Gmumbles incoherentlCy ] every woman, everDy man
We Dgot to.. [ Gmumbles incoherentlCy ] time after Dtime
We Dgot to.. [ Gmumbles incoherentlCy ] vodka and lDime.
Break: |   G   C|   G   C|
                           G              Bm                C    G(C)
Well, the world is gettin' weary, and it wants to go to bed
             G                 Bm                       C    G(C)
Everybody's dyin', except the ones who are already dead.
                   G         Bm                       C    G(C)        
Girl, we got the answer, starin' us right in the face
AlAml we gotta do is
AlAml we gotta do is
AlAml we gotta do is.
[ pauses, then blows on the harmonica and finishes with outro ] 
Outro: |   G    Bm    C   G|   G    Bm    C   G|   D   G|

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A Protest Song (SNL) – Hugh Laurie

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Chorded by: Koryr

musical performance, Hugh Laurie performed an old song from his days with A

E A D G B E

Tuning: Standard -----'

Harmonica Key : G

A Bit of Fry and Laurie Version : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj4jDQrjBco

Note: The intro contains harmonica on the fourth and fifth bar.

Laurie tends to do some hammer-ons at the optional (C).

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G C G C G C G Bm C G G Bm C G G C G C

G Bm C G C

()

Well, the poor keep getting hungry, and the rich keep getting fat

G Bm C G C

()

Politicians change, but they're never gonna change that.

G Bm C G C

()

Girl, we got the answer, it's so easy you won't believe

Am D

All we gotta do is.. [ mumbles incoherently ]

G C G C

Break: | | |

G Bm C G C

()

Well, the winds of war are blowin', and the tide is comin' in

G Bm C G C

()

Don't you be hopin' for the good times, because the good times have already been.

G Bm C G C

()

But, girl, we got the answer, it's so easy you won't believe

Am D

All we gotta do is.. [ mumbles incoherently ]

Em Am

It's so easy, to see

Em D

If only they'd listen, to you and me.

D G C D

We got to.. [ mumbles incoherently ] as fast as we can

D G C D

We got to.. [ mumbles incoherently ] every woman, every man

D G C D

We got to.. [ mumbles incoherently ] time after time

D G C D

We got to.. [ mumbles incoherently ] vodka and lime.

G C G C

Break: | | |

G Bm C G C

()

Well, the world is gettin' weary, and it wants to go to bed

G Bm C G C

()

Everybody's dyin', except the ones who are already dead.

G Bm C G C

()

Girl, we got the answer, starin' us right in the face

All we gotta do is

All we gotta do is.

[ pauses, then blows on the harmonica and finishes with outro ]

G Bm C G G Bm C G D G

Outro: | | | |

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